The 2022 European heatwave - in pictures

  • A burnt car in Alvaiazere, Portugal, after wildfires swept across the central part of the country in July 2022. Heatwaves in 2022 may have caused more than 70,000 deaths across Europe, a study has found. All photos: Getty Images
    A burnt car in Alvaiazere, Portugal, after wildfires swept across the central part of the country in July 2022. Heatwaves in 2022 may have caused more than 70,000 deaths across Europe, a study has found. All photos: Getty Images
  • Cooling off in fountains at the Eiffel Tower. Temperatures in Paris soared towards 40°C in June 2022
    Cooling off in fountains at the Eiffel Tower. Temperatures in Paris soared towards 40°C in June 2022
  • Low water levels at Baitings Reservoir in Ripponden, England, revealed an ancient pack horse bridge in August 2022 as drought conditions continued
    Low water levels at Baitings Reservoir in Ripponden, England, revealed an ancient pack horse bridge in August 2022 as drought conditions continued
  • Burnt wheat after a field fire in July 2022, in Zoerbig, Germany
    Burnt wheat after a field fire in July 2022, in Zoerbig, Germany
  • Firefighters tackle a forest fire in July 2022 in Albergaria a Velha, Portugal
    Firefighters tackle a forest fire in July 2022 in Albergaria a Velha, Portugal
  • The rubble and destruction in Wennington, England, after an enormous fire in July 2022, as the UK experienced a record heatwave
    The rubble and destruction in Wennington, England, after an enormous fire in July 2022, as the UK experienced a record heatwave
  • Parisians cool down at a water station in June 2022
    Parisians cool down at a water station in June 2022
  • A bottle sits in dried mud on the shore of the Beacons Reservoir in Wales, in August 2022
    A bottle sits in dried mud on the shore of the Beacons Reservoir in Wales, in August 2022
  • A man cools off in the city centre of Frankfurt, Germany, as temperatures reached up to 40°C
    A man cools off in the city centre of Frankfurt, Germany, as temperatures reached up to 40°C
  • The Po River basin dwindles amid Italy's drought in July 2022
    The Po River basin dwindles amid Italy's drought in July 2022
  • Firefighters rest after attending to fires in Wennington, England, in July 2022
    Firefighters rest after attending to fires in Wennington, England, in July 2022