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Sweltering streets: Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat

Sweltering streets: Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat

  • Temperatures are rising nearly everywhere because of global warming, combining with brutal drought in some places to create more intense, frequent and longer heat waves
  • In the US, excessive heat causes more weather-related deaths than hurricanes, flooding and tornadoes combined
By AP ·
South Asia’s intense heat wave a ‘sign of things to come’

South Asia’s intense heat wave a ‘sign of things to come’

By AP ·
California braces for record-setting heatwave, more fires

California braces for record-setting heatwave, more fires

By AFP ·
Belgian woman survives heat wave ordeal trapped in a car

Belgian woman survives heat wave ordeal trapped in a car

By AP ·
Brain disease kills 97 Indian children, ‘heat curfew’ imposed as severe heat rages in Bihar state

Brain disease kills 97 Indian children, ‘heat curfew’ imposed as severe heat rages in Bihar state

By AFP ·
Australian state to pump oxygen into rivers as fish die

Australian state to pump oxygen into rivers as fish die

By AP ·
Special As Europe swelters in record-breaking heat, Arabs offer some expert advice on keeping your cool photos

As Europe swelters in record-breaking heat, Arabs offer some expert advice on keeping your cool

By Rawan Radwan ·
At peak of European heatwave, Portugal battles wildfire, power outage

At peak of European heatwave, Portugal battles wildfire, power outage

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Climate Change Ministry stresses need for urban forestry

Climate Change Ministry stresses need for urban forestry

By Arab News Pakistan ·
Pakistan heatwave kills 65 people in Karachi — welfare organization

Pakistan heatwave kills 65 people in Karachi — welfare organization

By Reuters ·
No reprieve for Pakistan as unrelenting heatwave continues

No reprieve for Pakistan as unrelenting heatwave continues

By Arab News Pakistan ·
Saudi Health Ministry launches awareness campaign to beat summer heat

Saudi Health Ministry launches awareness campaign to beat summer heat

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
Iraq announces mandatory official holiday due to heat wave

Iraq announces mandatory official holiday due to heat wave

By Associated Press ·

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