Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 104 degrees in some places. From Italy ...

Wildfires destroyed buildings and burned swathes of land outside of Athens as intense heat swept southern Europe in July. Photo: Petros Giannakouris/AP Wall Street Journal ...

According to Météo France. “The heat wave will continue at least until the middle of next week with continued high temperatures in much of Western Europe”, said Bob Stefanski, chief of ...

Dozens of cities across southern Europe were under heat wave red alerts, as officials warned of extreme temperatures persisting over the coming days. In Italy, at least 16 cities were under “red ...

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SAO PAULO — Five cities in southern Brazil suspended classes Thursday due to a heat wave, authorities said, as temperatures in some places rose as high as 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit).

Background: In July 2006, a lasting and severe heat wave occurred in Western Europe. Since the 2003 heat wave, several preventive measures and an alert system aiming at reducing the risks related ...

“The findings are consistent with previous studies, showing that heat-related mortality is more prevalent in southern Europe, while cold-related deaths dominate in the north,” said Martin ...

In the week of July 17, the electricity demand increased in most analyzed European markets compared to the previous week. The largest increase was 6.6%, which was registered in the Italian market.