Madrid skyline amid haze carrying particles, a phenomenon known as ‘Kalima’ (‘Calima’) during a heat wave in Madrid on July 19, 2023. Spain since July 17 faces its third heatwave since the start of summer. (Photo by Oscar Del Pozo / AFP)

Millions hit by extreme heat on three continents

  • July 20, 2023
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Millions suffered through intense heat Wednesday as fires raged, health worries mounted and the world appeared headed for its hottest month of July on record. As temperature records tumbled on…

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An aerial view shows a destroyed in a flooded area following heavy rainfalls near Kastamonu, on August 11, 2021. – From flash floods to forest fires, drought to “sea snot”, Turkey is bearing the brunt of increasingly frequent disasters blamed on climate change. (Photo by – / Demiroren News Agency (DHA) / AFP)

Half the world unprepared for disasters: UN

  • October 13, 2022
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Even as extreme weather and climate disasters are multiplying, half of countries lack the advanced early warning systems needed to save lives, the United Nations warned Thursday. In a fresh report, the UN agencies for weather…

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This aerial photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows a flooded area after heavy rains in Yingde, Qingyuan city, in China’s southern Guangdong province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

What is causing record floods and heatwaves in China?

  • June 25, 2022
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Record floods in southern China this month displaced more than half a million people, while searing heat buckled roads in other parts of the country. Authorities have issued extreme weather warnings…

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In this photo provided by China’s Xinhua News Agency, rescuers walk into the accident site to search for survivors in Jingtai County of Baiyin City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Sunday, May 23, 2021. More than a dozen of people running a mountain marathon have died in northwestern China after hail, freezing rain and gale-force winds hit the high-altitude race, state media reported Sunday. (Fan Peishen/Xinhua via AP)

21 die in extreme weather in China ultramarathon

  • May 23, 2021
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BEIJING (AP) — Twenty-one people running a mountain ultramarathon have died in northwestern China after hail, freezing rain and gale-force winds hit the high-altitude race, state media reported Sunday. After…

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