September 2024 marked the second-hottest month, highlighting accelerating global warming and extreme weather events.

A severe heat wave in August 2003 caused many thousands of deaths across Europe, particularly in France where nearly 15,000 lost their lives. The scale of the tragedy in that incident led France ...

Europe's third heat wave in a month was expected to affect much of the Mediterranean region and last until Wednesday. "The bubble of hot air that has inflated over southern Europe has turned Italy ...

Devastating flooding and unusually early snow made this September especially challenging for Europe. During the month, some ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation tracks “extreme weather” delays caused by conditions like tornadoes, blizzards or ...

Dozens of cities across southern Europe were under heat wave red alerts, as officials warned of extreme temperatures persisting over the coming days. In Italy, at least 16 cities were under “red ...

In the United States, home heat pumps have been gaining traction (and government subsidies) as highly energy-efficient ...

Another heat wave has struck Europe. So hot has it been in the Alps that the great glaciers have been melting and causing avalanches. In the Arc Valley near Chambery it is reported that the ...

The 2024 Olympic Games started in the midst of a long-running heat wave in Europe that included the three hottest days on ...

French power demand is climbing to the highest level in weeks as temperatures plummet across Europe. Power demand ... the highest level since a heat wave in July, according to Bloomberg models.

In 2003 a heat wave in Europe killed 72,000 people. Fifteen thousand died in France in just two weeks. A study in The Lancet estimated that in 2019, worldwide, 489,000 people died from extreme heat.

At the same time, a two-month heat wave was blanketing India and Pakistan. In June, heat-trapping weather systems scorched the US and Europe, setting all-time temperature records for the month ...