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Thousands evacuated as California wildfire grows

Midpines, United States | AFP by David McNew with Michael Mathes in Washington A fierce California wildfire expanded Sunday, burning…

China swelters under record heat

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Cities across China were on red alert for heatwaves on Monday, as tens of millions of…

Thousands evacuated as California wildfire grows

by David McNew with Michael Mathes in Washington Agence France-Presse MIDPINES, United States (AFP) -- A fierce California wildfire expanded…

Call for max working temperature cap after EU heatwave deaths

by Patrick Galey Agence France-Press PARIS, France (AFP) -- Trade unions called Monday for the European Commission to impose maximum…

WHO says heatwave caused 1,700 deaths in Spain, Portugal

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP The World Health Organization's European office on Friday said the heatwave baking Europe has caused over…

Italy heatwave peaks with 16 cities on red alert as Tuscany burns

Rome, Italy | AFP Italy faced the hottest day of the current heatwave Friday with red extreme heat warnings issued…

UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France

by Joe JACKSON with AFP Europe bureaus Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A punishing heatwave fuelling ferocious wildfires…

France braces for record temperatures

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France was bracing Monday for the peak of the heatwave gripping the country, with crushing temperatures…

Power cuts, forest fires in South Asia heatwave; New Delhi hits 43 degrees Celsius

  by Faisal Satti with Baldev S Chauhan in Shimla, India Agence France Presse LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) -- Power outages…

Record heat, forest fires in Colombia’s Amazon in January

January of this year was the hottest month in the Colombian Amazon in a decade, leading to an increase in…

Last nine years all among 10 hottest-ever: NOAA

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The nine years spanning 2013-2021 all rank among the 10 hottest on record, according…

NBA postpones Heat-Spurs as Miami unable to field minimum eight players

The Miami Heat's NBA game against the San Antonio Spurs scheduled for Wednesday was postponed as Covid concerns and injuries…

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