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Wildfires rage in southern France, 3,000 people evacuated

Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in southern France and water-bombing planes deployed to battle wildfires after a record-breaking heatwave last month, officials said Thursday.

Hot spell roasts eastern US ahead of holiday weekend

Millions of Americans sweltered in stifling heat and humidity Thursday with dangerous temperatures expected to hit major cities through the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Hot spell roasts eastern US as holiday weekend approaches

Millions of Americans sweltered in stifling heat and humidity Thursday with dangerous temperatures expected to hit swaths of densely populated areas through the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

French scramble to find air conditioners before next heatwave

Hundreds of people were besieging Lidl supermarkets in and around Paris Thursday, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hands on bargain air-cooling units before the next heatwave hits the French capital.

Germany's energy-hungry small firms struggle with green shift

Small companies that form the backbone of the German economy are struggling with the shift to carbon-neutral production, which adds extra costs when they are already battling high power prices and a broader slowdown.

Oppressive heat broils US during World Cup, July Fourth

Blistering temperatures and humidity gripped swaths of the United States on Wednesday, with the worst yet to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday.

Record heat broils US east coast amid World Cup, July Fourth events

Blistering temperatures and humidity gripped swaths of the United States on Wednesday, with the worst yet to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday.

Portugal braces for high temperatures in new heatwave

Parts of Portugal including the Lisbon region will be placed on red alert after being relatively spared from Europe's worst heatwave which set records in several countries.

England breaks record for warmest June: Met Office

England chalked up its warmest June since records began in 1884, the United Kingdom's weather agency said on Wednesday, after a month that saw temperatures soar to new highs.

Taps run dry in Hungarian village as heatwave bites

In a hilly village northwest of Budapest, siblings Andras and Blanka Arki have brought a bag of plastic containers and bottles to fill up at a roadside water cart in scorching 41C heat.

Extreme heat warning issued for World Cup host Kansas City

US meteorologists have issued an "extreme heat warning" covering World Cup host Kansas City ahead of the match between Colombia and Ghana later this week.

World Bank drops climate finance targets in renewed action plan

The World Bank on Monday extended its climate change policy framework indefinitely, but dropped its targets for the percentage of financing that must have climate-related impacts, according to a statement.

Europe's deadly heatwave scorches east, Slovakia hits record

Europe's most severe heatwave on record set new temperature records in eastern parts of the continent on Monday and forced Ukraine to order power cuts to cope.

Paris funeral homes overwhelmed after record heatwave

France on Monday counted its heat-related deaths, as a funeral business representative said Paris morgues have been overwhelmed by a spike in fatalities during a record-breaking heatwave.

Europe's deadly heatwave scorches eastern flank, takes aim at Ukraine

The most severe heatwave ever recorded in Europe roasted central and eastern parts of the continent on Monday and began to creep over Ukraine, which scrambled to prepare its war-ravaged power grid for the shock of scorching heat.

Take brutally hot weather seriously, heatstroke survivor warns

History professor Ethan Borden Krizman was in high school when he collapsed 20 years ago at a race, suffering from heat stroke, but he says he remembers it well.

Records tumble as European heatwave moves east

Tens of millions face a weekend of extreme temperatures in Europe as a deadly heatwave moves eastwards, with German forecasters warning that more records could be broken and eastern countries issuing a slew of red alerts for the coming days.

Swiss glaciers facing drastic loss from heatwave: expert

Swiss glaciers are set to lose an enormous amount of ice due to the heatwave battering Europe, the head of Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) told AFP.

UK sets new June temperature record for third day in a row: Met Office

The UK broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on Friday, the Met Office weather agency said, as a sweltering heatwave strained schools and hospitals and drove down business.

Germany sees hottest temperature on record of 41.3C: weather service

Germany saw its highest temperature ever recorded on Friday at 41.3C, according to preliminary weather service data, as the country braces for the possibility of even higher temperatures over the weekend.

UK hottest June day record broken for third day in a row: Met Office

The UK broke the record for its hottest-ever June day for the third day in a row on Friday, the Met Office weather agency said, as a sweltering heatwave strained schools and hospitals and drove down business.

European heatwave's unlikely accomplice: an ocean 'cold blob'

The heatwave battering Europe may have an unlikely partner-in-crime: a patch of cold ocean water south of Iceland and Greenland that can influence weather patterns over the continent.

Floods kill two in Taiwan as twin storms approach Japan

Japan advised more than a million people to leave their homes as two tropical storms swept towards the archipelago on Friday, with torrential rains also pounding Taiwan where at least two people have been killed.

Europe heatwave swamps hospitals, halts parties

Authorities banned alcohol and major weekend festivities as a deadly European heatwave that has saturated hospitals was forecast to shift east on Friday.

Four injured, flights cancelled in Japan as twin storms approach

Four people were injured while more than a million were advised to evacuate in Japan as two tropical storms barrelled towards the archipelago on Friday, with authorities warning about risks of flooding and landslides.

Climate change to blame for intensity of Europe heatwave: scientists

Human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the intensity of a record-breaking heatwave scorching Europe, scientists said Friday.

Hospitals raise alert as heatwave slams Europe

French authorities banned public alcohol consumption in Paris and warned hospitals faced "saturation", echoing warnings from health authorities around Europe as it baked in a deadly heatwave on Thursday.

UK suffers as heat breaks new June record

The UK suffered its hottest ever June day Thursday, with temperatures reaching 36.7C in the southwest, breaking a record set earlier that day as the extreme heat stretched London's ambulance services.

French teaching unions call strike over 'unacceptable' heat

French teaching unions on Thursday called for a strike to protest "unacceptable working conditions" as a severe heatwave shatters temperature records in the country.

Major power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heat

Europe braced Wednesday for another day of a sweltering heatwave that has smashed records, left tens of thousands of people without power and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill equipped to handle searing heat.

Scorching heat shuts Paris landmarks early as France swelters

The severe heatwave sweeping France has forced the early closures of top Paris tourist hotspots the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum, their respective managers said Tuesday.

Hundreds of schools close as UK braces for record-breaking heatwave

The UK braced for a record-breaking heatwave Tuesday as hundreds of schools closed early for the next two days and train companies slashed services.

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