Italy heat wave gives way to July snowfall in Alps

See How Europe’s Heat Waves Melted the Alps’ Glaciers

Europe’s recent heat waves erased the snow atop Switzerland’s glaciers far earlier in the year than normal, exposing bare ice that could melt away in extraordinary volumes in the coming months. “We are now in a state where we should normally be in August,” said Matthias Huss, a glaciologist at the Swiss university ETH Zurich. []

Central Europe sizzles as records smashed

BERLIN (AP) — Temperatures soared to record highs from Switzerland to the Czech Republic and Denmark Saturday, as a heat wave that baked western European countries this week moved to central and eastern parts of the continent. Unusually high temperatures were recorded even in the Nordic countries not known for sweltering summers. Denmark's Meteorological Institute reported a record 37 degrees Celsius in Odum north of Aarhus — the warmest day since records there began in 1874. In Switzerland, a r

Argentina's polar spell eases as Patagonia faces rain, snow and 90 km/h gusts

The intense polar air mass that affected much of Argentina during the first days of July has begun to ease, with a gradual rise in temperatures across the center and north of the country, while Patagonia now concentrates the most severe weather. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) has kept warnings in place for rain, snow and strong winds in the far south.

Record heatwave moves east as Germany sees highs over 40C

Germany and Italy are enduring sweltering conditions as a European heatwave spreads eastwards after temperatures broke records above 40C.

Central Europe Sizzles As Heat Records Are Smashed In Switzerland, Denmark And Czech Republic

Unusually high temperatures were recorded even in the Nordic countries not known for sweltering summers.