Heat

Over 50,000 killed in Europe over summer due to worst heat wave on record

The analysis found that fossil fuel pollution-driven climate change accounts for about two-thirds of modern heat-related deaths, compared with around 40% earlier this century.

People cool off under the water sprays in Brussels, during a heatwave on June 19, 2026.
A US Marine Corps truck is seen carrying a palletized version of the Active Denial System, March 9, 2012, at the US Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

US to test Active Denial System energy weapon for potential use along border with Mexico - report

View of the closed frozen food aisle at a supermarket near Nantes after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores, France, October 12, 2026.

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires, spoiling food

Inside the medieval heating system found in Basel, Switzerland, October 9, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth medieval convent’s heating system during renovations in Switzerland


Israeli toddler who was locked in car for hours pronounced dead

MDA medics evacuated her to the Soroka hospital while performing CPR on her, where her death was later determined.

 POLICE AND ZAKA personnel attend the scene where a father left his small child in the car in Sdot Negev last summer. The boy died of what was termed ‘heat prostration.’

Unprecedented and extreme weather to hit Middle East, Mediterranean

The German and Cypriot researchers that conducted the research warn that this will soon become a reality unless “immediate, ambitious and transboundary climate action is taken.”

 A sign warns of extreme heat in Death Valley, California, US, July 11, 2021

Israeli Kibbutz Tirat Zvi holds the 3rd highest temperature ever recorded

The Kibbutz was established on June 30, 1937, as a "Tower and Stockade" settlement intended to mark the southern limit of Jewish settlements in the Bet Shean valley.

 Kibbutz Tirat Zvi, in the Bet Shean valley. August 05, 2019.

Brace for heatwaves: weekend Israeli weather forecast

There will be an increase in temperatures in the mountains and in the interior of the country and it will be hotter than usual for the season.

Thousands flock to Tel Aviv beaches during April 22 heat wave.

Heat exhaustion: What is it and how can it be treated or prevented?

Heat exhaustion comes from overheating and high temperatures and isn't usually serious - but it can become something life threatening if measures aren't taken to cool down.

 A sign warns of extreme heat in Death Valley, California, US, July 11, 2021

Heat waves are most dangerous in cold countries -Soroka Med

Much of Europe has been sweltering under temperatures near 40 degrees centigrade, sending residents of England, France, Italy and elsewhere to historical fountains in cities to jump in and cool off.

A man dives into River Thames, during a heatwave in Oxford, Britain, July 19, 2022.

South Florida toddler dies after being left in a hot car outside a Jewish school

Florida has the second-highest number of hot car deaths in the United States.

 y. Purchase a mirror that can be placed on a baby's car seat to help make drives easier

This fan trick will help you sleep better in the summer heat

Do you sleep worse in the summer? Don’t panic, this will pass when the heatwave dissipates, but there’s a really simple method to get cool right now.

 Standing fan (illustrative)

Our brains can reach over 40°C - study

When it’s 40 degrees Celsius, it’s so hot that we fall into bed exhausted and depleted. Yet new research has found that certain parts of our brains are at this high temperature. How is this possible?

 The brain (illustrative).

You make me so hot: Attractiveness rises in worms exposed to higher temps - study

The study shows that environmental stressors can indirectly cause genetic changes through epigenetic inheritance.

 A worm (illustrative).