Above average mortality marks Portugal’s seriously hot weather; heatwaves synonymous with ‘excess deaths’ especially among ...

Portugal recorded 284 excess deaths during a severe heatwave from June 28 to early July, according to preliminary data from the Directorate-General of Health. Over 70% of the fatalities were ...

Portugal is facing the second heatwave of the summer, with some regions expected to reach up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 ...

Western Europe endured its hottest June on record amid relentless back-to-back heatwaves, EU's Copernicus said Wednesday. Global temperatures last month ranked third-highest ever, extending a ...

Spain and Portugal are set to be hit by huge temperatures next week, with one region expected to reach 45C, weather maps have suggested. It comes as Brits flock to the Iberian Peninsula for summer ...

More than 1,300 firefighters backed up by a dozen waterbombing planes battled three big wildfires in central and northern ...

A marine heat wave in the Mediterranean is combining with a powerful heat dome to cause Europe to swelter under a brutal early summer heat wave.

Portugal’s highest recorded temperature was 117.3 F in 2003. Emergency services have issued a red alert through Sunday, placing extra services such as medical staff and firefighters on standby.

Spain, France, Portugal, Greece and Italy experienced severe conditions over the weekend. The heat wave is expected to persist into the middle of the week.

Temperatures in the Algarve between June and July were on average 25.1°C, according to the Portuguese Maritime Authority.

This is the moment a rare phenomenon was spotted at a beach in Portugal, as the country faces a heatwave with highs of 42C. Beachgoers on Sunday (29 June) were shocked when they saw a “roll ...

We now have the ability to rapidly assess the death toll of climate change after extreme heat – a first-of-its-kind analysis ...