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The Climate Challenges That India’s Next Government Will Face

Farmers have repeatedly protested over grievances tied to global warming, a major political and economic test given the importance of…

World

How a Heat Wave Could Become a Catastrophe

On a recent Thursday evening, a freakish windstorm called a derecho (Spanish for “straight ahead”) hit Houston, a city of…

World

Here It Comes: Another Hot Summer in Europe

Extreme heat and other weather challenges are in the forecast this summer, and travel advisers, tourists and local officials are…

World

Philippines Closes Schools as Heat Soars to ‘Danger’ Level

Scorching temperatures coincided with a nationwide strike of jeepneys, the main mode of public transport in the country.

World

Heat Wave Strains Pharmacist’s Ability to Get Crucial Medicine to Gazans

A heat wave in the Gaza Strip this week, with temperatures soaring above 100 degrees Fahrenheit the past few days,…

Health

Heat-Related E.R. Visits Rose in 2023, C.D.C. Study Finds

The News The rate of emergency room visits caused by heat illness increased significantly last year in large swaths of…

World

We Don’t See What Climate Change Is Doing to Us

Many of us realize climate change is a threat to our well being. But what we have not yet grasped…

Business

Climate Change Made an Early Heat Wave in West Africa 10 Times as Likely

Temperatures in the region rose above 40 degrees Celsius in February, with humidity pushing the heat index even higher.

World

Extreme Heat Wave Pushes South Sudan to Close Schools

Climate change already worsened floods and droughts in the young nation. Now, soaring temperatures are forecast for two weeks.

Business

See How Hot 2023 Was in Two Charts. Hint: Record Hot.

Month after month, global temperatures didn’t just break records, they smashed them. This year could be even warmer.

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