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Heat stress hits 80% of EU as wildfires surge

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC · How we work

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Heat stress affected 80% of the EU, with feels-like temperatures above 32 °C.
Rivers recorded their lowest flows since 1992.
56% of the European ocean was much warmer than average.
By 2 September, EU wildfire area was almost twice the 2006-2025 average, especially in Spain and France.
Tens of thousands died from heat waves.

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Story summary

Heat stress affected 80% of the EU, with feels-like temperatures above 32 °C.
Rivers recorded their lowest flows since 1992.
56% of the European ocean was much warmer than average.
By 2 September, EU wildfire area was almost twice the 2006-2025 average, especially in Spain and France.
Tens of thousands died from heat waves.