Extreme heat is closing schools, widening learning gaps worldwide
Hena Khan, a ninth-grade student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 40 degrees Celsius in the capital of Bangladesh. “There is no …
Hena Khan, a ninth-grade student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 40 degrees Celsius in the capital of Bangladesh. “There is no …
South and Southeast Asian countries have been coping with a weekslong heat wave rendering record high temperatures that have posed a severe health risk. Umbrellas to shield against blazing sunlight …
The Environment Ministry will put in place on Wednesday a special alert system for heatstroke to protect people from unprecedented heat. Under the new system, which will remain until Oct. …
WASHINGTON — Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer. The National …
Paris – Europe endured a record number of “extreme heat stress” days in 2023, two leading climate monitors said Monday, underscoring the threat of increasingly deadly summers across the continent. …
Economic losses in the Asia Pacific region soared to $65 billion due to natural disasters, mainly fueled by floods in China and droughts in India, as reported by insurance company …
By Seth Borenstein | Associated Press Climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher …
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian climatologist Núbia Beray Armond for years had been sounding the alarm about Rio de Janeiro’s need for an extreme heat plan including water distribution. Interest …
PHOENIX — Public health officials in Arizona’s most populous county on Wednesday reported they confirmed a staggering 645 heat-associated deaths last year — more than 50% higher than 2022 and …
MECCA, Calif. — When Limba Contreras moved to the desert community of Oasis, California, about 50 years ago, her family relied on a water cooler to keep temperatures inside their …