French president pledges tough stance on arsonists as 35 000 hectares burn across France, surpassing entire 2025 fire season in historic outbreak.
A major forest fire near Paris, affecting 800 hectares, has led to evacuations, disrupted transport, and heightened climate concerns.
Western Europe experienced its hottest June on record, driven by climate change, resulting in thousands of heat-related deaths and severe impacts.
Wildfires have torn through southern Europe, forcing thousands from their homes and prompting authorities to take the unprecedented step of banning spectators from a Tour de France stage.
France’s national health agency has tallied around 1,000 more deaths than usual since 24 June, warning that the figure will rise further.
At least 193 million people across Europe are expected to experience temperatures above 35 °C this weekend as a deadly heatwave shifts eastward, shattering records and overwhelming emergency services.
More than 100 million Europeans endured temperatures exceeding 35°C on Thursday, as a deadly heatwave continued to grip the continent, claiming scores of lives and overwhelming emergency services.
A record-breaking heatwave sweeping across Europe has been linked to at least 212 deaths in Spain over four days.
Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as much of Europe sweltered through an intense heatwave.
A severe heatwave is sweeping across Europe, prompting authorities in multiple countries to issue their highest-level heat warnings.