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Extreme heat
Dhaka worst-affected city in the world: US study
Rapid population growth and global warming are increasing exposure to extreme heat in cities, aggravating health problems and making moving to urban areas less beneficial for the world's poor, ...
After wildfires, Greek PM says climate crisis demands radical action
Mitsotakis, who has approved a 500-million-euro ($587 million) aid budget for Evia and the Attica region around Athens, said the protracted heatwave had turned forests into powder kegs
Putin alarmed by 'unprecedented' natural disasters in Russia
A former skeptic of man-made climate change, the Russian leader called on authorities to do everything possible to help Siberians affected by the region's gigantic wildfires
Once-in-50-year heat waves now happening every decade: UN
Extreme heat waves that previously only struck once every 50 years are now expected to happen once per decade because of global warming, while downpours and droughts have also become more frequent, a ...
Heat wave shrivels mango crop for Egypt’s farmers
A sudden heat wave swept the province of Ismailia, which borders the Suez Canal, in early winter and then again in late March, and those hot days and cool nights have disrupted the fruit’s development
Deadly summer of extreme weather
Climate scientists have long warned of severe impacts on the near horizon, and the 21st century has seen more than a few natural disasters made worse or more likely by global warming
North Korea's capital swelters in heatwave
This summer, the country recorded higher-than-average temperatures that are hovering around 35 degrees Celsius in the capital
Climate change link as New Zealand records warmest June on record
Daily temperatures averaged 10.6 degree Celsius–1.9 degree Celsius above average despite a cold snap late in the month, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) said
Rain may bring relief in the sweltering heat
People of the capital city have been experiencing sweltering heat from Saturday morning even though there was rain, triggered by Cyclone Yaas, in different places of the country including Dhaka since ...
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