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An image showcasing a woman using a remote control to adjust a wall-mounted air conditioner.
BusinessTech
Dutch households used far more electricity during heatwave, driven by air conditioning
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Newborn baby's feet
Health
Woman gives birth on N44 highway in Wassenaar amid extreme heat
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Installation of Air Conditioning
BusinessNature
Heatwave sparks air conditioning rush as demand quadruples across Netherlands
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The Netherlands. Race track in Assen, motor sports circuit for motorcycle racing, July 16, 2025.
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Heatwave: Defqon.1, TT Assen ready for 38°C days; More events cancelled
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An image showcasing a woman using a remote control to adjust a wall-mounted air conditioner.
Business
Record variable electricity prices forecast for Wednesday evening in Netherlands
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A NS train leaves Amsterdam Centraal headed east on a hot Tuesday afternoon. 23 June 2026
Business
NS cancelling trains on key routes this week due to heat; Passengers will need water
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Cyclists on an Amsterdam road kept wet to cool it down during a heatwave
HealthTechNature
Heat: Schools implement special rosters, Amsterdam sets up cool-down spots
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A baby on a sunny beach
TechNature
Netherlands records second official heat wave of 2026 on Saturday as Ell hits 30.1°C
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People enjoying the first summer-weather day of the year at Zandvoort Beach. 30 April 2025
TechNature
Temperatures to top 30 degrees in Netherlands from Thursday as heat wave builds
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Extremely hot weather.
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Climate change increases risks of cancer, heat stress, infectious diseases
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Flooding between Venlo and Blerick, 18 July 2021
BusinessNature
Netherlands must brace for far more extreme weather, says Dutch meteorological institute
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A baby on a sunny beach
TechNature
Summer of 2025 is the fourth-hottest in the Netherlands on record
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A partly cloudy day in Rotterdam, viewed from the Erasmus Bridge, 4 August 2025
TechNature
Netherlands sees relief from heat as weather turns cloudy
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Boy drinking water in the summer heat
Nature
Rare second heatwave recorded at official weather station in the Netherlands
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Cooks in a commercial kitchen
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Some 360,000 workers in Netherlands experience heat stress on the job
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Aerial view of Wijk aan Zee, IJmuiden, and Forteiland in Noord-Holland on a sunny day. 11 August 2024
TechNature
Thermometer can reach 31°C in the Netherlands today
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Storm clouds roll in over Súdwest-Fryslân, a municipality in Friesland, during Poly. 5 July 2023
NatureScience
Nature suffers from the extreme weather conditions in the Netherlands
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At Bogortuin on Java-eiland in Amsterdam Oost during the August 2020 heat wave. August 9, 2020
TechNature
Officially the warmest September 10 ever recorded in the Netherlands
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At Bogortuin on Java-eiland in Amsterdam Oost during the August 2020 heat wave. August 9, 2020
Nature
Tropical temperatures expected next week, up to 30 degrees
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A baby on a sunny beach
HealthTechNature
Extreme heat means anyone driving to or from France should be cautious, experts say
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First regional heat wave of the year; heat protocol activated for the entire Netherlands on Monday
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Heating system
BusinessNature
Sharp rise in European gas prices, partly due to warm weather
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Heat Protocol: A Rijkswaterstaat car with bottled water standing ready to help motorists who break down in the heat
Business
ANWB receives more breakdown reports due to warm weather; up to 4,300 cases
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An air conditioner mounted to the brick wall of a home in Overijssel. July 2018
BusinessNature
Warm weather pushes increased demand for air conditioners