Water temperatures have surged above 85 degrees in the Mediterranean Sea, where records have been broken every day for weeks.

PARIS -- Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer on Tuesday, as Barcelona recorded its hottest June in over ...

Spanish authorities say two people have died in northeastern Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters ...

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 ...

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

A Palestinian girl cools off in the Mediterranean Sea during a heat wave in Gaza City, Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

The world will have to learn to live with heat waves, the United Nations’ weather and climate agency said Tuesday, as much of ...

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.

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 ...