Aug 22, 2023 at 4:22 PM Update: 16 minutes ago After France, Italy has also issued code red in various places due to the heat. In addition, France has issued the highest warning for another fifteen departments. In Italy, code red applies in Rome, Milan and Naples, among others. It can reach 38 degrees in … Read more
22 Aug 2023 at 00:07 In four French departments, the alarm for a heat wave has been scaled up to code red. These are Rhône, Drôme, Ardèche and Haute-Loire, French media report. The decision was made in view of the ongoing heat wave, authorities said. Code orange already applies in about half of the country. … Read more
Aug 16, 2023 at 12:51 PM Update: 19 minutes ago Four villages on the Spanish island of Tenerife have been evacuated due to a major wildfire. The fire broke out on Tuesday evening in the national park around the volcano El Teide. The wooded terrain with steep ravines is difficult to access, which makes extinguishing … Read more
Aug 14, 2023 at 6:13 AM Update: 11 minutes ago Due to climate change and the natural phenomenon El Niño, a disaster year is coming, according to the Red Cross. The organization already provides above-average emergency aid after natural disasters. But the Red Cross fears that demand will only increase in the coming year. It … Read more
Severe weather, forest fires and mudslides: one country after another is struggling with extreme weather this summer. That raises a lot of questions for our readers. Climate reporter Rolf Schuttenhelm answers the best and most frequently asked questions here. To what extent does climate change cause this extreme weather? “The extreme weather in southern Europe … Read more
Aug 10, 2023 at 8:01 PM Update: 2 minutes ago From Scandinavia to Greece, people are experiencing extreme weather this summer. Due to climate change, this is becoming the rule rather than the exception. “Adapting to climate change is inevitable. We just have to do that,” says climate scientist Marjolijn Haasnoot to NU.nl. We just … Read more
Jul 29, 2023 at 2:01 PMUpdate: 15 minutes ago Five hundred Dutch people will be picked up by tour buses in Northern Italy on Saturday so that they can be taken home. SOS International calls the operation quite a puzzle because of the holiday rush. “We hope that the first holidaymakers will be back tomorrow … Read more
Indonesia which is a tropical country, stretching around the equator, has high temperatures throughout the year. Even recently, the temperature can reach 35 degrees Celsius. With this temperature, it’s not only the air that makes you hot, you can feel the stinging heat on your skin. This condition could get worse, the air temperature continues … Read more
In southern Europe it is extremely hot. Italy is experiencing a historic heat wave and many cities are code red due to high temperatures. 15 to 25 percent of people in the Italian emergency department have heat complaints. How can extreme heat lead to a life-threatening situation? A normal sunny summer day is fine for … Read more
Jul 19, 2023 at 11:28 Update: 19 minutes ago Italians must continue to take care of their health because of the heat wave. After the exceptional heat on Tuesday, code red applies in even more places on Wednesday. The highest warning level now also applies to Bari and Catania in the south of the country, … Read more