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During a heatwave, temperatures not the only threat: expert
Spain has just emerged from a 21-day heatwave that engulfed Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza, posing a health threat which extends far beyond the actual temperature, according to Julio Diaz, a researcher at Madrid's Carlos III Health Institute.
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Seoul residents sweating with record 'tropical nights' weather
Residents of South Korea's capital are resorting to novel ways to beat the heat as a century-old weather record fell Friday following a 26th "tropical night" in a row -- when the temperature stays above 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit).
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'Very strong' typhoon buffets Japan's Pacific coast
A "very strong" typhoon buffeted Japan's Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and trains in the Tokyo area and leaving over 4,000 homes without power.
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Seoul breaks 118-year record with 26th 'tropical night'
South Korea broke a century-old weather record with the 26th so-called tropical night in a row -- when the temperature stays above 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit), according to official data released Friday,
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'Five years of fire': Romanian farms wilt in drought
Desiccated leaves crackled underfoot as Romanian farmer Iulia Blagu walked through her scorched cornfield, devastated by one of the country's worst droughts in recent years.
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Wildfires caused major CO2 emissions last year: annual study
Wildfires made more frequent and intense by climate change released significant quantities of CO2 into the air in 2023-2024, said a first-of-its-kind annual study published Wednesday.
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Antarctica winter experiences prolonged heatwave
Antarctica, the world's coldest continent, is experiencing an exceptionally long heatwave during its winter, according to Britain's national polar research institute.
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Hurricane watch issued as Ernesto approaches Puerto Rico
Tropical Storm Ernesto advanced Tuesday through the Caribbean toward Puerto Rico, where officials shut down schools and sent workers home as forecasters warned of a possible hurricane.
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Death toll mounting from South Asia's devastating monsoon
Torrential storms lashing India and Nepal have killed hundreds of people since June, official data showed Tuesday, with flooding and landslides causing widespread devastation during the treacherous monsoon season.
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EU firefighters to join as Greece battles blaze
Greece battled a massive wildfire near Athens for a third day on Tuesday, with hundreds of European firefighters due to join the effort to contain the deadly blaze that has scorched parts of the capital's suburbs.
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Athens suburbs on fire as Greece calls on EU for help
A massive wildfire blazed its way into Athens' northeastern suburbs on Monday as hundreds of firefighters battled to contain it, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes and sparking a Greek government appeal for international help.
Thousands flee as wildfires bear down on Greek capital
Thousands of residents near Athens fled their homes on Monday, including in the historic town of Marathon, as wildfires crept closer to the capital despite "superhuman" efforts to contain the blazes, officials said.
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In Iraq's summer, residents of Kurdistan's Arbil ache for water
The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, 80-year-old Babir hasn't bathed in weeks and impatiently waits for trucked-in water deliveries.
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Harvest starts very early in Sicily's drought-hit vineyards
On the hills of the Contessa Entellina vineyard in western Sicily, the harvest is already well underway, the grapes ripening earlier than usual because of drought and high temperatures.
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Swimming trunks: transparent tank shows paddling pachyderms
Paddling with chunky legs and using their trunks as a snorkel, the elephants at Fuji Safari Park in Japan are taking a dip in their summer swimming pool -- with each graceful movement visible thanks to a special see-through tank.
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2024 'increasingly likely' to be warmest on record: EU monitor
It is "increasingly likely" 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending a 13-month streak of monthly temperature records, the EU's climate monitor said Thursday.
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Climate change is fuelling rise in hot nights: analysis
Human-induced climate change is significantly increasing the number of hot nights for nearly one in three people around the world, a global analysis said Thursday.
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Saudi delivery drivers bake in 'deadly' summer heat
Sheltering under a palm tree in Saudi Arabia's capital, a Pakistani delivery driver stole a quick break during the lunch rush when orders -- and scorching temperatures -- are at their peak.
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Headline-grabbing Austria climate activists end protests
A group of Austrian climate activists who attacked a Klimt masterpiece and regularly blocked roads said Tuesday that they were ending their protests.
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Five dead as Storm Debby moves through US southeast
Coastal South Carolina and Georgia were under flash flood warnings Tuesday, as Tropical Storm Debby swamped the southeastern United States, leaving at least five dead.
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Hurricane Debby blows $1 mn in cocaine onto Florida beach
Hurricane Debby landed in Florida Monday bringing high winds, pouring rain -- and 25 tightly wrapped packages of cocaine worth more than $1 million.
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July in Greece hottest on record: observatory
Greece's national observatory on Monday said the country had recorded its warmest July on record, weeks after setting a similar milestone for June.
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Hurricane Debby roars ashore in Florida
Hurricane Debby made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast early Monday, knocking power out for hundreds of thousands of people as the US southeast braced for potentially historic levels of rain and major flooding.
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Debby now a hurricane, threatens Florida, other parts of US southeast
Debby strengthened into a hurricane late Sunday as it bore down on Florida's Gulf Coast with potential for history-making levels of rain and major flooding, prompting evacuation orders.
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Firefighter, 24, is first victim of huge west Canada blaze
A 24-year-old firefighter has died while battling a vast and still uncontrolled wildfire in western Canada, the federal police announced Sunday.
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North Korea's Kim blasts South media over flood damage 'rumours'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused South Korean media outlets of spreading rumours about flood damage and casualties in his country, state media said Saturday, days after Seoul reached out to offer humanitarian aid.
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13 killed in India floods, stranded pilgrims airlifted
Monsoon downpours caused flash floods that killed 13 people in India's Himalayan foothills, officials said Friday, with helicopters rescuing hundreds stranded near a renowned Hindu shrine.
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Pakistan's second-largest city Lahore hit by record rain
Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore was deluged with record-breaking rainfall on Thursday, the national weather agency said, with hospitals flooded, power interrupted and streets in the metropolis submerged.
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Net zero goal critical to Earth's stability: study
Bringing planet-heating emissions to net zero by 2100 is critical to avoid triggering "tipping points" that could destabilise the systems that keep Earth in balance, a new study said Thursday.
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China says July was its hottest month since records began
Chinese weather authorities said Thursday July was the country's hottest month since records began six decades ago, as extreme temperatures persist across the globe.
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French storm damage leaves rail passengers stranded
Tens of thousands of rail passengers booked on the Paris-Lyon line were unable to travel on Wednesday after trees felled by a storm blocked tracks, French rail operator SNCF said.
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Mediterranean heatwave 'virtually impossible' without climate change: scientists
The punishing heat experienced around the Mediterranean in July would have been "virtually impossible" in a world without global warming, a group of climate scientists said Wednesday.