Greece battled a dozen major wildfires on Wednesday, including one threatening its third-largest city Patras, as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Europe.

Sunseekers have been fleeing Greece 's Zakynthos and Kefalonia islands 'by the minute' as raging infernos ripped through ...

Europe's wildfire season has scorched 439,568 hectares so far this year, more than double the 19-year average for this point in the season, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) said ...

Over 52% of soils in Europe and the Mediterranean coasts were affected by drought in July, according to an analysis by AFP ...

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Visitors to an observatory in Split, Croatia, took in a spectacular celestial display Tuesday during the annual Perseid meteor shower. Meteors were also spotted streaking above a monument tank ...

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From the mountains to the streets of Europe’s major cities, record-breaking temperatures are revealing the fierce impact of ...

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The U.S. Embassy in Montenegro reported a fire was burning approximately five miles north of its location on Tuesday.