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A man walks on dried grass in a park, amid drought conditions in London, in London, August 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
August 10, 2026, 4:06 pm
UK, France brace for another heat wave as western Europe sets temperature records
Temperature set to hit 40°C from Tuesday in southeastern France, 36°C in England; record-breaking heat contributes to wildfires and droughts across continent
By STEFANIE DAZIO and Sylvie Corbet
Greek firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in the area of Porto Germeno, some 70 kilometers (45 miles) northwest of Athens in the region of Viotia, on August 2, 2026. (Angelos TZORTZINIS/AFP)
August 2, 2026, 3:19 pm
Extreme heat wave across Europe fuels wildfires in France, Greece, drought in Hungary
Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant to shut for the first time in over four decades due to drying out of the Danube; in Israel, temperatures in Jordan Valley hit 113°F on Saturday
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israelis enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv during a heatwave, on April 24, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 30, 2026, 7:42 pm
Following Europe, Israel braces for dayslong extreme heat wave on Friday
Hot spell slated to hit Jordan Valley hardest, temperatures set to soar to 46ºC (116ºF); Health Ministry urges public to avoid sun exposure
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative image of an elderly woman lying in a hospital bed. (gorodenkoff, iStock by Getty Images)
July 15, 2026, 11:51 pm
Study: During heatwaves, chronic disease sufferers visit hospitals more, stay longer
Pointing to the need for high staffing and more beds during hot summers, Taub Center research finds that more men and more affluent people rush to hospitals for heat stress
By Sue Surkes
The city of Lyon, central France, is seen during a heat wave, June 27, 2026. (Laurent Cipriani/AP)
June 28, 2026, 4:11 pm
France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme European heat wave
Record-smashing temperatures spark fires in east German forests contaminated with WWII ammunition; Berlin cops cool down locals with water cannon; Greece on high alert for fires
By Kirsten Grieshaber and John Leicester
Children cool off in a fountain in front of the Berlin Cathedral during a summer heat wave, on June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
June 27, 2026, 12:39 pm
Germany hit by record temperatures as deadly European heatwave moves east
Authorities urge people to save water, as temperatures climb way above seasonal average; heatwave in Germany to give way to thunderstorms on Sunday
By Thomas Seythal
People cool off in a fountain at the Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels, June 25, 2026. (AP/Omar Havana)
June 25, 2026, 8:40 pm
Europe continues to bake under heat wave that has killed dozens, disrupted power
Britain and Switzerland hit record temperatures, with at least 48 dead in France, 20 in Germany in drowning incidents, as schools are shuttered and nuclear plants taken offline
By Agencies
Faithful shelter from the hot sun as they wait for the weekly general audience with Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican on June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
June 24, 2026, 3:09 pm
France reports 50 weather-related deaths as record heat wave sweeps Western Europe
48 drowned seeking respite from heat, two children died in car, French authorities say; two elderly people killed by heatstroke in Spain
By Reuters
Paramedics at the site that a four-month-old baby was found in critical condition in a hot car in Kfar Chabad, central Israel, June 3, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
June 3, 2026, 5:51 pm
Baby in critical condition after being left in hot car in central Israel
Medics say 4-month-old taken to hospital with signs of serious heatstroke after residents of Kfar Chabad noticed an unconscious child left in a car for an extended period
By ToI Staff
A man sleeps in the doorway of his house as stray dogs sprawl in the shade on the street on a hot afternoon in Lucknow, India, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
May 28, 2026, 1:29 pm
Uncool: Sweltering globe will smash heat records over next 5 years, UN forecasts
Projections show high chances for mercury to surge past warming limit threshold at least once by 2030, as spiking temperatures bring deadly extreme weather from droughts to floods
By Seth Borenstein
Israelis enjoy the northern shores of the Sea of Galilee during unseasonably hot November weather, November 7, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
November 11, 2025, 1:24 pm
Sweltering November temperatures continue to smash records
Israel Meteorological Services reports that maximum temperatures in the hills and on the coastal plain were highest since measurements began
By Sue Surkes
An Israeli floats in the Sea of Galilee amid a heatwave on August 14, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
August 15, 2025, 8:57 am
Record-breaking heatwave has peaked; temperatures expected to normalize Saturday
Heat on Friday set to reach 44°C (111°F) in Eilat, 40°C (104°F) in Tiberias, in last burst of sweltering weather that saw two die of heatstroke, army base evacuated
By ToI Staff
A man jumps in the water as people cool off in the Ein Lavan spring, amid a heat wave, in the outskirts of Jerusalem, August 13, 2025. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
August 13, 2025, 7:39 pm
Two die of heatstroke as temperatures, electricity usage break records in extended heatwave
Highest Wednesday temperature recorded in Jordan Valley kibbutz, reaching 49.7°C (121.5°F); Israel Railways imposes speed limit on some of its train routes due to extreme weather
By ToI Staff
Israelis on the beach in Tel Aviv, amid record-breaking heat, August 13, 2025. (Miriam Alster/ Flash90)
August 13, 2025, 1:06 pm
Israel bakes in record heat as temperatures expected to approach 50ºC
Jerusalem, which experienced unusual summer rain Tuesday night, set to reach 39ºC; Dead Sea experiences highest-recorded minimum daily temperature of 36.6°C
By ToI Staff
A Kaninchen Daschshund dog licks an ice cream downtown Milan, on August 12, 2025 . Italy is facing extreme heat until mid-August as temperatures above 40°C are expected to grip the entire country at least until August 15. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)
August 12, 2025, 4:35 pm
Over half of Mediterranean basin and Europe hit by drought since April
Data from the European Drought Observatory comes as Israel copes with an extreme heat wave that is expected to break records
By AFP and Sue Surkes
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