A study, published last month in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change, finds that history’s most notorious European heat waves would be hotter and deadlier if they happened in a warmer future climate.

20% of survey respondents reported being exposed to extreme heat either indoors or outdoors. Just 30% said they have access to training or information on how to handle heat and other risks related to climate change on the job.

Weather experts announce a winter potentially intense for Italy, with the possibility of Arctic cold waves and snowfalls even at low altitudes.

Approximately one in five EU workers (20%) report exposure to extreme heat at work, with the situation particularly severe in southern European countries where the proportion rises to about one in three workers. https://t.co/XXGKVoiKUC

Portugal and Spain are again recovering from flooding after Storm Claudia brought heavy rain and strong winds last week.

Over the past decades, Europe has been experiencing frequent and severe weather and climate-related natural hazards like droughts, forest fires, heatwaves, storms and heavy rain. Climate change will make these events even more intense and more frequent.

Europe accounts for nearly 22% of global ransomware victims, making it the second-most targeted region after North America, according to CrowdStrike's 2025 report.

Protecting Europe's 3+ million workers injured annually through stronger safety legislation and investment is essential for building a competitive, resilient EU economy.

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has published a series of case studies that examine worker management using artificial intelligence.

Spain experienced one of its warmest Septembers since 1961, with average temperatures running about 2 °C above normal, even as the month was punctuated by dramatic storms.

Extreme weather and climate change caused more financial damage in Europe between 2020- 2023 than it did in the whole preceding decade, according to a major survey underlining the impact of increasing ecosystem degradation and water scarcity on businesses.

The assessment by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), found the number of days above 35C in 43 of the world’s most populous capital cities rose from an average of 1,062 a year from 1994-2003 to 1,335 from 2015-2024.

All months between June and August were the third-warmest on record, respectively, making this summer the third-warmest ever recorded, according to Copernicus.

These extreme weather events caused short-term economic losses of at least €43 billion this year, with total costs expected to rise to €126 billion by 2029. The immediate losses amounted to 0.26 per cent of the EU’s economic output in 2024.

At an average of 19.46°C, August in Europe was 0.3°C above average this year. This puts it outside of the continent's 10 warmest Augusts in Copernicus's data records.

Extreme heat and strong winds have caused wildfires across Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Greece as temperatures soar above 40C.

According to Met Éireann, July 2025 was the 9th warmest July and 12th warmest of any month in 126 years of Irish records, with an average temperature of 16.59 °C, which is 1.74 °C above the 1961-1990 long-term average.

Last week, the World Meteorological Organization said wildfires and poor air quality were compounding the negative health effects of extreme heat.

As the early August model guidance hinted, a significant heatwave is rapidly developing across the southern half of Europe, expanding northward.

A major Heat Dome will build up over a large part of Europe late this week and remain strong while gradually expanding east and north into next week.