Operation Deimos

Maps show the heatwave currently scorching Europe heading north to bake much of Britain in the coming days

Mega-cities on China's eastern coast are facing another spell of scorching heat as temperatures hovered around 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on Friday and prolonged extreme temperatures were expected to run into next week.

Planned rolling power outages caused by a heatwave driving up demand and a nuclear reactor that ceased operating for a time have hit southern Russia. Vasily Golubev, regional governor of the Rostov region, reported on Telegram that consumers would have their power cut for hours at a time. 

This year, Pakistan experienced abnormal pre-monsoon weather and an unprecedented heatwave that killed hundreds. The intense heat, particularly in Karachi and nearby regions, impacted healthcare and emergency services significantly.

Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to heatwaves.

Firefighters are battling a growing wildfire in Northern California that has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate. The fire's cause is being investigated.

High heat is continuing for the state with monsoonal showers for the higher terrain, and flash flooding remains a concern. 

The punishing heat experienced around the Mediterranean in July would have been "virtually impossible" in a world without global warming, a group of climate scientists said Wednesday. A deadly heatwave brought temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit)...

Brits jetting off to southern Europe at the start of the summer holidays have been warned to prepare for blistering temperatures of 42C in various countries.

Under the sweltering sun and in temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius, farmers in the Rostov region, Russia's breadbasket, toil to salvage a harvest battered by heatwave, frosts and floods.

Siberia swelters in exceptionally high temperatures as Russia's heatwave continues

As Houston slowly struggles to recover after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power, experts say it's time to rethink how cities are preparing for and responding to weather disasters.

Scientists on Monday underscored the urgent need to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy following the publication of data from the European Union's climate change monitor showing that last month was the hottest June ever recorded...