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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

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 01:24 AM

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

Heatwave hits Europe

Christophe Archambault, AFP
Posted at Jun 25 09:28 AM

People cool themselves in a pond at the Trocadero esplanade in Paris on Monday, as temperatures soar to 33 degrees Celsius. Read more »

'Silent emergency' as heat risks rise in Hong Kong - and globally

Marianne Bray, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 25 11:43 AM

The subtropical city of Hong Kong has a unique set of heat challenges and opportunities that make it a useful case study. Its dense urban living, combined with a humid climate, means growing heat threats, with average high temperatures in the summer hitting 31 or 32 degrees Celsuis. Read more »

Study sees dramatic rise in heatwave deaths by 2080

Reuters
Posted at Aug 01 06:06 AM

LONDON - The number of people dying from heatwaves is likely to rise sharply in some regions by 2080 if policymakers fail to take mitigating steps in climate and health policies, according to the results of a study on Tuesday. Read more »

Forest fires, barbecue bans: heatwave scorches Europe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 05:38 AM

A heatwave scorched much of Europe on Friday, with near-record temperatures leading to firefighters battling forest blazes and authorities banning barbecues, however rain cooled some regions in the evening. Read more »

Record heatwave across Northern Hemisphere

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 03:39 AM

From the Arctic Circle and Scandinavia to California, Japan and North Africa, an exceptional heatwave has been sweeping across the Northern Hemisphere for several weeks, setting record high temperatures and causing drought and wildfires. Read more »

Record heat broils Japan, prompting warnings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 23 03:14 PM

Japanese officials issued new warnings Monday as a deadly heatwave blankets the country, producing record high temperatures in Tokyo just two years before the city hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics. Read more »