heat wave

From floods in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia: extreme weather seems almost everywhere

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In sweltering Brazil, the worst floods ever killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about four million inhabitants. Voters and politicians at the world’s biggest elections in India are fainting from heat that can reach 115 degrees (46.3 degrees Celsius). A brutal Asian heat wave has closed schools in the Philippines, killed people … Read more

The scorching heat is back in Southeast Asia and it won’t go away anytime soon

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The death of a toddler from extreme heat highlighted the risk of climate-related diseases across Malaysia. That same week, Vietnam declared a state of emergency after abnormally high temperatures in the south dried up entire rice fields. And in the Philippines, hundreds of schools suspended classes after daily temperatures rose above 42 degrees Celsius. The … Read more

Seven ways climate change will change our holidays by 2050

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Greece was one of the worst hit countries when forest fires devastated the countryside during a period of intense heat in 2023 – Getty It is said that climate change is mainly experienced through online videos – until you are the one filming the segment. And it increasingly feels like vacationers are the people holding … Read more

2023’s list of billion-dollar disasters shattered the US record with 28 major weather and climate disasters during Earth’s hottest year on record

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National weather analysts released their “billion-dollar disaster list” for 2023 on January 9, just as 2024 was off to a wild start. A snowstorm swept across the Plains and the Midwest, and the South and East faced flood risks from extreme rains. The US set an unwelcome record for weather and climate disasters in 2023, … Read more

2023’s extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming is fueling climate disasters

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The year 2023 was marked by extraordinary heat, forest fires and weather disasters. In the US, an unprecedented heat wave gripped much of Texas and the Southwest, with highs well above 37.8 degrees Celsius throughout July. Historic rains in April flooded Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with 2 feet of rain in 24 hours. A wave of … Read more

As global temperatures rise, deaths among people with mental health problems also rise

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Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Greener newsletter. Our limited series of newsletters guides you through minimizing your personal role in the climate crisis – and reducing your environmental concerns. As the climate crisis worsens, we see farmers whose crops dry up and people losing their homes due to rampant wildfires. But there is another … Read more