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France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave
To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at ...
France shuts schools, Italy limits work outdoors in 'exceptional' European heatwave
Italy limited work outdoors, France shut schools and Turkey battled wildfires on Tuesday in a European heatwave that ...
Around 2,300 dead across 12 European cities during heatwave as Spain hits 40°C, France fights wildfires: Study
A study by UK researchers has found that out of 2,300 heatwave deaths, 1,500 were linked to climate change, which intensified ...
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Wildfires erupt across Mediterranean as heatwave worsens
Blazes break out in France, Greece, Turkiye and Syria, with several other nations on high alert over scorching weather.
Acropolis closes as heatwave grips Greece
The Acropolis is closing temporarily on Tuesday as soaring temperatures continue to grip Greece. The popular site in the ...
France’s heatwave politics: Far-right leader Le Pen proposes massive AC plan ahead of 2027 election
According to France’s national environment agency Ademe, only 25 per cent of French homes had air conditioning in 2020 which ...
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Red heatwave alerts continue as storms sweep across France
South-west and Brittany are the only areas likely to avoid storms this evening after several temperature records were broken ...
Schools close, nuclear reactor shuts down and pollution peaks as France's heatwave drags on
Sixteen departments have been placed on red alert, the highest level of warning, and 68 on orange alert as France faces the ...
Wildfire in France shuts down Marseille airport, halts trains
A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday that forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic has not been ...