Don’t stress, it’s simply hot everywhere

It’s the first half of the summer season. Of course it’s hot out there and many people are asking how long these temperatures are likely to last. Well first...

France records 5,764 excess deaths during June-July heatwaves

France recorded ​5,764 ⁠excess deaths between June ‌17 and July ‌2 when the country was hit by heatwaves, the ‌national health agency reported on ⁠Wednesday. Health Minister Stephanie Rist...

Call for innovations that improve thermal comfort and cooling access

The World Resources Institute (WRI) India and partners had recently launched the ‘Keep Cool Innovation Challenge’, a nationwide call for affordable, scalable, and people‑centred solutions for the country’s most...

Italy issues red heat alerts for 14 cities

The number of Italian cities under the highest-level heat wave warning will fall over the weekend, although extreme temperatures and health risks continue across much of the country, ANSA...

Wildfires, drought and storms hound Europe even as heatwave recedes

Firefighters backed by 30 ‌aircraft struggled on Friday to contain a wildfire in northeastern Spain that has ripped through an area the size of San Francisco, forcing the evacuation...

Climate change’s heat is baking us to death, we must act

America celebrated its 250th year of independence under a historic heat dome that shattered more than 148 records for daily high temperature across the Eastern United States. The nation’s...

Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data shows

European countries reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave that engulfed the west of the continent in late June, official data showed. The vast majority -...

Infernos devastate forests as Europe's temperatures rise again

Hundreds of firefighters across southern Europe on Sunday battled wildfires that sent residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night and threatened to disrupt a stage of...

European heatwave pushes up death toll in Germany, France, Netherlands

The severe heatwave sweeping across Europe continues to claim lives, with a rise in heat-related and drowning deaths reported in several countries.  In Germany, the Robert Koch Institute announced...

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