Environment ❯ Climate Change ❯ Global Warming

Heat Waves

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Strengthening El Niño and Record-Warm Oceans Raise Odds of New Global Heat Records

A very strong Pacific El Niño could release stored ocean heat and push global temperatures higher this winter and into 2027.

Europe Enters Third Major Heatwave

Cleaner Air Unmasked Europe’s Extreme Heat, Study Shows

Spain Urged to Fund Home Heat Upgrades as Early Heat Overwhelms Health Plan

Europe Heatwave Empties Shelves as Chinese Air‑Conditioner Orders Surge

King Charles Fanned at St James’s Palace as Record June Heat Meets Climate Reception

May Heatwave Tied to 101 Deaths in Spain and About 20 in Galicia

Early Heatwave at French Open Raises Safety Questions for Players and Organizers

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds 62,775 Heat Deaths in Europe in 2024

Nature Study Ties 180 Fossil-Fuel and Cement Producers to Heatwave Intensification Worldwide

WHO and WMO Warn Workplace Heat Has Become a Global Crisis Requiring Immediate Protections

WHO, WMO Declare Heat a Global Health Crisis, Urge Protections for 2.4 Billion Workers

Scandi Cyclone Drenches Northern Italy as Nordic Arctic Heatwave Breaks Records

Washington Woman Sues Oil Giants for Wrongful Death over Deadly Heat Wave

Heatwaves in France Linked to Over 3,700 Deaths During Summer 2024

Summer 2024 Sets Record as Hottest Ever Measured Globally

Rising Temperatures Endanger Mail-Order Medications

Heat-Related Deaths in Europe Surpass 47,000 in 2023

New Study Highlights Health Risks from Combined Heat and Wildfire Smoke in California