Airport runways in the UK partially melted as the country grappled with an unprecedented heatwave, which saw temperatures soaring above 38°C on Monday. London Luton airport was temporarily shut off to flights Monday afternoon due to a runway defect caused
July 13, 2022 In June and July 2022, heatwaves struck Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, as temperatures climbed above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in places and broke many long-standing records. The map above shows the
Southwest Europe endured a sixth day of a summer heatwave on Saturday that has triggered devastating forest fires as parts of the continent braced for new temperature records early next week. Firefighters in France, Portugal, Spain and Greece battled forest blazes that have
Homes and campsites evacuated, livelihoods threatened Flames tear down hillside near Portugal’s Pombal Blaze rages near tallest sand dune in Europe Europe is a ‘heatwave hotspot’, says scientist LEIRIA, Portugal/RASLINA, Croatia, July 14 (Reuters) – Wildfires raged across tinder-dry country
A man cools off in a fountain in downtown Madrid, Spain on June 18, 2022. © Manu Fernandez, AP Spain, France and other western European nations sweltered over the weekend under a blistering June heatwave that has sparked forest fires and