Europe Heat

The chestnut harvest in Greece is expected to drop to about 15,000 tonnes in 2024 because of the extreme weather, half the average over the past five years, according to George Nanos, a professor of Pomology at the University of Thessaly.

As global warming intensifies, the new travel trend "coolcation" emerges, reflecting a shift towards cooler destinations. With extreme heat impacting southern Europe, northern and central countries are becoming more attractive to tourists.

More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region's south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) published on Monday.

Greece's most visited tourist attraction, the Athens Acropolis, is to close during the hottest hours of Wednesday, authorities said as a heatwave scorches the country.

Samsung usually unveils new foldables in the second half of the year and this year's second Galaxy Unpacked event is expected to take place on July 10. As we are inching towards the rumoured launch date, speculations surrounding the features and specifications of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 are heating up. As per a new leak, the startin...

With extreme heat gripping much of the Northern Hemisphere this week, authorities and public health experts have issued heat warnings to help keep people safe.

Greece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at designated air-conditioned spots as the first heatwave of the summer persisted for a third day.

Europe endured a record number of "extreme heat stress" days in 2023, two leading climate monitors said Monday, underscoring the threat of increasingly deadly summers across the continent.

Spain's government on Tuesday approved a decree that bans the sale of flavoured heated tobacco products as part of efforts to discourage tobacco use, the health ministry said.

A heated council meeting descended into further chaos as a disgruntled councillor, clad in black, threw three hand grenades on the floor, leaving 26 wounded and himself dying from the explosions.

Valve has unveiled release timings for the Steam Deck OLED, releasing November 16. The device will be available to purchase from 10am PST in the US, UK, Canada, and Europe, in addition to some Asian regions. It comes with a 7.4-inch OLED screen with a 90Hz refresh rate, better battery life, and a bigger heatsink for heat dissipation. It will be ava...

Last month was the hottest October on record globally, Europe's climate monitor said Wednesday, as months of exceptional heat likely to make 2023 the warmest year in history.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Friday that Russia will "again try to destroy" Ukraine's power grid this winter and that Kyiv was making "preparations" to protect its heating facilities.

This new record comes as a global heat wave intensified wildfires in Canada and Hawaii and fueled intense heat in South America, Japan, Europe, and the US, as per NASA.

This summer's extreme heat in the US and southern Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change, according to a rapid analysis by scientists who study how climate change influences extreme weather events.

The chestnut harvest in Greece is expected to drop to about 15,000 tonnes in 2024 because of the extreme weather, half the average over the past five years, according to George Nanos, a professor of Pomology at the University of Thessaly.

As global warming intensifies, the new travel trend "coolcation" emerges, reflecting a shift towards cooler destinations. With extreme heat impacting southern Europe, northern and central countries are becoming more attractive to tourists.

More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region's south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) published on Monday.

Greece's most visited tourist attraction, the Athens Acropolis, is to close during the hottest hours of Wednesday, authorities said as a heatwave scorches the country.

Samsung usually unveils new foldables in the second half of the year and this year's second Galaxy Unpacked event is expected to take place on July 10. As we are inching towards the rumoured launch date, speculations surrounding the features and specifications of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 are heating up. As per a new leak, the startin...

With extreme heat gripping much of the Northern Hemisphere this week, authorities and public health experts have issued heat warnings to help keep people safe.

Greece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at designated air-conditioned spots as the first heatwave of the summer persisted for a third day.

Europe endured a record number of "extreme heat stress" days in 2023, two leading climate monitors said Monday, underscoring the threat of increasingly deadly summers across the continent.

Spain's government on Tuesday approved a decree that bans the sale of flavoured heated tobacco products as part of efforts to discourage tobacco use, the health ministry said.

A heated council meeting descended into further chaos as a disgruntled councillor, clad in black, threw three hand grenades on the floor, leaving 26 wounded and himself dying from the explosions.

Valve has unveiled release timings for the Steam Deck OLED, releasing November 16. The device will be available to purchase from 10am PST in the US, UK, Canada, and Europe, in addition to some Asian regions. It comes with a 7.4-inch OLED screen with a 90Hz refresh rate, better battery life, and a bigger heatsink for heat dissipation. It will be ava...

Last month was the hottest October on record globally, Europe's climate monitor said Wednesday, as months of exceptional heat likely to make 2023 the warmest year in history.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Friday that Russia will "again try to destroy" Ukraine's power grid this winter and that Kyiv was making "preparations" to protect its heating facilities.

This new record comes as a global heat wave intensified wildfires in Canada and Hawaii and fueled intense heat in South America, Japan, Europe, and the US, as per NASA.

This summer's extreme heat in the US and southern Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change, according to a rapid analysis by scientists who study how climate change influences extreme weather events.