France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Turkey have been hit by strong heat waves with ‘extreme heat and drought’. After the current pause, the waves will resume from 12 July onwards, at least in Italy. Temperatures are very high in the Mediterranean Sea and river flows are at their lowest.
We recall the situation in Sicily, which is partly without water.
On the seas read: The rise in temperature of European seas since the late 1970s
Compiled on 6 July, updated on 7 July 2025
