#heatwave

Five years after Floridia registered Europe’s highest-ever temperature, residents say extreme heat is no longer measured by records but by its impact on daily life, keeping people indoors, reducing ...

Rain over eastern Belgium on Monday morning aided firefighters battling to contain the country’s biggest wildfire on record, which had threatened to reach the German border. Wildfires have ripped ...

For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink, or aperitivo, encouraging them to sit outside and socialise before ...

As the Korean Peninsula swelters through a heat wave, North Korean state media has touted everything from dog-meat soup to chicken broth (commonly called dangogi-guk) as ways to cope, while ...

Italy took the unprecedented step of putting all its major cities on the top level of health alert due to high temperatures on Thursday, while Hungary turned off the lights ...

July was overall moderate in temperatures, apart from 11 days during which temperatures exceeded 43C in Nicosia, the meteorological department told the Cyprus Mail on Thursday. “It was not a record ...

Extreme heat could cost Cyprus between €2.3 billion and €3.8 billion by 2050 if workplaces are not adapted to deal with rising temperatures, according to a new study by the Cyprus Institute released ...

Deputy Welfare Minister Clea Hadjistefanou-Papaellina carried out on site inspections of care homes on Tuesday to ensure measures protecting elderly residents during the current heatwave are being implemented. The deputy ...

Accident and emergency (A&E) departments at public hospitals across Cyprus have recorded an increased influx of patients as the ongoing heatwave continues to drive up heat-related illnesses, state ...

Cyprus’ electricity system is operating with limited reserves after all-time high demand was recorded on Wednesday, with the prolonged heatwave and production unit failures increasing pressure on the grid. National ...

Larnaca has opened an air-conditioned shelter to protect residents from extreme heat and high humidity, urging vulnerable groups to use the service, the municipality said on Wednesday. The municipality aims ...

The Met Office has issued an orange warning for extreme high temperatures, with inland areas expected to reach 43C on Wednesday. The warning was issued on Tuesday and will be ...

Temperatures will remain high across Cyprus over the coming days, reaching 41°C in Nicosia on Sunday. On Sunday, temperatures will reach 41C in Nicosia, 35C in Limassol and Larnaca, 32C ...

Temperatures in Nicosia are expected to reach around 40 degrees Celsius on Saturday, with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for extreme heat between 1pm and 4pm. The forecasters said ...

Lakatamia municipality announced on Thursday that it will open three cooling centres during heatwaves to help residents cope with extreme temperatures. The centres are intended to “address the effects of ...

The Cyprus Workers’ Confederation (Sek) has urged employers to implement measures to protect staff from heat stress, noting that prolonged exposure to high temperatures can seriously harm health and may ...

Last week it was Europe’s turn, with a slow-moving ‘heat dome’ that gave almost everybody from the United Kingdom to Poland three consecutive days of record-breaking temperatures. In Germany ...

In Cyprus, we build for survival. For summer. Hands up. Who’s in the UK right now? I bet you’re missing Cyprus! Not for the halloumi or the sea ...

The government has moved to strengthen support for Cypriots receiving medical treatment in France, as western Europe experiences an unprecedented heatwave. The cabinet has approved the creation of a dedicated ...

France recorded its hottest day since national records began in 1947 on Wednesday as an intense early summer heatwave continued to grip much of western Europe, triggering power outages, wildfire warnings ...

Western Europe was in the grip of a heatwave on Wednesday that shattered records, caused the deaths of dozens of people, closed schools, knocked out electricity and wiped out poultry ...

Three people died in France from health issues caused by extreme heat and almost 2,700 French schools were set to close or modify timetables as authorities across Europe issued heatwave warnings ...

A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe prompted emergency meetings in France, nationwide warnings in Germany and strains on tourists and residents in Italy, as temperatures climbed towards record ...

Seven people have died in France in circumstances related directly or indirectly to the current heatwave, French Junior Energy Minister Maud Bregeon said on Tuesday. Five of the seven fatalities ...