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Environment

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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Environment

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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Environment

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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Environment

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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Environment

Weather tracker: Much of southern Australia on heatwave alert | Environment

Southern parts of Australia are expected to suffer a short heatwave starting on Friday and lasting until next Tuesday. The…

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Environment

Did a marine heatwave cause 7,000 humpback whales to starve to death? | Whales

In 1972, a humpback whale nicknamed Festus was first spotted off the mountainous coast of south-east Alaska. He returned each…

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Politics

UK heatwave plan urgently needed to save lives, say MPs | Extreme heat

The UK urgently needs a plan to prevent thousands of heatwave deaths a year as the climate continues to warm,…

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