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Why this latest European heatwave is so different – and more worrying – than the rest

Why this latest European heatwave is so different – and more worrying – than the rest - IN FOCUS: As the UK bakes in its ...

Spain: Wildfires rage as heatwave enters 3rd week

Firefighters were battling 20 major fires across Spain, with the country's northwest particularly impacted. Prime Minister ...

Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heatwave

Spain is deploying 500 more soldiers to help battle wildfires that have ravaged parched woodlands during a prolonged heatwave ...

European wildfire smoke dampens UK heatwave with unusually hazy conditions

Smoke from wildfires in Southern Europe has brought hazy conditions to the UK, disrupting the current heatwave, forecasters ...
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Which are the deadliest European cities in a heatwave?

But European cities appear to suffer more than cities in other rich regions even when peak temperatures are similar. Data from Kai Chen, of the Yale School of Public Health, and his colleagues shows ...

3 killed in European wildfires as heatwave intensifies with above 40 deg C temperatures expected

Heat alerts were issued in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
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Spain adds 500 more troops to battle wildfires as country bakes under extended heatwave

Spain is deploying an additional 500 soldiers to combat raging wildfires, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Sunday, ...

Wildfire menaces major Greek city as heatwave grips Europe

Heatwave blanketing southern Europe are sparking blazes from Portugal to the Balkans with a major fire in Greece.