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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

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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

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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 »

France's June heatwave at least '5 times more likely' with climate change

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 03 12:15 AM

Climate change alone made the record-setting heatwave that pushed temperatures in France above 45 degrees Celsius (113F) last week at least five times more likely, an international team of scientists said Tuesday. Read more »

Europe set to sizzle again as deadly heatwave continues

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 09:31 PM

With France, Spain, Italy and parts of central Europe hard hit by all-time highest temperatures, officials pleaded with people to take precautions. Read more »

Pinoys in Italy urged to take extra care amid heatwave

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 10:02 AM

MILAN, Italy – The Philippine Consulate General in Milan advised Filipinos to to protect themselves from the heatwave that is being experienced not just in Italy but in Europe. Read more »

France roasts in record heatwave, 2 die in Spain

Inti Landauro and Emma Pinedo, Reuters
Posted at Jun 29 06:40 AM

PARIS/MADRID—France registered its highest temperature since records began on Friday as the death toll rose from a heatwave suffocating much of Europe. Read more »

France braces for record 45 Celsius as Europe melts

Inti Landauro and Emma Pinedo, Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 08:47 PM

The World Meteorological Organization said 2019 was on track to be among the world's hottest years, and that 2015-2019 would then be the hottest 5-year period on record. Read more »

‘Worst is still to come’: Sizzling Europe battles wildfires, health risks

Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 12:51 AM

TARRAGONA, Spain/PARIS - Wildfires raged across Catalonia and French authorities stepped up restrictions on water use and driving in cities as swathes of western Europe remained in the grip of an intense heatwave. Read more »

Madrid summer

Manu Fernandez, AP Photo
Posted at Jun 27 08:12 AM

People cool off in an urban beach at Madrid Rio park in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 25, 2019

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Posted at Jun 26 01:24 AM

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