Heatwave

UN report: 2026 on track to be among four hottest years on record as El Niño drives warming

Every indicator here is telling the same story. We're seeing the heat trapped by greenhouse gases is showing up in the ocean, in the atmosphere, in the melting of ice and the rising of sea levels.”

A boat is sailed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of La Jolla as the sun sets during a fall heat wave after the National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning on October 8, 2026 in San Diego, CA.
People cool off under the water sprays in Brussels, during a heatwave on June 19, 2026.

Over 50,000 killed in Europe over summer due to worst heat wave on record

Fire rages in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve, on Friday 14 August 2026 in Kettenis, Eupen.

Thousands of hectares in flames as Belgium's biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany

People walk in the rain in Jerusalem, August 15, 2026.

August disguised as fall: Thunderstorms, extreme heatwave expected as Israel nears end of summer


Iran shuts down for two days because of 'unprecedented heat'

Tehran is expected to reach 39 C by mid-week.

 The southern Iranian city of Ahvaz

Air conditioner installation in absorption centers to address immigrants' concerns

"We must do everything within our power to make the immigrants' transition to Israel as comfortable as possible," stated Minister Sofer.

WORKERS INSTALL air conditioners on the wall of a building in the center of Jerusalem.

Global boiling: How Israel urgently needs to adapt to climate change

"If we don't deal with [climate change], Israel will be a very unpleasant place to live in the next decade or two," Prof. Colin Price, head of  Tel Aviv University's PlanNet Zero

 A firefighting helicopter is silhouetted in front of the sun, as a wildfire burns in Mandra, Greece, July 18, 2023.

Israelis enjoy brief respite from extreme heat wave

Wednesday will bring clear skies and a further increase in temperatures, returning the country to an uncomfortable heat. 

 Israelis enjoying the beach in Ashkelon during a heatwave, August 27, 2022

July 2023 could be hottest month in 120,000 years, study finds

German analyst Haustein said temperatures will continue to increase unless fossil fuel use is drastically cut worldwide.

 People watch the wildfire on the island Ciovo, from Seget Gornji, Croatia, July 27, 2023.

Risk of fatal heart attack may double when the air is hot and dusty

The researchers estimated that about 2.8% of heart attack deaths could be attributed to the combination of extreme temperatures and high levels of fine particulate pollution.

 Sandstorm in Eilat, June 1, 2023.

How to best take care of your cat on hot summer days

Just as we have to be careful of the many dangers that lie in the hottest season of the year, we need to make sure we are taking care of our cats.

 Florence the cat is seen hiding in a tree-patterned tent. Almost all cats yearn to venture outdoors.

Wildfires in Greece burn for days, more tourists expected to fly out

Some 20,000 people had to leave homes and hotels in Rhodes over the weekend.

 A Turkish firefighting plane flies over a wildfire burning on the island of Rhodes, Greece, July 24, 2023.

Climate change played 'overwhelming' role in July heatwaves - scientists

Periods of extreme heat are likely to hit every two to five years if average global temperatures rise 2C above pre-industrial levels.

 Impact of extreme heatwave and drought in summer 2018 compared to summer 2017, on fields near Slagelse in Zealand, Denmark.

Israel to send two firefighting jets to aid in Greece wildfires

The statement from the Prime Minister's Office emphasized the nation's commitment to "stand by Greece in combating massive wildfires."

 Men help a firefighter as they try to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village Vlyhada, near Athens, Greece, July 19, 2023.