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Greece battles wildfires as heatwave rages across southern Europe
Firefighters are battling several wildfires in Greece as a scorching heatwave wreaks havoc across southern Europe. In the past 24 hours alone, more than 152 new fires have broken out across Greece - and thousands of people have been evacuated. Around 4,850 firefighters are engaged in a multi-front battle to contain the flames.
Europe’s next heat wave is already building over the Iberian peninsula, potentially testing more temperature records after an unseasonably cool start to August.
But European cities appear to suffer more than cities in other rich regions even when peak temperatures are similar. Data from Kai Chen, of the Yale School of Public Health, and his colleagues shows ...
Heat alerts were issued in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
A heat wave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 109.4 degrees Fahrenheit — 40 degrees Celsius — in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday.
Fires burned in France’s Aude wine region, along Bulgaria’s southern borders, near Montenegro’s capital and coast, and in ...
Heatwave blanketing southern Europe are sparking blazes from Portugal to the Balkans with a major fire in Greece.
Climatologist Prof Otto, from Imperial College London, said: “Even relatively cold Scandinavian countries are facing ...
As the UK bakes in its fourth heatwave of the year and wildfires sweep across southern Europe, climate scientist Chloe Brimicombe explains how changing weather patterns affect everything from our heal ...
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