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France says it saw 5,700 more deaths than usual in record June heat wave

Wed

France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave

Wed

Japan records its first ‘cruelly hot day’ as cities swelter in 40-degree heat

Wed

Thames Water joins hosepipe ban as England and Wales approach drought status

Tue

‘My shirt was wringing’: National Express bus drivers speak out on 40C conditions

Mon

‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers

Mon

Arizona teen hailed for helping save woman with dementia wandering in 103F heat

Sat

‘It’s only going to get worse’: wildfires forcing firefighters to make impossible choices

Sat

Republicans threaten Canada with sanctions over drifting wildfire smoke

Fri

Ribena owner invests in helping blackcurrants withstand extreme weather

Fri

Weather tracker: Thunderstorms strike across Europe amid record heatwave

Fri

Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England

Thu

Wildfires in Ontario make Toronto air quality worst in world

Jul 15

England risks building new ‘death traps’ as experts warn of overheating crisis

Jul 15

Seven Britons among 12 foreign nationals killed in Spain’s deadly wildfires

Jul 14

How extreme heat and humidity fuels more dangerous storms — and tornadoes

Jul 14

Britons urged to take ‘small steps’ to prepare for potential national crises

Jul 14

Bastille Day celebrations in France tempered by fear of more wildfires

Jul 14

Heat can be deadly, but sunshine itself? Science says we could use more of it | Rowan Jacobsen

Jul 14

Hello from the outside: heat domes impeding radio and other signals in US midwest

Jul 13

Weather tracker: Unusually warm rivers affect French nuclear power plants

Jul 13

Conwy villagers flee homes as wildfires burn in Wales and England

Jul 13

There is a way to dress for the office in a heatwave – but leave the Paul Mescal short shorts at home | Chloe Mac Donnell

Jul 13

UK couple found burned and semi-conscious in Almería amid Spanish wildfires

Jul 12

Green MP Hannah Spencer aims to pass law on maximum workplace temperatures

Jul 12

‘Like a sauna’: London tube travellers swelter in temperatures higher than legal limit for cattle

Jul 11

‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms

Jul 11

Ontario’s hot summer could make drug overdoses worse, expert says

Jul 10

‘The worst possible combination’: what has caused Spain’s deadly wildfires?

Jul 10

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

Jul 9

Pets being hit by heatstroke even when resting, say UK vets

Jul 9

Great Britain’s grid operator issues another warning over power supplies in heatwave

Jul 9