heat wave
From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
Science
In sweltering Brazil, worst-ever flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. Voters and politicians in ...
South and Southeast Asian countries cope with a weekslong heat wave
Science
South and Southeast Asian countries have been coping with a weekslong heat wave rendering record high temperatures that have posed a severe ...
Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa
World
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during ...
Water guns are in full blast to mark Thai New Year festivities despite worries about heat wave
Science
It’s water festival time in Thailand where many are marking the country’s traditional New Year, splashing each other with colorful water guns ...
Searing heat is back across Southeast Asia and it’s not going away anytime soon
Science
The death of a toddler from extreme heat highlighted the risk of climate-related illnesses across Malaysia. The same week, Vietnam declared a ...
Central US seeing wild weather, with heat wave then deep freeze
Science
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Some U.S. residents will be going from wearing Bermuda shorts to snow pants in less than 24 ...
2023’s billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record with 28 weather and climate disasters amid Earth’s hottest year on record
Science
National weather analysts released their 2023 “billion-dollar disasters list” on Jan. 9, just as 2024 was getting off to a ferocious start. ...
2023’s extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters
Science
The year 2023 was marked by extraordinary heat, wildfires and weather disasters. In the U.S., an unprecedented heat wave gripped much of ...
As Earth’s temperature rises, so do deaths among people with mental health problems
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Global heat deaths could quadruple if action is not taken on climate change, study finds
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Global heat deaths are projected to increase by 370% if action is not taken to limit the effects of global warming, according ...
