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BBC Europe • May 28, 2026 23:36

Portugal breaks hottest May day record as Europe swelters in heatwave

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Portugal breaks hottest May day record as Europe swelters in heatwave

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DW

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12:20

Why Europe is the fastest-warming continent

Europe is sweltering under an early heat wave that has broken records and claimed lives. What is happening to make it so hot?

12:20

Why Europe is getting so hot

Europe is sweltering under extreme heat that has broken records and claimed lives. Why is the continent heating so fast?

DW All

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09:42

India news: Modi warns of heat wave dangers

Heatstroke has killed at least 16 people in southern Telangana state, and Prime Minister Modi has said Indians must heed warning signs. The heat wave has also sparked forest fires …

DW Top

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09:42

India news: Modi warns of heat wave dangers

Heatstroke has killed at least 16 people in southern Telangana state, and Prime Minister Modi has said Indians must heed warning signs. The heat wave has also sparked forest fires …

DW World

2 articles

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12:20

Why Europe is the fastest-warming continent

Europe is sweltering under an early heat wave that has broken records and claimed lives. What is happening to make it so hot?

12:20

Why Europe is getting so hot

Europe is sweltering under extreme heat that has broken records and claimed lives. Why is the continent heating so fast?

Euronews

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07:00

A ‘brutal reminder of climate change’: Europe’s May heatwave sparks UN calls to shift to clean power

The United Nations is warning that the main culprit behind Europe's blistering temperatures is the world's "addiction" to burning fossil fuels.

10:02

Record heat has ‘fingerprints of climate change all over it’. What can Europe expect this summer?

"The climate we are living in today is simply not the one we grew up with, and our buildings and infrastructure are woefully unprepared for what's next.”

07:00

Climate expert warns of 'possible' hottest summer ahead

Heatwaves have become "much more common" and are affecting all Europe, not just the south, Carlo Buontempo, from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, says. He warns that climate change is …

Politico EU

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12:35

Europe’s sizzling heat is a ‘brutal reminder’ of global warming, UN climate chief says

Governments and national authorities have issued warnings about the high temperatures.

The Guardian

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11:00

‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: climate experts alarmed by deadly spring heatwaves searing Europe

Scientists warn of ‘new reality’ of heat extremes that claim three times more lives than car crashes and 16 times as many as murderersMalcolm Mistry knew it was going to …