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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 ...

Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heat wave

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

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

With the heatwave expected to last until Monday, it is set to become one of the longest the country has ever experienced.We ...

As a heatwave grips Europe, people seek sanctuary from extreme heat in Budapest’s bathhouses

Locals and tourists in Budapest took sanctuary from a heatwave gripping Europe in the city's famous bathhouses. (AP video by ...

Wildfires fanned by heatwave rage across Europe, burning houses and factories

PATRAS, Greece,/MADRID (Reuters) -Wildfires fanned by a heatwave and strong winds continued to rage across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning houses, farms and factories and forcing the evacuation ...

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 ...

Spain, Portugal and Greece fight wildfires as heatwave expected to last for days

Spain’s national weather agency warned of extreme fire risk in most of Spain, including where the largest blazes were burning ...