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Firefighters Bring France's Largest Wildfire In Decades Under Control, 1 Dead
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France. Still, local officials warned that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.
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Finland Breaks 50-Year Record With 14 Straight Days Over 30 Degrees Celsius
Finland has broken an over 50-year-old weather record as the country is witnessing the longest period of temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said.
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June Was Hottest On Record In Western Europe: Climate Monitor
Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as "extreme" temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Wednesday.
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Heatwave Caused 2,300 Deaths In Major European Cities: Study
The study targeted the 10 days, ending July 2, during which large parts of Western Europe were hit by extreme heat, with temperatures breaching 40 degrees Celsius in Spain.
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France Registers Second-Warmest June Since Records Began In 1900
France registered its second-warmest June since records began in 1900, said the country's ministry for ecological transition on Wednesday, as Europe swelters under an early summer heatwave.
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Heatwave In Europe Moves East, Germany Expected To Record High Temperatures
A punishing heatwave loosened its gripped on western Europe Wednesday and rolled eastwards, with Germany expected to record some of its hottest temperatures this year.
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Two Dead As France Registers Second-Hottest June On Record
Two people died in France as a result of "heat-related illness", said the minister for ecological transition, as the country registered its second-hottest June since records began in 1900.
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Fires Break Out And Most Of France Put On Heatwave Alert
French firefighters were mobilised to tackle early summer fires as 84 of the country's 101 administrative areas were put on a heatwave alert for Monday until midweek.
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Global Heatwave Persists, Warnings Of Temperatures As High As 54 Degrees
Millions across Europe and the United States are battling a severe heat wave, and the temperatures are forecast to go even higher.
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In Global Warming Red Alert, 40 Degrees Heat From US To Japan To Europe
Brutally high temperatures threatened tens of millions of Americans Saturday, as numerous cities braced to break records under a relentless heat dome that has baked parts of the country all week.
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UK To Be Hit By 'African Plume Heatwave', Temperatures To Reach...
The meteorological phenomena called African Plume is marked by a mass of hot air coming from the Sahara desert towards Europe.
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15,700 Deaths In Europe In 2022 Linked To Heatwaves: UN's Climate Change Report
Record levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases have led to increased incidences of droughts, floods and heatwaves on a global scale, the World Meteorological Organisation's (WMO) annual report for 2022 said.
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France Sees Hottest Year On Record In 2022
France this year experienced the hottest year since records began, the country's national weather service said Wednesday, as global warming stokes temperatures globally.
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Heatwave Zoe: Spanish City Becomes First In The World To Name Heatwave Like Hurricanes
Heatwave categorisation will cause people to take warnings more seriously, meteorologists said.
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Million Of Americans Set To Experience Record Temperature Over Weekend As Heatwave Bakes US
Scientists have warned that heatwaves like the ones being felt in the US and Europe will become more frequent and rise in intensity due to global warming.
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Firefighters Bring France's Largest Wildfire In Decades Under Control, 1 Dead
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France. Still, local officials warned that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.
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Finland Breaks 50-Year Record With 14 Straight Days Over 30 Degrees Celsius
Finland has broken an over 50-year-old weather record as the country is witnessing the longest period of temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said.
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June Was Hottest On Record In Western Europe: Climate Monitor
Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as "extreme" temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Wednesday.
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Heatwave Caused 2,300 Deaths In Major European Cities: Study
The study targeted the 10 days, ending July 2, during which large parts of Western Europe were hit by extreme heat, with temperatures breaching 40 degrees Celsius in Spain.
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France Registers Second-Warmest June Since Records Began In 1900
France registered its second-warmest June since records began in 1900, said the country's ministry for ecological transition on Wednesday, as Europe swelters under an early summer heatwave.
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Heatwave In Europe Moves East, Germany Expected To Record High Temperatures
A punishing heatwave loosened its gripped on western Europe Wednesday and rolled eastwards, with Germany expected to record some of its hottest temperatures this year.
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Two Dead As France Registers Second-Hottest June On Record
Two people died in France as a result of "heat-related illness", said the minister for ecological transition, as the country registered its second-hottest June since records began in 1900.
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Fires Break Out And Most Of France Put On Heatwave Alert
French firefighters were mobilised to tackle early summer fires as 84 of the country's 101 administrative areas were put on a heatwave alert for Monday until midweek.
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Global Heatwave Persists, Warnings Of Temperatures As High As 54 Degrees
Millions across Europe and the United States are battling a severe heat wave, and the temperatures are forecast to go even higher.
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In Global Warming Red Alert, 40 Degrees Heat From US To Japan To Europe
Brutally high temperatures threatened tens of millions of Americans Saturday, as numerous cities braced to break records under a relentless heat dome that has baked parts of the country all week.
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UK To Be Hit By 'African Plume Heatwave', Temperatures To Reach...
The meteorological phenomena called African Plume is marked by a mass of hot air coming from the Sahara desert towards Europe.
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15,700 Deaths In Europe In 2022 Linked To Heatwaves: UN's Climate Change Report
Record levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases have led to increased incidences of droughts, floods and heatwaves on a global scale, the World Meteorological Organisation's (WMO) annual report for 2022 said.
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France Sees Hottest Year On Record In 2022
France this year experienced the hottest year since records began, the country's national weather service said Wednesday, as global warming stokes temperatures globally.
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Heatwave Zoe: Spanish City Becomes First In The World To Name Heatwave Like Hurricanes
Heatwave categorisation will cause people to take warnings more seriously, meteorologists said.
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Million Of Americans Set To Experience Record Temperature Over Weekend As Heatwave Bakes US
Scientists have warned that heatwaves like the ones being felt in the US and Europe will become more frequent and rise in intensity due to global warming.
