Even young and fit urged to skip runs and too many beers in heatwave

Cardiac arrests have gone up during very hot weather, and it's not just among the elderly and frail, experts are warning.

Great Britain’s grid operator warns again over power supplies in heatwave

Neso asks generators to provide extra electricity on Friday evening to meet demand from fans and air conditioning Business live – latest updates Great Britain’s energy system operator has raised the alarm over electricity supplies for the second time this week as a heatwave continues to disrupt Europe’s energy markets. The National Energy System Operator (Neso) issued a notice late on Thursday asking generators to provide any extra electricity possible to Friday evening to help meet rising ...

By Jillian Ambrose

Fact check: As Europe bakes, should you trust your sunscreen?

As a heatwave sweeps across Europe, claims are resurfacing online questioning whether sunscreen is safe or linked to skin cancer risk.

Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew seen as cool guy amid Europe’s deadly heatwave

Singapore’s cooling strategy, pioneered by founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, has come in for praise in Europe, which is sweltering under a deadly heatwave. Even Tesla founder and world’s first trillionaire Elon Musk has weighed in, calling the late statesman “a genius”. Record-breaking temperatures in countries including Britain, France and Germany have killed dozens, overwhelmed hospitals and led to the closure of schools and cultural sites. Mercury in Paris hit a June record of 40.9...

By SCMP’s Asia desk

Scorching record-breaking heatwave 'unequivocally' due to climate change

As Europe bakes under a relentless heatwave, human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for its intensity, scientists say. A similar heatwave would have been 3.5C cooler during the day in June 1976. Even compared to 2003 -- when tens of thousands of people died in a major European heatwave -- the current episode was notably extreme. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us why.

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Brits told to ‘avoid’ non-essential travel to tourist hotspots as heatwave lingers on

Network Rail said services operating in the Met Office’s red and amber zones should only be used ‘if absolutely necessary’

By Neil Lancefield

Is France equipped to handle heatwaves? 55 drown from swimming in unauthorised locations

By TOI WORLD DESK

Met Éireann issues thunderstorm warnings for 16 counties as temperatures remain high

Heatwave that has swept across Europe, taking temperatures to unprecedented highs, is set to continue

By Jade Wilson

Hospitals overwhelmed as Europe heatwave shifts east

A deadly European heatwave was expected to shift east, with French and British health services reporting a surge in emergency calls.

Britain and Switzerland break June temperature record as deadly heat wave grips Europe

The early summer heat wave has killed dozens, disrupted power supplies, and closed schools and cultural landmarks.

Heatwave: 10-15% rise in ER visits in large cities

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 26 - The exceptional heat wave in Europe, with temperatures well above average, is also starting to affect Italian emergency rooms, with a 10-15% rise in visits in big cities, health officials said Friday. "We can estimate a 10-15% increase in emergency department visits in large cities," says Alessandro Riccardi, president of the Italian Society of Emergency Medicine (Simeu). He also clarified that, for now, "the increase in visits remains limited and there is no cause for...

By ANSA

Heatwave expected in southern Finland during weekend of festivals, Helsinki Pride parade

The capital's busy weekend of cultural events will be accompanied by temperatures between 20 and 26 degrees Celsius.

Heat peaks on Friday, swimmers warned as three drown in one day

With temperatures expected to reach a stifling 39 degrees in parts of the Netherands on Friday, the KNMI weather service...

By Hanneke Sanou

Climate change ‘undeniably responsible’ for intensity of western Europe heatwave, experts say

World Weather Attribution scientists say such extreme heat would have been almost impossible 50 years ago - Hot nights 100 times more likely today The post Climate change ‘undeniably responsible’ for intensity of western Europe heatwave, experts say appeared first on ProtoThema English.

By Αλεξία Αμβράζη

Code Red heat alarm for temps up to 40°C: Many schools closed; Stay off the roads

Temperatures can reach up to 40 degrees Celsius in the Netherlands today, and the KNMI has the f

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