Europe’s summer heatwaves: Should you cancel your holiday when extreme weather hits?
Athens authorities were forced to shut down the Acropolis this week as temperatures exceeded 40C in much of central and southern Greece. It’s not the only European country experiencing unseasonably high heat so early in the summer, raising fears that last year’s weather extremes will be repeated. Mediterranean tourist hotspots have been particularly hard hit, with temperatures along Türkiye’s coast soaring as high as 12C above seasonal norms and wildfires breaking out in the Paphos district of Cyprus. Spain, too, has felt the effects of extreme weather swings, with heavy flooding forcing Palma...