Wildfires have killed two people in Spain and two others have died in France because of a heatwave that has gripped Europe ...

To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at ...

The European heatwave has moved east, threatening record temperatures in Germany, as a political row broke out in France over ...

South-west and Brittany are the only areas likely to avoid storms this evening after several temperature records were broken ...

Paris: France's unprecedented heatwave has claimed at least two lives due to "heat-related illness," the Minister for ...

The Mediterranean Sea was up to 6 degrees Celsius warmer than usual for the time of year, hitting a record of as much as 30 C ...

Sixteen departments have been placed on red alert, the highest level of warning, and 68 on orange alert as France faces the ...

Rome and Paris zoos served up frozen treats to its animals on Wednesday as the European capitals were caught in a severe heat ...

Italy banned outdoor work in some regions during the warmest hours, France shut schools and part of the Eiffel Tower and ...

Across the continent, temperatures have surged above 40°C, straining power grids, filling hospitals, and triggering emergency ...

Paris was on red alert for high temperatures on Tuesday, with the top of the Eiffel Tower shut, polluting traffic banned and ...

Geographer Magali Reghezza-Zitt says that emergency responses to heatwaves are no longer sufficient in the face of the ...