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Italy firefighters battle 500 blazes after record heat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 06:38 PM

Italian firefighters said Thursday they had battled more than 500 blazes overnight as another death was reported. Read more »

'Lucifer' heatwave sweeps Italy, fueling fires

Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 08:35 PM

A blistering heatwave is sweeping across Italy this week, fueling fires in the south of the country. Read more »

Blaze sweeps through Athens suburbs

Alexandros Avramidis and Giorgos Moutafis, Reuters
Posted at Aug 07 08:20 PM

More than 700 firefighters, including reinforcements from Cyprus, France and Israel, have been deployed to fight the blaze. Read more »

Greece, Turkey battle fierce wildfires

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 07:11 PM

Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze on the outskirts of Athens on Friday as dozens of fires raged in Greece. Read more »

North Korea's capital swelters in heatwave

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 03:20 PM

Pyongyang sweltered on Wednesday as state media issued warnings about a heatwave across North Korea. Read more »

Heat wave hits Nordic countries, as 34 Celsius recorded in Arctic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 05:32 AM

The latest figures came after Finland's national meteorological institute registered its hottest temperature for June since records began in 1844.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 29, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:11 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Cooling off amid the heatwave

Jim Watson, AFP
Posted at Jun 29 04:41 PM

A young girl enjoys splashes from a waterfall at a park in Washington, DC, on Monday, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States. Read more »

2020 ties with 2016 as world's hottest year on record, EU climate change service says

Kate Abnett and Matthew Green, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 03:35 PM

Last year tied with 2016 as the world's warmest year on record, rounding off the hottest decade globally as the impacts of climate change intensified, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Friday. Read more »

Scorching temperature in US's Death Valley could be global high

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 06:54 AM

A temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) recorded in California's Death Valley on Sunday by the US National Weather Service could be the hottest ever measured with modern instruments, officials say. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 25, 2020

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Updated as of Jun 26 10:50 AM

 Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Heatwave hits UK amid COVID19 pandemic

Ben Stansall, AFP
Updated as of Jun 25 02:53 PM

Beachgoers enjoy the sunshine as they sunbathe on the beach and play in the sea in Southend on Sea, south east England, on Wednesday.  Read more »

Siberian heatwave is a 'warning cry' from the Arctic, climate scientists say

Matthew Green and Emma Farge, Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 04:19 AM

Extreme heat is fanning the unusual extent of wildfires across the remote, boreal forest and tundra that blankets northern Russia. Read more »

Australia heatwave renews bushfire worries

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 03:45 PM

Australia was bracing for a heatwave to sweep across the country's fire-ravaged southeast in the coming days, with the forecast stoking fears the soaring temperatures could inflame bushfires. Read more »

Australia has its hottest day on record

Daniel De Carteret, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 05:09 AM

Australia experienced its hottest day on record and the heatwave is expected to worsen, exacerbating an already unprecedented bushfire season. Read more »

Australia firefighters accidentally spread blaze ahead of heatwave

Byron Kaye, Reuters
Posted at Dec 16 05:26 PM

SYDNEY - A backburning operation intended to contain a massive wildfire in eastern Australia sparked out of control, damaging buildings and cutting off major roads, authorities said, as the country heads into another heatwave that may topple temperature records. Read more »

Record 42.6 degrees Celsius in Paris as Europe heatwave hits blistering peak

Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 07:23 AM

Paris on Thursday baked in an all-time high temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius (108.7 Fahrenheit) as a ferocious heatwave smashed records across northern Europe, sparking concerns about public health and causing new misery for rail travelers. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 25, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 12:09 AM

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Framed by fountains

Michael Sohn, AP Photo
Posted at Jul 25 11:08 AM

A boy plays in a fountain as a heatwave hits Berlin, Germany on Wednesday. Read more »

Nearly 150 million people sweltering through deadly US heat wave

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 09:21 AM

The United States was sweating through a weekend of dangerously hot weather, with major cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington experiencing temperatures approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius).   Read more »