Untamed wildfires force over 160,000 to flee
The unprecedented fires in France and Spain were fuelled by forests left tinder dry by successive heatwaves.
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130M EUROS TO COOL SCHOOLS
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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OCEAN ‘COLD BLOB’ BEHIND HEATWAVE?
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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France records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave
France reported around 1,000 excess deaths during a record-breaking heatwave across western Europe, with elderly people and urban residents most affected as…
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150-M people face 35C
The heatwave could be linked to 212 deaths in Spain between Sunday and Wednesday.
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Cliff collapse in beach resort kills one
A cliff collapse in the French coastal city of Biarritz killed one woman and left another diver missing, prompting a major search operation amid a severe…
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France suffers major power outage as Europe wilts from heatwave
A record-breaking heatwave has gripped Europe, pushing temperatures to historic highs in France, triggering widespread power outages, and driving a surge in…
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Two children die in France heatwave
France recorded its hottest average temperature ever for June, with daytime and nighttime temperatures reaching 29.2 degrees Celsius
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European countries close schools, cancel trains as heatwave set to intensify
Much of Europe braces for an unprecedented heatwave. France closes hundreds of schools, Belgium cuts rail services, and UK temperature records face complete…
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Go backs heat, crop safeguards
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Record power generated amid severe heat wave
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PAGASA warns hazardous humidity
PAGASA warns of dangerous heat index levels in Metro Manila as easterlies persist, with Isko Moreno launching cooling measures and authorities urging…
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Vendors, residents modify routines amid rising temperatures
Residents in Manila adapt to extreme heat as communities in Sampaloc change routines, boost cold drink demand, and find ways to cope with dangerous…
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Marcos vows uninterrupted gov’t services
The President recently visited housing projects in Pampanga to inspect their progress and ensure units are affordable and accessible to beneficiaries.
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‘Water bells’ to beat heat
Schools in India’s capital New Delhi have been ordered to ring “Water Bells” every 45–60 minutes to remind students to drink water, as authorities prepare for…
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Records shattered as U.S. heatwave moves eastward
Highest temperatures in March included 92 Fahrenheit (33.3C) recorded in Kansas City, Missouri, and North Platte, Nebraska.
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Iraq announces nationwide power outage
Iraq experiences a massive power outage amid a record-breaking heatwave with temperatures reaching 50°C, as surging electricity demand overwhelms the grid…
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