Tag: heat waves
Hot Weather Is Killing More Than Half a Million People a Year
Soaring temperatures are killing nearly 550,000 people around the world...
Life-Threatening Heat Domes Are Confounding Forecasters
Record-breaking temperatures seared the eastern US last month, leading to...
Climate Change Led to At Least 16,500 Heat Deaths in Europe This Summer
Climate change fueled scorching summer temperatures that killed an estimated...
Scientists Link Major Carbon Emitters to Worsening Heat Waves
One quarter of more than 200 heat waves that occurred...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Protect Workers From Heat Stress in Warming World: UN
Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed...
Europe’s Wildfires Have Burned the Most Land in Nearly 20 Years
Four major heat waves, dry conditions and strong winds have...
Deadly Fires Rage in Greece and Spain as Heat Blasts Cyprus
Firefighters worked overnight to contain deadly blazes in Greece and...
Jellyfish Shut French Nuclear Reactors as Heat Wave Builds
Electricite de France SA was forced to shut four atomic...
Fires Ravage Southern French Vineyards Ahead of Harvest Season
French wine makers have seen extensive damage to vines that...
French Firefighters Battle to Control Worst Blaze Since 1949
French firefighters spent a third day tackling the country’s worst...
Deadly Wildfires Ravage Southwest France as Heat Wave Builds
Wildfires ravaged vineyards and farms in southern France, leaving one...