heatwave

Eight people die in Mexico heatwave

MEXICO CITY, June 17, 2023 (AFP) - Eight people have died in the third heatwave to hit Mexico since mid-April,…

Beijing roasts in record mid-June temperatures

BEIJING, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - Temperatures in Beijing hit a record for mid-June of 39.4 degrees Celsius (103 Fahrenheit)…

World warming at record 0.2C per decade, scientists warn

PARIS, June 8, 2023 (AFP) - Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in…

Sweltering heat in Vietnam’s north sparks power cuts

HANOI, June 3, 2023 (AFP) - Hanoi residents flocked to the Vietnamese capital's air-conditioned shopping malls on Saturday to escape…

Cash-strapped Bangladesh shuts power plant as heatwave hits

DHAKA, June 5, 2023 (AFP) - Cash-strapped Bangladesh shut its biggest power plant Monday because it was unable to afford…

Asia heatwaves made 30 times more likely by climate change: study

NEW DELHI, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - Climate change made record-breaking deadly heatwaves in Bangladesh, India, Laos and Thailand last…

Next five years set to be hottest period ever: UN

GENEVA, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the…

Vietnam warns heatwaves to strain power supply

HANOI, May 10, 2023 (AFP) - Vietnam's state electricity company warned on Wednesday that the national power system would come…

Spain heatwave to peak with record April temperatures

MADRID, April 27, 2023 (AFP) - An unusually early heatwave in drought-hit Spain is set to peak on Thursday and…

Heatstroke kills 11 at India awards event

New Delhi, India | AFP | Monday 4/17/2023 Eleven people died of heatstroke in India after an estimated one million…

Trees could cut urban heatwave mortality by a third: study

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could…

Heatwaves could kill 90,000 Europeans per year by 2100: EEA

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP | If nothing is done, heatwaves could lead to the deaths of 90,000 Europeans each year…

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