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‘In a sauna’: Hong Kong’s labourers swelter as temperatures rise
“In terms of how climate change affects Hong Kongers, outdoor workers are at the frontlines,” he told AFP. Emily Chan,…
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Scores of horses suffer sunstroke at Japan samurai event
Two of the animals died, they said. The annual three-day event, which features more than 400 participants dressed as medieval…
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South Korea raises heat alert to highest amid sweltering weather
SEOUL: South Korea raised the hot weather warning to its highest, the first time in four years, as parts of…
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Ocean currents vital for distributing heat could collapse by midcentury, study says
A further slowdown or complete halting of the circulation could create more extreme weather in the Northern Hemisphere, sea-level rise…
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Europe, US heatwaves ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change
PARIS: Blistering heat that has baked swathes of North America and Europe this month would have been “virtually impossible” without…
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Sick of hearing about record heat? Scientists say those numbers paint the story of a warming world
But the numbers can be flawed in what they portray. The scientific community “doesn’t really have the vocabulary to communicate…
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Record heatwaves sweep the world, from US to Europe and Asia
At a construction site outside Houston, Texas, a 28-year-old worker who gave his name only as Juan helped complete a…
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Heavy rain pounds Japan’s south as scorching heat hits country’s west and north
Japan weather officials are calling on people in the southern Japanese region of Kyushu to be on alert for landslides…
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Asia heatwaves put renewable power fleet to the test
SINGAPORE: Record heat across Asia is putting its surging renewable power fleet to the test, highlighting the need for backup…
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Commentary: India has no idea how many people its heatwaves are killing
The figure is an estimate based on media reporting cited in one of the first studies to measure the influence…
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