Portugal and Spain face heatwave with temperatures peaking at 47C (116.6 F)
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Extreme heatwave grips Pakistan
KARACHI: Under the influence of a heatwave that has gripped Sindh and Punjab, Karachiites experienced the hottest night in April on Friday when the mercury did not drop below 29.4 degrees Celsius (84.92 F.), Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) officials said on Saturday. The hottest place in the country in the daytime was Jacobabad where 49…
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Western states battle wildfires, record heat and power shortages
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23 dead, 13,000 people hospitalized as heatwave continues to scorch Japan
TOKYO, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday that 23 people died among 12,751 people who were rushed to hospitals due to heat-related illnesses across Japan over the week from Aug. 5. Amid a protracted heatwave that has scorched wide swathes of Japan, the agency’s preliminary data showed that the…
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11 dead, 5,600 sent to hospitals last week due to heatwave
A woman shields herself from the heat with an umbrella as she walks by a securities firm in Tokyo on Tuesday. Photo: AP/Koji Sasahara TOKYO Eleven people died and 5,664 people were taken to hospitals in Japan due to heat-related medical issues last week when temperatures rose sharply following the end of the rainy season in most…
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Europe’s historic heat wave crushed more records this weekend, but it’s finally easing
Eight countries saw their highest June temperatures in recorded history People play as they bathe in a fountain in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Friday. (Zakaria Abdelkafi/AFP/Getty Images) The second pulse of a historic heat wave scorched Europe on Sunday and, only now, is starting to ease. The record-setting heat, occurring unusually…
