While a handful of member states have legislation limiting working hours in excessive heat, the thresholds vary and many nations have no nationwide heat limits.
The temporary disruption at London's Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the challenges airports face in making their infrastructure resilient to climate change, experts say.
The vast heatwave covering swathes of Europe moved steadily eastwards on Thursday, forcing countries including Italy, Poland and Slovenia to issue their highest heatwave alerts as firefighters battled wildfires across the continent.
The record-breaking heat has turned Britain into a microwave oven, disrupting the daily lives of the citizens.
The extreme heat caused huge transport disruption and sparked the same kind of wildfires seen in Europe in recent years.
At least 13 people have died in Britain while swimming during a spell of record-breaking hot weather that sparked wildfires, damaged train tracks and triggered warnings that efforts to tackle climate change needed to be stepped up.
Hungry polar bears are turning to garbage dumps to fill their stomachs as their icy habitat disappears.
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has warned governments around the world against the threat posed by climate change
During the two recent heatwaves in Europe, users in various countries and languages misleadingly juxtaposed weather maps, sometimes taken from different media organisations at non-comparable dates.
In parliament, the strict dress code was even relaxed, with male MPs allowed to take off their jackets.
A 13-year-old boy was found dead after "getting into difficulty," while swimming in a West Yorkshire canal, according to police.
A Japanese man has admitted to killing at least 30 green sea turtles after they got stuck in his fishing nets.
The UK is reeling under a severe heatwave condition, with temperatures expected to soon reach 40 degrees Celsius.
Sales of electric fans, hoses, air conditioning units and sprinklers are soaring as Britons swelter amid record temperatures, retailers said.
Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services, schools to close early and ministers to urge the public to stay at home.
Pacific Islands ask international court to rule on climate
Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.
Last week an avalanche triggered by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps amid unusually warm temperatures killed 11 people.
Britain's highest recorded temperature was 38.7C at Cambridge Botanic Garden, in eastern England, on July 25, 2019.
The authorities in the UK have warned parents asking them to keep their children indoors as the temperatures are set to soar above 33C on Tuesday.
Volvo Cars said on Friday it will leave the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) by the end of 2022, citing differences between its zero-emission strategy and that of Europe's car lobby group.
A baby seal was found almost 3 miles away from its home in the ocean at a farm in South Australia on Thursday.