A scorching heatwave now intensifies across the southern half of Europe; with +45°C coming for Spain, Italy, and Greece as we head into next week
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/heatwave-europe-heat-dome-spain-italy-greece-summer-2023-mk/Angela Merkel calls for climate change action as she surveys deadly flood damage
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/angela-merkel-calls-climate-change-action-she-surveys-deadly-flood-n1274310April Mediterranean heatwave ‘almost impossible’ without climate crisis | Climate crisis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/05/april-mediterranean-heatwave-almost-impossible-without-climate-crisisAthens Is Only Getting Hotter. Its New ‘Chief Heat Officer’ Hopes to Cool It Down. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/21/world/europe/athens-is-only-getting-hotter-its-new-chief-heat-officer-hopes-to-cool-it-down.htmlClimate change to bring more intense storms across Europe -- ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210716150752.htmDrought-stricken Spain is running dry, with disappearing lakes, dead crops and trucked-in water | CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/02/europe/spain-drought-catalonia-heat-wave-climate-intl/index.htmlEurope unprepared for rapidly growing climate risks, report finds | Climate crisis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/10/europe-unprepared-for-climate-risks-eea-reportEuropean floods: Climate change to blame for extremity of flooding crisis, leaders say | Climate News | Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/european-floods-climate-change-to-blame-for-extremity-of-flooding-crisis-leaders-say-12357055European weather: Winter heat records smashed all over continent - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64158283Europe’s Cities Rely on Age-Old Ways to Stay Cool as Heat Waves Intensify - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/world/europe/europe-heat-buildings-air-conditioning.htmlEurope’s climate warming at twice rate of global average, says report | Climate crisis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/02/europes-climate-warming-at-twice-rate-of-global-average-says-reportEurope’s rivers run dry as scientists warn drought could be worst in 500 years | Rivers | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/13/europes-rivers-run-dry-as-scientists-warn-drought-could-be-worst-in-500-yearsFrench ski resort closes permanently because there’s not enough snow | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/travel/france-ski-resort-closes-la-sambuy-climate-scn/index.htmlFrench winemakers face devastation after worst weather in 30 years - CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/14/business/france-wine-production-losses/index.htmlIn Photos: Fires Ravage Southern Europe - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/world/europe/southern-europe-wildfires.htmlItaly may have registered Europe's hottest temperature on record - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58130893London flooding: vehicles stranded and tube stations submerged after thunderstorms – video | UK news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2021/jul/25/london-flooding-vehicles-stranded-tube-stations-submerged-thunderstorms-videoLonger heatwaves driven by ‘turbo-charged’ climate change, say scientists | Climate crisis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/17/longer-hotter-heatwaves-driven-turbo-charged-climate-change-scientistsModeling what would happen to the UK if the Gulf Stream shuts down | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/modeling-what-would-happen-to-the-uk-if-the-gulf-stream-shuts-down/Potentially record breaking Heatwave predicted to hit Western Europe within 8-9 days. : collapse
https://www.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/vvomqg/potentially_record_breaking_heatwave_predicted_to/Quiet flows the Po: the life and slow death of Italy’s longest river | Drought | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/10/po-river-italy-drought-climateSeverity of drought and heatwave crop losses tripled over the last five decades in Europe - IOPscience
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abf004South Africa: More than 100 dead in worst unrest since apartheid | DW News - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnyy_QTjRyESpain plans to ban outdoor work in extreme heat | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/spain-ban-on-outdoor-work-extreme-heat-d598486cef63906b73662401db2bdde8Spain records hottest and driest April on record | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/spain-climate-drought-rain-farmers-ccc7426e4fdf8d00ad0436868f83ed88Temperature of 48.8C sets new record high in Italy and Europe – Weird Italy
https://weirditaly.com/2021/08/11/temperature-of-48-8c-sets-new-record-high-in-italy-and-europe/The drought across Europe is drying up rivers, killing fish and shriveling crops : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/12/1117130528/the-drought-across-europe-is-drying-up-rivers-killing-fish-and-shriveling-cropsThis summer has been a glimpse into Europe's hot, dry future - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
https://thebulletin.org/2022/09/this-summer-has-been-a-glimpse-into-europes-hot-dry-future/UK has warmest New Year’s Eve on record as temperatures top 15C | UK weather | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/31/uk-records-warmest-new-years-eve-on-recordUK warned it is unprepared for climate chaos - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57487943UK warned to expect 40°C heatwaves within 10 years | Metro News
https://metro.co.uk/2021/07/25/uk-warned-to-expect-40c-heatwaves-within-10-years-14986507/Up to +47 °C in Greece on Monday, challenging the European all-time highest temperature record, with the extreme heatwave intensifying as we head into early August
https://www.severe-weather.eu/europe-weather/extreme-record-heatwave-greece-mk/‘Extreme event’: warm January weather breaks records across Europe | Extreme weather | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/02/extreme-event-warm-january-weather-breaks-records-europe‘The Adriatic is becoming tropical’: Italian fishers struggle to adapt to warm sea | Italy | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/04/adriatic-warming-sea-italy-fishers-mucilage-microalgae