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Longer, hotter heatwaves leading to rise in heat stress around the world

Heatwaves around the world are getting hotter and lasting longer according to a new study.

Scientists analysed a global dataset of human heat stress and found some subtropical...

The ‘silent killer’: what you need to know about heatwaves

How spells of hot weather put us in danger and what measures we can take to protect ourselvesHeatwaves have grown hotter and stronger as the planet has warmed, making what doctors...

5 graphs that show how heatwaves are getting more dangerous

Longer-lasting hot spells and high temperatures at night are making it harder to cope, leading to thousands more deaths from extreme heat

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Heat Waves in Europe Linked to Thousands of Excess Deaths

While the full toll will take months to calculate, death statistics already look substantial compared with historical averages.

Heatwave sparks health warnings across Europe

Coverage of the intense heatwave that is sweeping across Europe and the UK this week.

‘Omega’ heatwave deadly

PARIS/LONDON/ROME: 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....

Heatwaves are killing people in Britain. We need to take action now | Letters

Dr Alessandro Massazza says extreme heat is linked to poor mental health, but solutions do exist. Plus letters from Sean Smith and Woody CaanThe data published by Imperial College...

Heat Waves Are Among the Deadliest Weather Disasters in the U.S., Pushing the Human Body to Its Breaking Point

Learn what happens to our bodies during extreme heat and why heatwaves in the U.S. have a higher mortality rate than hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods combined.

Heat Wave Is a Test of Whom Governments Protect, And How

Click to expand Image An older couple shelters from the sun under an umbrella near the C...

Heatwaves Raise Hospital Admissions For Mental Health Woes

TUESDAY, July 14, 2026 — Heatwaves are increasing in severity and duration for Americans, and research suggests they leave a rise in mental health crises in their wake. A new inter...

UK swelters in third heatwave of the year as western Europe counts cost of hottest-ever June

Britain expands heat alerts while estimates suggest June’s death toll could surpass 20,000 across continentThe UK is sweltering through the peak of its third heatwave of the year a...

When does a warm spell become a heatwave?

Temperatures of 25 degrees or more must be observed at a single weather station for five or more straight days to meet Met Éireann criteria

What do we do when a heatwave sets in?

When the heatwave arrives, you do not need an alert; one just feels it.We don't often think about what brews it, but weather experts can explain to us the reasons behind it, from t...

Weather tracker: deadly May heatwave shatters records across Europe

Temperatures across parts of continent around 10-15C above average for this time of year, while thunderstorms strike eastern AustraliaEurope has experienced an exceptional heatwave...

Not A Flex To Endure Heatwave. It’s A Warning That Something Is Wrong

"It’s just summer.”“Every year is getting hotter.”“We’ll manage. We always do.”These are the kinds of responses we casually throw around whenever another heatwave arrives. We turn...

Heatwave grips country as temperatures near record highs and thunderstorms gather

It’s not just the heat – there’s a nationwide thunderstorm warning in place for the afternoon.

Hotter, more frequent and longer-lasting: climate change’s influence on heat waves.

As the planet gets hotter overall, heat waves are getting hotter, longer and more frequent.

Why do heatwaves ‘hit different’ in the UK?

The UK is boiling, and it is difficult to escape the heat.

Record Heat Waves Are Preview of Our Future on a Warming Planet: Climate Writer David Wallace-Wells

A massive heat dome settled above the eastern half of the United States over the Fourth of July weekend, bringing triple-digit temperatures, disrupting travel and prompting emergen...

Heatwaves are Europe’s new normal

Europe's latest heatwave should be a wake-up call, temperatures reaching 35°C in parts of France and the United Kingdom would once have been considered exceptional. Today, they are...

Is This 'The Coldest Summer Of The Rest Of Our Lives'?

The part of the UK I’m in is about to experience about a week’s worth of 30°C+ weather, meaning we’re in for yet another official heatwave.This comes after March temperatures so hi...

Heatwave linked to over 1,000 deaths as Spain records hottest first half of year

Remembering summer 1976: how the historic heatwave has become our new normal

Half a century on, Britain braces for temperatures up to 40C as global heating brings yet more extreme weatherThe summer of 1976 is seared into national memory as one of record hea...