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Heatwave expected to spread to 250m Americans in midwest and north-east | US weather

The scorching heatwave that has swept the US south-east in recent weeks will soon spread to the country’s midwest and…

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Tornadoes strike Detroit and east coast as heatwave blankets US south-west | Extreme weather

A two-year-old boy was killed and his mother critically injured after a fast-developing tornado struck and caused a tree to…

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Sensor error means New Delhi heatwave record overstated by 3C | India

A record temperature registered this week for the Indian capital of 52.9C (127.22F) was too high by 3C, the Indian…

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Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave | Wildlife

It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees. At least 83 of the midsize…

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‘Impossible’ heatwave struck Philippines in April, scientists find | Climate crisis

The record-breaking heatwave that scorched the Philippines in April would have been impossible without the climate crisis, scientists have found.…

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Lethal heatwave in Sahel worsened by fossil fuel burning, study finds | Climate crisis

The deadly protracted heatwave that filled hospitals and mortuaries in the Sahel region of Africa earlier this month would have…

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Schools close and crops wither as ‘historic’ heatwave hits south-east Asia | Extreme heat

Thousands of schools in the Philippines have stopped in-person classes due to unbearable heat. In Indonesia, prolonged dry weather has…

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West Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis, study finds | Climate crisis

A searing heatwave that struck west Africa in February was made 4C hotter and 10 times more likely by human-caused…

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South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave | South Sudan

South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation for an extreme heatwave expected to last two weeks. The…

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Health

Tsetse fly fertility damaged after just one heatwave, study finds

The fertility of both female and male tsetse flies is affected by a single burst of hot weather, researchers at…

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