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Europe's Extreme Heat and Drought Crisis

A cascade of record-breaking heatwaves, severe droughts, and marine warming across Europe and globally is triggering mass evacuations, food insecurity threats, and ecological strain across multiple continents.

21 stories · since Jun 23

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How the narrative developed 21 stories

  1. Aug 11
  2. ClimateDeveloping

    UK Summer 2026 on track to be hottest on record, Met Office warns

    Average August temperatures would break last year's record as heatwaves and drought grip the country.

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  3. Aug 10
  4. Running 10h

    Heatwaves threaten Britain’s ‘worst food security crisis in decades’, analysts warn

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  5. Running 1h

    Europe pays the price in a summer where heat went off the charts

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  6. Running 2m

    Weather latest: Nearly three-quarters of England now in 'flash drought' - as fifth heatwave of summer set to hit

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  7. Running 1m

    In 190 years, England witnesses ​driest month, now Britain usually known for its unpredictable wet weather faces third drought in five years

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  8. Running 19h

    Nearly 70 percent of France under water restrictions amid record heat

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  9. Running 12m

    Europe’s Fifth Heat Wave Risks Straining Rivers, Power and Crops

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  10. ClimateRunning 1d

    UK braces for fifth heatwave as amber alerts cover nearly all England

    Met Office warns of extreme 38C temperatures Thursday; summer 2026 on course to be hottest on record.

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  11. Running 1d

    Warning to rail passengers as the UK braces itself for fifth heatwave with temperatures of 35C expected

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  12. Running 1d

    A 5th Summer Heat Wave Will Hit Europe This Week. Here’s What to Know.

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  13. Running 12h

    U.K. and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe sets new temperature record

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  14. Running 5h

    Europe braces for another heatwave after record-breaking temperatures

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  15. Aug 9
  16. ClimateRunning 8h

    Marine heatwaves intensify as July sets sea temperature records

    Copernicus data shows ocean warming accelerating, with climate change impacts visible in real time.

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  17. Running 1d

    As severe drought hits, the UK’s food system faces crisis – here’s how to change that

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  18. Aug 8
  19. ClimateRunning 2d

    UK drought spreads as seventh consecutive week brings minimal rainfall

    More areas of England face drought status as a heatwave builds with no significant rain forecast.

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  20. Running 1d

    “Fire Climate”: Hot, Dry, Windy Days Are Becoming Common, Making Wildfires Harder to Control

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  21. Aug 7
  22. Running 2d

    Western Europe faces unprecedented drought, threatening human activity and ecosystems

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  23. ClimateRunning 4d

    Global ocean temperatures, Western European heatwaves set new records

    July 2026 marks hottest month for global seas on record; Western Europe endures fourth consecutive heatwave with record June-July temperatures, drought, and wildfires.

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  24. Aug 5
  25. ClimateRunning 4d

    Super El Niño threatens 50M into acute hunger, worst in 70 years

    Rapidly intensifying Pacific weather system expected to push millions into food insecurity across Global South by late 2027.

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  26. Jul 28
  27. ClimateRunning 14d

    Explosive British Columbia wildfires force mass evacuations, state of emergency

    The fast-moving Bald Range fire near Summerland and Peachland joins a destructive BC fire season that has already leveled an Indigenous community and choked North American skies with smoke.

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  28. Jun 23
  29. ClimateRunning 49d

    Khan condemns climate denial as European heatwaves kill thousands

    London mayor Sadiq Khan argues climate denial voices are "deadly" as record heat sweeps Europe; scientists warn of political failures.

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