France had 5,700 more deaths than usual during its June heat wave, health officials say
PARIS (AP) — France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last…
Europe’s early heat wave appears to have killed thousands
Heat that hit Europe exceptionally early and hard this year appears to have led to a spike in…
How people in Banda, an Indian town that is one of the world’s hottest, cope with heat
BANDA, India (AP) — Heat at all hours, even in the middle of the night. Long stretches without…
Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations
FONTAINEBLEAU, France (AP) — A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on…
Brush fire in remote area northeast of Los Angeles prompts evacuations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-spreading blaze prompted evacuation orders Friday afternoon in a sparsely populated area of…
Firefighters and helicopters battle deadly wildfires in Spain
BEDAR, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters backed by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft struggled on Saturday to contain…
Heat dome will bring widespread stifling heat, dangerous conditions to much of the US
A widespread and dangerous heat wave is building across the U.S., with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest…
Much of America is about to swelter under climate-fueled heat dome
Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat…
Spain’s deadly wildfires in Almeria claim 12 lives amid heat wave
MADRID (AP) — One of Spain’s deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday, authorities said,…
UK schools turn to popsicles and sprayers to stay cool in the heat
LONDON (AP) — Like hundreds of other schools across the U.K., the Welsh school where Mark Morris teaches…
Heat suspected in 19 New Jersey deaths as storms move eastward
Several days of scorching temperatures are suspected to have caused at least 19 deaths in New Jersey as…
Heat wave in France saw 2,000 more deaths, says public health authority
PARIS (AP) — Deaths surged by nearly a third in France during the hottest week of a record…