Wow!: Australian scientists help the homeless beat heatwaves with mobile cooling hubs
CORDELIA HSU, of Reuters, reports…
Scorching heat wave bakes US as heat index soars past 38 degrees; Greece wildfires die down
Chicago, USReuters Tens of millions of Americans were confronted with a one-two punch of brutally hot temperatures and oppressive humidity on Friday as an unrelenting heat wave settled over the midwest and East Coast and was expected to persist into the weekend. More than 175 million people in the US were under excessive heat warnings […]
July, 2023, set to be world’s hottest month on record
Reuters July, 2023, is set to upend previous heat benchmarks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday after scientists said it was on track to be the world’s hottest month on record. The UN World Meteorological Organization and European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service also said in a joint statement it was “extremely likely” July, […]
Extreme heatwaves to continue through August, WMO adviser says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Heatwaves are expected to persist in a large part of the world throughout August, an adviser on extreme heat said on Friday, following on from record temperatures in recent weeks. The World Meteorological Organization said earlier this week it expected temperatures in North America, Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean to be […]
Europe battles heat and fires; sweltering temperatures scorch China, US
Rome, Italy/Beijing, ChinaReuters Italy put 23 cities on red alert as it reckoned with another day of scorching temperatures on Wednesday, with no sign of relief from the wave of extreme heat, wildfires and flooding that has wreaked havoc from the United States to China. The heat wave has hit southern Europe during the peak […]
Heatwaves set records, trigger health warnings in US and Europe
New York, USReuters Heatwaves intensified across southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and much of the United States on Tuesday as the World Meteorological Organization warned of an increased risk of deaths due to the extreme weather. Across the United States, Americans grappled with a medley of extreme weather, from blazing heat to wildfire smoke-choked air […]
From China to Death Valley, extreme weather blankets the globe
New York, US Reuters Asia, Europe and much of the United States baked under extreme heat on Monday as global temperatures soared toward alarming highs and US leaders sought to reignite climate diplomacy with China. The US was scorched by record-setting heat in the west and south, lashed with flood-triggering rain in the north-east, and […]
Protection for the vulnerable: Heat insurance offers climate change lifeline to poor workers
GLORIA DICKIE, SIMON JESSOP and SHIVAM PATEL, of Reuters, report on how the concept of “parametric” insurance is growing in places like India…
Essay: Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s progress on poverty and inequality – new research
In an article first published on The Conversation, AMIT DEBNATH and RONITA BARDHAN, of the University of Cambridge, say pesent procedures for assessing the sensitivity of India to climate change need to be upgraded to help people resist the exceptional heat seen in recent years…
Thai authorities issue extreme heat warnings for dozens of provinces
Bangkok Reuters Thai authorities on Saturday warned residents across large swathes of country, including the capital Bangkok, to avoid going outdoors due to extreme heat. Parts of Asia are reporting extreme heat this month, with record-breaking temperatures seen in some countries. In Bangladesh and parts of India, extreme heat is leading to surge in power demand, […]