The most extreme heat event on the planet right now is happening not on land but at sea. A prolonged, record-smashing marine heat wave is scorching the Mediterranean, where water temperatures have ...

The most extreme heat event on the planet is happening not on land but at sea. A prolonged, record-smashing marine heat wave is scorching the Mediterranean, where water temperatures have hit ...

Water temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea are up to 9 degrees above average for this time of year amid a significant marine heat wave. The most intense warming is present in the western ...

The heat was so expansive that mountaintops, including the French Alps, that are usually frozen from snowpack saw record temperatures. Heat records were set for June in Spain and Portugal.

A deadly heat wave has struck Europe and the Mediterranean basin, claiming a total of eight lives in Spain, France and Italy while thousands flee wildfires in Greece and Turkey.

The worst heat was felt in southern Europe, while punishing temperatures were forecast to reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit in Paris and remain unusually high in Belgium and the Netherlands.

In 2024, record temperatures were reached both globally and in the Mediterranean basin. Heat waves are also increasing, both on the surface and along the water column.

A major factor in the heat wave is the exceptional sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean. “It’s the equivalent of a land heat wave. The Mediterranean Sea is suffering a pretty extreme marine ...

After days of record-breaking heat waves across Europe, relief will start to arrive from the Atlantic on Wednesday, bringing thunderstorms and cooler temperatures to parts of western Europe.

PARIS — Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer on Tuesday, as Barcelona recorded its hottest June in over a century and the summit of Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower was closed ...