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DW reported that a recent heat wave pushing temperatures above 40 °C revealed gaps in Germany’s heat-protection measures, prompting criticism of the response and calls for increased climate-adaptation funding. The cri...
France and Spain imposed emergency measures as a severe heat wave swept across much of Europe, leading to record temperatures and more than 1,000 heat-related deaths in Spain. CBS News reported that France placed part...
CNN reported that the average global sea-surface temperature reached a record high in June, climbing to 69. 5°F and surpassing the previous June peak. The report linked the rise to the combined effects of El Niño and ...
The National Weather Service is warning that a prolonged heat wave could affect much of the central and eastern United States through the Independence Day weekend. According to NBC News, daytime highs in affected citi...
The U. S. Wildland Fire Service lost three federal firefighters in a Colorado wildfire as the agency carried out its full-suppression policy. The fire spread rapidly across remote terrain, forcing crews to confront in...
A surge in heat-related deaths across Europe, with about 1,000 fatalities in France last week and over 1,300 excess deaths continent-wide since late June, has sparked debate over expanding air-conditioning, as experts...
CBS News reported that three firefighters died and two were wounded while responding to the Knowles and Gore fires near the Utah-Colorado border, as severe fire weather intensified a broader wildfire surge across the ...
Paris deputy mayor for international relations Audrey Pulvar blamed the United States for Europe's deadly heatwave, citing its high greenhouse-gas emissions and widespread air-conditioning use. The heatwave, described...
Public Health France said Paris mortuaries reached full capacity as a record heat wave caused a surge in deaths. The agency reported more than 1,200 deaths on the hottest day and daily totals hovering around 1,400, wi...
A high-pressure ridge is expected to bring a heat wave to Boston and southern New England from Wednesday to Friday, with temperatures forecast to reach 102 °F and an Extreme Heat Watch issued by the National Weather S...
Governor Spencer Cox declared a state of emergency and imposed a temporary statewide fireworks ban, KUTV reported, as the Cottonwood Fire surged across southern Utah. The ban, which was to stay in place through the In...
The Cottonwood wildfire in southern Utah burned nearly 92,000 acres, destroying a ski lodge, condos and cabins at Eagle Point, with no injuries reported and zero percent containment, according to The New York Times. T...
Tropical storms Mekkhala and Higos brought heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding across western Japan, AP News reported. The intense precipitation caused rivers to overflow and slopes to give way in severa...
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