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Heatwaves

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Copernicus Report Warns Oceans Are Rapidly Heating and Reshaping Coasts

The synthesis says record ocean heat in 2025 and an intensifying El Niño raise near-term risks and require permanent, sustained ocean monitoring.

UN Climate Chief Calls Europe Heatwave an Economic‑Security Emergency

France Prepares Emergency Aid Plan for Farms Hit by Heatwaves, Drought and Fires

France’s Growth Stalls as Insee Revises First‑Half GDP to Near‑Recession

RKI Estimates About 15,800 Heat-Related Deaths in Germany to Mid‑August 2026

Europe's Summer Heatwaves Tied to at Least 32,000–35,000 Excess Deaths

Italy Faces Intense Late‑August Heatwave Focused on Central and Southern Regions

Italy Split by Flooding in the North and Red Heat Alerts in the South

Europe Records At Least 30,000 Excess Deaths in Heatwave Summer

Record Heatwaves in Western Europe Linked to Thousands of Provisional Excess Deaths

Record Heat This Summer Tied Hottest July and Linked to 30,000+ Excess European Deaths

Viral Claims That Italy’s Heatwave Melted Parmigiano Reggiano Debunked

PSG Ligue 1 Opener Moved to Rennes After Parc des Princes Pitch Deemed Unsafe

London Bus Strikes Suspended as Drivers Ballot New Arriva Offer

SPD Ministers Push Constitutional Change to Let Berlin Fund National Heat Adaptation

Lightning Hits Aveyron Church Tower and Top Spire Collapses

Europe’s Heatwaves Expose Vast Business Insurance Gap

Calls Grow to Record Heat on Death Certificates After Germany’s Summer Heatwaves

Late‑June Heatwave Tied to About 16,000 Excess Deaths Across Europe

Europe's Record Heat Strains Rivers, Nuclear Cooling and Rail