Conor Pope: As a new year begins and bookings for the months ahead take off, a shift in travel patterns is emerging
European heatwaves
Velvet Strand Beach in Portmarnock, Dublin, was one of a number of busy seaside locations as the mercury hit 28 degrees in some parts
Blaze in Alexandroupolis and Evros areas near Turkish border blamed for 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in country last week
European Union officials have blamed climate change for the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires
Country’s largest forest blaze continues to burn out of control for fifth day near city of Alexandroupolis as heatwave grips Continent
Authorities examining whether the group might have been migrants who entered the country through the nearby border with Turkey
Itching for full-scale societal upheaval is unlikely to provoke necessary technological progress
Mercury was also expected to rise to 40 degrees in the Basque Country
Travel group expects increased demand for holidays in northern Europe and during cooler months
Who in their right mind goes sight-seeing in 40-degree heat? Irish tourists, that’s who
Richard Pine moved from Ireland to Corfu 20 years ago, where raging fires this week sparked mass evacuations on an island where almost everyone’s livelihood is linked to tourism
We jet into the mind-melting heat because our minds are melted by habitude
Parched conditions and subsequent fires account for more than 70 people injured and three killed
Wildfires in north America and southern Europe, storms of hailstones the size of tennis balls in Italy and flooding in Donegal - this summer has shown the growing risks from the climate crisis
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