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2026 European Heatwave Deepens, Impacts Expand

930 clusters · 4146 sources · last updated

Latest: Health experts in Serbia and Bosnia warn of severe heat‑related risks

The persistent summer anticyclone continues to drive a fourth European heat wave, with daytime highs reaching 45 °C in Spain and widespread nighttime temperatures above 29 °C in Germany’s Saxony region. Heat warnings now

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Italy heatwave intensifies, red alerts issued

61 clusters · 675 sources · last updated

Latest: Italy confronts record heat wave, red alerts issued for eleven cities

After a brief lull on 25 July, when only a single yellow alert covered Cagliari, Italy’s heatwave resumed with renewed severity. By 31 July the Ministry of Health raised the alert to red (level 3) for eleven cities—inclu

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Mediterranean heatwave persists, storms loom

2 clusters · 78 sources · last updated

Latest: Italy braces for fourth summer heatwave as African anticyclone drives temps to 40 °C

The Mediterranean marine heatwave remains a NOAA Category‑4 event, with sea‑surface temperatures now reaching unprecedented levels. A buoy in Pollensa Bay, Mallorca recorded 32.1 °C in late July, the highest ever logged