heatwave

Europe’s heatwave is bright spot for China’s portable AC makers

As the changing climate wreaks havoc on the four seasons, some people with means are fashioning their own. 

To beat the heat, the wealthy are building snow rooms

France’s weather agency said the extreme heat had diminished in most parts of the country.

Record heatwave disrupts Europe as France warns death toll to rise

Seeking respite from the sizzling weather, people and companies across Europe are snapping up portable and fixed air conditioners.

As Europe roasts in a heatwave, Asia’s air-con makers grab some cool cash

June is set to become one of the hottest on record in Switzerland, amid a heatwave that has swept across Europe. 

Swiss cinemas offer seniors a refuge as heatwave hits

In Britain, on course for its hottest June day ever, the Met Office weather service issued only the second extreme-heat weather warning in history.

Deadly heatwave grips Europe

In several places across Paris, shops had run out of electric fans amid surging demand.

40 drown in France as people seek relief from heatwave

A sign that reads "land for sale or for lease" on a drought-affected rice field in Vietnam on Mar 30, 2016. One of the strongest El Ninos on record is widely expected to develop in the second half of 2026.

Hot weather hurts Asian crops as powerful El Nino raises concerns about food supplies

WMO secretary-general Celeste Saulo says a strong El Nino will "exacerbate drought and heavy rainfall and increase the risk of heatwaves".

UN urges the world to be ready for extreme heat risk from El Nino