Europe is grappling with a severe heatwave, forcing France to elevate health emergency responses and consider public alcohol bans. Schools across the continent are closing or altering schedules due to unsafe temperatures. The extreme heat is also impacting power generation, with nuclear reactors temporarily halted. Demand for air conditioners has surged as a weather phenomenon, the Omega block, traps scorching air, intensifying the crisis.

The spike in temperatures is being driven by a mass of hot air moving north from the Sahara, fuelled by a strong high‑pressure system known as the 'African anticyclone.'

Europe is battling a severe heatwave with France issuing its highest alert across over half the nation and the UK bracing for temperatures nearing 40C. Schools have closed, and…

Workers stewed at their posts and children stayed home from school on Tuesday as a choking early-summer heatwave smothered much of western Europe.

Authorities in France said Tuesday at least 40 people have drowned as residents flocked to beaches, rivers and lakes to escape the heat.

Europe braced Wednesday for another day of a sweltering heatwave that has smashed records, left tens of thousands of people without power and sent air conditioner sales zooming in…

Europe braced Wednesday for another day of an unprecedented heat wave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a con

France hits record-breaking June heat as punishing temperatures put the UK and elsewhere in Europe under alert.

Europe is in the grip of a devastating heatwave, with France experiencing its hottest day on record. Schools are closing, workers are struggling, and red alerts are issued as…

Italy declares red heatwave alert in 16 cities, including Rome, as UK prepares for highest ever June temperatures.

Italy's Ministry of Health declares red heatwave alert in 16 cities, including Milan and Rome, as schools close in UK.

Europe grapples with a severe heatwave as temperatures reach record highs, prompting health warnings and disruptions. | World News

Europe's record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in northwestern France on Wednesday, authorities said, in the country's first major power…

Red alerts were also in place in Britain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as the extreme early summer heat forced school closures, travel disruption and alarm about climate…

Extreme weather is getting worse as climate change speeds up.

Rising temperatures can affect our power supply, including nuclear and natural-gas power plants.

Tens of thousands of households in France were left without electricity as a record-breaking heatwave gripped large parts of Europe on Wednesday, with soaring temperatures…

An estimated 44 million people in France are currently under the highest red alert level for heat.

France under extreme heat alert as 63 million endure 30+C temperatures, with widespread power outages in Brittany.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said that he had decided to “activate the highest level of public health mobilization” in a bid to boost staffing levels.

Record heat across Europe has disrupted transport and forced schools and tourist sites to close, with temperatures rising as much as 18 degrees Celsius (32.4 degrees Fahrenheit)…