Europe has 101F (40C) heatwave as wildfires hit France

Europe is facing a summer heatwave with river beds drying up in France and 14 cities on red alert in Italy while Germany suffers a month-long drought.  Paris is set to reach 104F (40C) temperatures in the shade after several French cities hit record highs on Thursday ahead of a heavy holiday travel weekend.  A … Read more

Europe swelters in 101F (40C) heatwave as wildfires destroy homes in France

Europe is facing a summer heatwave with river beds drying up in France and 14 cities on red alert in Italy while Germany suffers a month-long drought.  Paris is set to reach 104F (40C) temperatures in the shade after several French cities hit record highs on Thursday ahead of a heavy holiday travel weekend.  A … Read more

Myleene Klass dresses for the heatwave in a yellow spotty maxi dress

Myleene Klass dresses for the heatwave in a yellow spotty maxi dress and another Chanel handbag as she heads to work By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 10:46 BST, 31 July 2020 | Updated: 10:46 BST, 31 July 2020 She has an extensive collection of Chanel handbags. And Myleene Klass showed off her latest one … Read more

Heatwave in Middle East cities as record breaking temperatures are recorded

Middle East cities are hit by highest temperatures ever with many seeing temperatures above 122F (50C) every day last week Baghdad, Iraq, recorded its highest temperatures this week at 51.7C (125F) Basra, also in Iraq, hit 53C (127.4F) on Monday and Tuesday Records are also falling in Damascus in Syria, which hit 46C (114.8F) on … Read more

Justin Theroux parades his sculpted arms while braving the heatwave in Manhattan on his bike

Justin Theroux parades his sculpted arms in a muscle shirt while braving the New York City heatwave on his bike By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 04:32 BST, 31 July 2020 | Updated: 04:33 BST, 31 July 2020 He’s the smoldering star of The Leftovers and The Girl On The Train.  And Justin Theroux looked … Read more

Britons are set to flock to the beaches as mercury hits 79F ahead of heatwave

Britons are set to flock to the beaches again as temperatures rocket to the mid twenties after weeks of rain. Coastal areas are braced for another influx of tourists as the mercury rises to 79F (26C) and pubs open again after lockdown easing last weekend. Most of the country is set to be dry with … Read more

Siberia’s June heatwave saw temperatures soar up to 10°C above average

Siberia’s June heatwave saw temperatures soar 10°C above average with a new record high of 38°C Siberia recorded its hottest June on record, according to satellite data  Temperatures peaked at around 10°C higher than the historical average On average, the entire month was more than 5°C above normal levels  By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: … Read more

July 4th heatwave could see ‘ring of fire’ phenomenon weather systems across the heartland merge

July 4th heatwave could see ‘ring of fire’ phenomenon across the heartland with two weather systems sparking violent thunder storms The Ring of Fire refers to storms that move around a large area of high pressure   These are mostly found during the late spring and summer months Storm clusters that run through the flow between … Read more

Find out how much an hour it costs to run your fan during a heatwave

Sweltering temperatures have hit Britain this week and with millions still working from home, or home-schooling, many are cooped up in properties with no air conditioning.  Here, This is Money, using figures from Uswitch, reveals the cost per hour of running a number of the most in-demand cooling units and garden must-haves this summer. Demand … Read more

UK weather: Heatwave will smash 2020 record three days in a row

Britain is braced for soaring temperatures with the country expected to have its hottest day of the year for three days in a row this week – with the mercury set to hit 84F (29C) today before rising to 93F (34C) by Thursday. Peak temperatures this week will make the UK hotter than Ibiza or … Read more