Firefighters are battling several wildfires in Greece as a scorching heatwave wreaks havoc across southern Europe. In the past 24 hours alone, more than 152 new fires have broken out across Greece - and thousands of people have been evacuated. Around 4,850 firefighters are engaged in a multi-front battle to contain the flames.

But European cities appear to suffer more than cities in other rich regions even when peak temperatures are similar. Data from Kai Chen, of the Yale School of Public Health, and his colleagues shows that,

The recent extreme temperatures gripping Europe have sparked widespread concern. Many now question the safety and ethics of visiting the continent. With heatwaves intensifying and fueling devastating wildfires across popular destinations,

PATRAS, Greece,/MADRID (Reuters) -Wildfires caused by arsonists or thunderstorms and fanned by a heatwave and strong winds continued to rage across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning houses, farms and factories and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists.

Heatwave blanketing southern Europe are sparking blazes from Portugal to the Balkans with a major fire in Greece.

Climatologist Prof Otto, from Imperial College London, said: “Even relatively cold Scandinavian countries are facing dangerous heatwaves today with 1.3 degrees of warming – no country is safe from climate change.

PATRAS, Greece,/MADRID (Reuters) -Wildfires fanned by a heatwave and strong winds continued to rage across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning houses, farms and factories and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists.

As the UK bakes in its fourth heatwave of the year and wildfires sweep across southern Europe, climate scientist Chloe Brimicombe explains how changing weather patterns affect everything from our heal