Seville to name and classify heatwaves in effort to protect public

Spanish city becomes first in the world to adopt measure as periods of hot weather become more frequent

The southern Spanish city of Seville is to become the first in the world to name and classify heatwaves - much in the way that tropical storms or hurricanes are named - in an effort to better shield residents as periods of excessively hot weather become more frequent.

The year-long pilot project in one of Spain's hottest cities will classify heatwaves into three categories and named from a list that include Xenia and Wenceslao.