Heat

In Germany, Tuesday was the hottest day of the year. The issue is that the record will probably be broken today, with temperatures of up to 40 degrees Centigrade (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Berlin. People were told to be careful and to drive less. In the meantime, another brawl was reported at one of Berlin's public outdoor swimming pools.

Some of the extreme heat from southwestern Europe is expected to reach Germany. If the weather forecasters are right, especially Berlin will feel like a pizza…

The summer of 2019 brought record temperatures to Germany and other parts of Europe. Scientists believe it was a symptom of the man-made climate change. On…

Updated version, 6:33 p.m. For the first time ever, more than 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42 degrees Centigrade) were measured in Germany on Thursday. By 6 p.m., two cities had broken their all-time temperature records. While Cologne and Frankfurt am Main came pretty close to breaking records too, Berlin was supposedly cool in comparison, with up…

The warmth which came through the city's open windows at 7:00 a.m. was already too much. Two hours later, Berlin felt like Phoenix, by noon it felt like Bangkok…

In the scorching heat, any Berliner could have fried eggs on the hood of any car parked in direct sunlight. Around noon, the city felt like Havana rather than…