Inside the scramble to save lives as heat menaces two Southwestern counties
LAS VEGAS — As temperatures began to rise in Phoenix this spring, Dr. Jeffrey Johnston braced for the…
Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35 C or hotter, weather agency says
Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35 degrees Celsius or above, the weather office said…
Heat wave poses extreme risk across the West
SEATTLE (AP) — Residents of the Western U.S. sweltered in a heat wave Saturday that hospitalized some people,…
Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heatwave
LISBON, Portugal — Spain is deploying a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched…
Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in…
The Seine in Paris is open for swimming. Residents embrace it as temperatures soar
PARIS — Swimming in the Seine is an increasingly popular tourist attraction in the French capital — and…
France swelters under a heat wave as fire crews guard smoldering vineyards
PARIS — A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4…
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
A heat wave gripping the nation is expected to continue this week and could hit its peak over…