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Heat, drought, fires threaten Lebanon’s northern forests

Heat, drought, fires threaten Lebanon’s northern forests

  • Rainfall has been below average this year in Lebanon
  • A 13-day heatwave last month was “the most severe recorded in terms of the number of days, the area affected and the exceptional temperatures”
By AFP ·
UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that

UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that

By AP ·
A general downtown view is seen with heat haze over the skyline during the afternoon hours in Manama, Bahrain, August 2, 2023. (

Bahrain heat spurs record energy consumption

By AFP ·
Two-day holiday in Iran over ‘unprecedented’ heat

Two-day holiday in Iran over ‘unprecedented’ heat

By AFP ·
Warming world ‘brutalizes’ women as heatwaves deepen gender divide

Warming world ‘brutalizes’ women as heatwaves deepen gender divide

By Reuters ·
Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning

Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning

By AP ·
Greece facing longest heat wave on record while record highs hit US

Greece facing longest heat wave on record while record highs hit US

By AFP ·
Special How Gulf nations are responding to the age of record-breaking extreme temperatures

How Gulf nations are responding to the age of record-breaking extreme temperatures

By Jumana Khamis ·
An Iraqi man dives into the waters of the Tigris River to beat the heat in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP)

Iraqis beat summer heat by swimming in shrinking Tigris

By AFP ·
Beijing records hottest June day as extreme heat sears northern China

Beijing records hottest June day as extreme heat sears northern China

By AFP ·

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