Heatwave

All the latest news and essential info on heatwaves in Europe.

Mainland Spain breaks record temperature for April

Drought-hit Spain braces for April heatwave

Drought-hit Spain is bracing for an unusually early heatwave, with temperatures that could reach 40C in the south, prompting fears of wildfires in a nation already so dry that some farmers have opted not to plant crops.

CLIMATE CRISIS

How heatwaves have battered Spain’s mussel harvests

SWISS CHEESE

‘Critical situation’: Drought threatens Switzerland’s cheese production

WEATHER

Austria heading into a rainy and cooler weekend after heatwave peak

WEATHER

Spain to swelter under ‘final’ heatwave of the summer

WHAT CHANGES IN ITALY

On the agenda: What’s happening in Italy this week

Record breaking Parisian summer exposes lack of trees in capital

HEATWAVE

Water flown in by helicopter: How Switzerland has been hit by drought

HEATWAVE

Italy reports a surge in deaths this summer due to extreme heat

CLIMATE CRISIS

‘2.7C above normal’: Spain registers hottest month on record

HEATWAVE

Will summer 2022 be Italy’s hottest ever?