The world is scorching. Here are the tourist hotspots facing the most heat
Destinations in Europe such as parts of Greece, eastern Spain, Sardinia, Sicily and southern Italy are currently experiencing the peak of their heat waves.
Greece
More than 1,000 people forced to flee wildfires on Greek island of Rhodes
Britons among those evacuated from hotels and homes as strong winds sweep blaze towards coastMore than 1,000 people were forced to flee homes and hotels on Rhodes after an uncontrolled wildfire swept across the Greek island on Saturday.The fire had bee…
Heatwave set to be Greece’s longest as extreme weather continues in Europe
Country braces for hottest July weekend in 50 years as firefighters battle 79 forest blazesThe heatwave engulfing Greece is expected to be the longest in the country’s history, with temperatures forecast to reach a 50-year high for July this weekend.Ko…
‘It’s brutal’: Europeans tell of sleepless nights and dizzy spells in heatwave
People in Italy, Spain and Greece describe their day-to-day struggles in soaring temperaturesWith sea temperatures in the high 20s, open-water swimmer Grabiela Rojas feels it isn’t safe to train in the ocean near Valencia this summer.Rojas, 35, is inst…
Only Early Birds Will See Acropolis as Workers Strike Over Heat
Security guards and others say the extreme temperatures in Athens and at other historical sites are dangerous for them and for tourists. The employees are stopping work at noon at least for now.
Greece faces hottest July weekend in 50 years, forecaster says, as scores of wildfires rage
Tourism sites including Acropolis to close during hottest parts of day as temperatures set to remain over 40CGreece is set to endure its hottest July weekend in 50 years, a top meteorologist has warned, as the country wilts under a prolonged heatwave s…
Brutal heat and heavy rain: a week of extreme weather
Temperatures reached as high as 53.3C in the US and flooding hit South Korea and India A remote township in the north-western region of Xinjiang set a Chinese record of 52.2C (125.9F) on Sunday – in a country that was battling -50C weather six months a…
Extreme weather continues across Europe as further heatwave looms
Temperatures remain high as hailstorms hit northern Italy, with fourth heatwave forecast to hit southern Europe next weekHailstorms have hit northern Italy as near-record temperatures begin to ebb, but forecasters have warned of a fourth heatwave hitti…
Thursday briefing: What’s behind Europe’s extreme heat – and the risks ahead
In today’s newsletter: How countries have responded to record-breaking temperatures – and what it will take to change minds and policy• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.When the temperature in Sicily is approaching 50C, …
Strike threats in Italy and stoppages in Greece as workers struggle with heat
Parts of Sicily reach almost 47C and Spanish coastal water temperatures hit new high for mid-JulyTemperatures reached almost 47C in southern Italy on Wednesday and factory workers threatened to strike over the extreme heat, while wildfires continued to…