Heat wave
Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China
Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.
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Heatwave ‘Kleon’ grips the country, bringing extreme temperatures
The scorching heatwave named "Kleon" is currently sweeping across the country, with meteorologists predicting that Friday will be the hottest day yet. Central Greece and Thessaly are set to experience temperatures soaring up to a blistering 44 degrees Celsius.
Children beat the heat in Athens
Children play in a water fountain during a heat wave, at Stavros Niarchos foundation Cultural Center in Athens, Thursday. Temperatures were starting to creep up in Greece, where a heatwave was forecast to reach up to 44 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country over the weekend. [AP]
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Country in grip of record-breaking heatwave
With Türkiye bracing itself for scorching days ahead following experts' warnings over continuing heatwaves and record-breaking temperatures, the Turkish State Meteorological Service has cautioned that thermometers are likely to climb as high as 43 degrees in especially three provinces of Antalya, Aydın and Manisa.
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Spain sweats out sultry nights as heat wave bakes southern Europe
Spain sweltered under an unrelenting heat wave Wednesday as temperatures started to build toward what is forecast to be a torrid weekend across southern Europe.
Greece prepares for heatwave as scientists warn that global heat is in ‘uncharted territory’
Greece is currently bracing for its first major and prolonged heatwave of the summer, with temperatures over the next few days expected to reach and exceed 40 degrees Celsius. The country's health, labor and citizens' protection ministries issued emergency warnings on Monday to citizens, while the City of Athens is also taking action to deal with the phenomenon.
Greece bracing for impact of heatwave Kleon
The state mechanism has been placed on high alert to deal with heatwave Kleon, which will prevail throughout the country in the coming days. The most difficult days will be Friday and Saturday, and according to the latest forecast, the high temperatures will continue into next week.
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Guidelines for beating the heat
Experts at the Civil Protection Ministry have issued a series of guidelines for dealing with the heatwave that is expected to hit Greece on Wednesday and linger for at least a week, with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius.
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Research shows 61,000 Europeans may have died in last summer’s heatwaves
As many as 61,000 people may have died in Europe's sweltering heatwaves last summer, according to new research, suggesting countries' heat preparedness efforts are falling fatally short.
Meeting called ahead of heatwave to address relief measures
As Greece braces for a weeklong heatwave dubbed "Cleon," the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry called an emergency meeting at its headquarters in Athens on Tuesday morning to address the measures that will be taken to shield the public from its effects.