Heatwave

Roads melted, water sources dried up, and power grids collapsed due to excessive demand.

The Year Europe Turned into a Furnace. The town of Vérargues recorded a staggering 46°C (114.8°F), making it the hottest temperature ever…

Moscow, a city where summer temperatures typically hover around 23°C (73°F), saw its thermometer breach 38°C (100°F)—a historic high.

Farmers and industrial labourers, forced to work long hours in the intense sun, had little access to shade or cooling methods, leading to…

The heat was so intense that roads melted, animals collapsed, and rivers evaporated into cracked, lifeless ground.

What began as an unusually hot summer quickly escalated into a full-blown crisis, with temperatures exceeding 40°C (104°F) across multiple countries.

Although temperatures soared above 100°F in major cities, there was no real public outcry or coverage beyond local newspapers, which often…

The 2003 European heatwave was an event of unprecedented intensity and duration, stretching from June to mid-August.