Fire damage mounts as blazes spread
Fires around Porto Germeno appear to have affected an area of over 10,000 hectares
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Fires around Porto Germeno appear to have affected an area of over 10,000 hectares
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The Department of Education (DepEd) is proposing automatic suspension of in-person classes and onsite work once national agencies issue hazard advisories or…
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The unprecedented fires in France and Spain were fuelled by forests left tinder dry by successive heatwaves.
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‘Temperatures have been rising since mid-July, and severe heat is expected to continue nationwide.’
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the Mountain West toward the eastern US and Canada, placing more than…
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Energy grids are also expected to come under strain.
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Health agencies are urging citizens to watch for signs of heat-related illness, ranging from cramps and exhaustion to life-threatening heat stroke.
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HALF OF THAT AMOUNT WOULD FUND MORE THAN 100,000 ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT — SUCH AS FANS, MISTING DEVICES AND AIR CONDITIONING UNITS.
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A 2016 STUDY SUGGESTED THAT COLD ATLANTIC ANOMALIES WERE A ‘COMMON PRECURSOR’ TO MAJOR HEATWAVES THAT HAD HIT EUROPE SINCE THE 1980S.
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PARIS (AFP) — French health officials said Sunday there had been around 1,000 more deaths than expected during a record-breaking heatwave that has baked much…
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The heatwave could be linked to 212 deaths in Spain between Sunday and Wednesday.
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BIARRITZ, France (AFP) — A section of cliff collapsed in the French beach resort of Biarritz on Wednesday, killing one woman and leaving a diver missing, local…
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PARIS (AFP) — Temperatures climbed across Europe again on Wednesday, as a record-breaking heatwave left tens of thousands of people without power and boosted…
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France recorded its hottest average temperature ever for June, with daytime and nighttime temperatures reaching 29.2 degrees Celsius
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Much of Europe was preparing Monday for an already fierce heatwave to intensify even further in the coming days, with some countries taking special measures to…
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There are people who resort to dangerous dieting to lose weight and look slim, but with disastrous consequences.
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go called for stronger public health measures, workplace protections and support for farmers as the country prepares for a possible…
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NEW DELHI (AFP) — India’s power producers have set a record for electricity generation as swathes of the world’s most populous nation swelters in an intense…
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