Weather

Weather refers to the short-term state of the Earth’s atmosphere at a specific place and time, commonly described through temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, and cloud cover. It reflects day-to-day atmospheric conditions, in contrast to climate, which describes long-term averages and patterns.

Image: Surface air temperature anomaly for July 2026
Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitorFactsNews

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and…
SourceSourceAugust 10, 2026 Full article
Image: 3D-render globe (s. monsoons)
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in eastern ChinaNews

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in eastern China

Beijing, China | AFP Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, as torrential rain and high winds swept swathes of the…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2026 Full article
Image: a man riding a bike through a flooded street (s. India, monsoon)
India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officialsNews

India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officials

New Delhi, India | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official…
SourceSourceAugust 5, 2026 Full article
Image: Seoul, South Korea (s. heatwave, record temperatures)
South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5 °CNews

South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5 °C

Seoul, South Korea | AFP | Muser NewsDesk South Korea registered on Sunday its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, according to…
SourceSourceAugust 2, 2026 Full article
Image: Abstract globe (s. climate news, climate change, heat)
May, June heatwaves caused 2,877 extra deaths in England: govtNews

May, June heatwaves caused 2,877 extra deaths in England: govt

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Record-breaking heatwaves in May and June led to an estimated 2,877 excess deaths in England, the UK Health…
SourceSourceJuly 30, 2026 Full article
Image: Firefighters, Paris, wildfire in Gironde
France, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires with more heat on the wayNews

France, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires with more heat on the way

Bordeaux, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk (Updated 27 July 2026 - 07:08) Firefighters battled massive blazes tearing through forests across France and Spain Monday, as…
SourceSourceJuly 27, 2026 Full article
Fire globe - abstract (s. climate, temperatures, forever chemicals, wildfires)
Planes fight fire in Fontainebleau forest near ParisNews

Planes fight fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

Le Vaudoué, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Firefighting aircraft battled to contain a wildfire raging in a forest south of Paris for a second day…
SourceSourceJuly 13, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: On March 27, 2025, Landsat 8's Operational Land Imager (OLI) captured a break in the dust cloud over the southern Tarim Basin, briefly revealing the snow-covered peaks of the Tekilik Shan as a powerful spring dust storm swept across western China
Intense sand and dust storms struck China, US in 2025: UNNews

Intense sand and dust storms struck China, US in 2025: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk China and the southern United States were hit last year by some of the worst sand and dust storms…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2026 Full article
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SW Pacific facing ‘increasing risk’ from ocean warming: UNNews

SW Pacific facing ‘increasing risk’ from ocean warming: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The southwest Pacific region is facing "increasing risk" from ocean warming, marine heatwaves and rising sea levels, the United…
SourceSourceJuly 7, 2026 Full article
Fire globe - abstract (s. climate, temperatures, forever chemicals, wildfires)
Thousands flee raging wildfires in southern EuropeNews

Thousands flee raging wildfires in southern Europe

Ille-Sur-Têt, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Wildfires raged across southern Europe on Monday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and prompting officials to…
SourceSourceJuly 6, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
June temperatures topped 35 °C for more than two-thirds of Europe populationNews

June temperatures topped 35 °C for more than two-thirds of Europe population

Paris, France | AFP An area of Europe with 410 million people -- more than two-thirds of the continent's population -- experienced temperatures over 35 °C…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2026 Full article
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UN warns of strong looming El NiñoClimate

UN warns of strong looming El Niño

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk El Niño will quickly develop into a strong event between July and September, fuelling the likelihood of extreme weather,…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2026 Full article
Fire globe - abstract (s. climate, temperatures, forever chemicals, wildfires)
France records 2,025 excess deaths in June heatwave: health ministerNews

France records 2,025 excess deaths in June heatwave: health minister

Paris, France | AFP There were at least 2,025 more deaths than expected in France during June's heatwave, the country's health minister said on Friday. "There…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Drowning death toll rises to 55 in France amid heatwave: ministerNews

Drowning death toll rises to 55 in France amid heatwave: minister

Paris, France | AFP At least 55 people have drowned in France amid a severe heatwave, the sports minister said Friday, warning the death toll could…
SourceSourceJune 26, 2026 Full article
Image; Stunning daylight shot capturing the Eiffel Tower with clear blue skies in Paris
Europe swelters under record-breaking heatwaveNews

Europe swelters under record-breaking heatwave

Paris, France | AFP Europe struggled to cope with a record-breaking heatwave on Wednesday, with at least 94 million people expected to experience temperatures above 35…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2026 Full article
Image: Beach, People, Heatwave
Europe heatwave closes schools, threatens healthNews

Europe heatwave closes schools, threatens health

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Workers stewed at their posts and children stayed home from school on Tuesday as a choking early-summer heatwave smothered…
SourceSourceJune 23, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Forty people have drowned as heatwave grips France: PMNews

Forty people have drowned as heatwave grips France: PM

Paris, France | AFP Forty people -- many of them youths -- have drowned since June 18 as a severe heatwave grips France, Prime Minister Sebastien…
SourceSourceJune 23, 2026 Full article
Fire globe - abstract (s. climate, temperatures, forever chemicals, wildfires)
France breaks average temperature record for June: weather serviceNews

France breaks average temperature record for June: weather service

Paris, France | AFP France's average temperature broke a record for the month of June on Monday, the national weather service said, as the country swelters…
SourceSourceJune 23, 2026 Full article
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Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to comeNews

Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to come

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk France banned alcohol in red-alert areas Sunday, Spain and Germany cancelled or postponed sports events and Britain warned of…
SourceSourceJune 22, 2026 Full article
Image; a view of a city from a high point - Alicante, Spain
Spain logs third-warmest year on record in 2025News

Spain logs third-warmest year on record in 2025

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Spain registered its third-warmest year on record in 2025, with 25 single-day heat records set during the period, national…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2026 Full article
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India braces for El Niño-linked dry conditionsNews

India braces for El Niño-linked dry conditions

New Delhi, India | AFP | Muser NewsDesk India will prepare contingency plans to help farmers weather potential low rainfall linked to the El Niño weather…
SourceSourceJune 16, 2026 Full article
Image: map - Average daily surface air temperature anomaly for (left) 11-19 May 2026 and (right) 21–30 May 2026 relative to the corresponding average for the period 1991-2020 (s. hottest May)
World sees second hottest May as Europe faces ‘new normal’: EU monitorNews

World sees second hottest May as Europe faces ‘new normal’: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The world experienced its second-hottest May on record, with Europe baking under an unusually early heatwave as climate extremes…
SourceSourceJune 10, 2026 Full article
Image: People cool off beside the Trocadéro fountains in Paris during a hot summer day
Heat dome over Europe scorches UK, Ireland, France and SpainNewsFacts

Heat dome over Europe scorches UK, Ireland, France and Spain

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Forecasters in Europe warned Tuesday of exceptional heat as record temperatures driven by a "heat dome" push temperatures…
SourceSourceMay 26, 2026 Full article
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Death toll reaches 22 in China rains, 20 more missingNews

Death toll reaches 22 in China rains, 20 more missing

Beijing, China | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The death toll from heavy rains across central and southern China since the weekend has risen to 22, state…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2026 Full article