Australia heatwave renews bushfire worries
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia was bracing for a heatwave to sweep across the country's fire-ravaged southeast in the coming…
6 years ago
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Australia firefighters race to contain blazes as heatwave looms
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse Firefighters raced to contain massive bushfires in southeastern Australia Tuesday, taking advantage of…
6 years ago
Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to flee their homes on Saturday,…
7 years ago
Record 42.6C in Paris as Europe heatwave hits blistering peak
by Stuart WILLIAMS PARIS, France (AFP) -- Paris on Thursday baked in an all-time high temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius…
7 years ago
Records tumble in Europe as heatwave bites
by Adam PLOWRIGHT PARIS, France (AFP) -- Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands recorded their highest ever temperatures as a European…
7 years ago
Trains slowed down as temperatures in Europe hit new record high
by Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Trains were slowed down and holidaymakers flocked to swimming…
7 years ago
End in sight for US heat wave that set temperature records
by Brian KNOWLTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States sweltered in dangerously hot weather on Sunday, with major…
7 years ago
Mercury tops 45C in France as deadly heatwave roasts Europe
by Julie Pacorel with Clare Byrne and Stuart Williams in Paris Agence France Presse CARPENTRAS, France (AFP) -- Temperatures in…
7 years ago
Spanish teenager collapses, dies from heat
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- A 17-year-old harvest worker has died from heat stroke in Spain, local authorities said, in the…
7 years ago
Europeans on alert as heatwave intensifies; temperatures heading into 40 degrees Celsius
by Ryland JAMES Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Authorities raised alerts Wednesday as Europe's record-breaking June heatwave…
7 years ago
Spain battles wildfire amid European heatwave
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) -- Hundreds of firefighters and soldiers battled a wind-fuelled forest fire in Spain on Wednesday amid a…
7 years ago
India heatwave takes temperatures near record highs
CHURU, India (AFP) -- Temperatures in an Indian desert city hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) for the second time…
7 years ago
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