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Climate Change Added Extra Month Of Extreme Heat For Half The World: Study
The findings underscore how the continued burning of fossil fuels is harming health and well-being on every continent, with the effects especially under-recognized in developing countries.
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Increasing Global Heatwave Hotspots Defy Climate Model Predictions
Heatwave hotspots exceeding climate models are emerging globally, with regions like northwestern Europe, central China, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest witnessing record-breaking extremes. Recent findings reveal jet stream wobbles, vegetation drying, and atmospheric patterns driving these anomalies. Notable impacts include wildfires, crop failures, ...
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Study Shows Over Half Of Earth's Vital Signs At Record Extremes: "Future Of Humanity..."
A 2023 report assessed 35 key indicators, with 25 showing worsening trends, including carbon dioxide levels and population growth.
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Heat Stress: New Research Shows Lower Threshold, Urgent Need For Action
New research shows that the human body's ability to tolerate heat and humidity is lower than previously thought, with a critical wet-bulb temperature threshold closer to 31 degrees Celsius.
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Climate Change Drives Surge In 'Coolcation' Travel Trends - What You Need To Know
As global warming intensifies, the new travel trend "coolcation" emerges, reflecting a shift towards cooler destinations. With extreme heat impacting southern Europe, northern and central countries are becoming more attractive to tourists.
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One In Five Children Gets Exposed To Extreme Heat Globally, Says UN
Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year -- or more -- than their grandparents did, the UN said Tuesday, warning of deadly consequences.
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7 Dead, 3 Missing After Heavy Rain, Floods Hit China: Report
China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rains battering swathes of the country and many regions enduring sweltering heat waves, is by far the world's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases says scientists.
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5 Billion People Suffered Extreme Heat In June, 619 Million In India Alone
Nearly five billion people globally, including 619 million from India, experienced climate-change-driven extreme heat over nine days in June, according to a new analysis by an independent group of scientists based in the US.
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Explained: Health Risks Of Global Heatwave Amid Record High Temperatures
With extreme heat gripping much of the Northern Hemisphere this week, authorities and public health experts have issued heat warnings to help keep people safe.
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Heat Projected To Kill Nearly Five Times More People By 2050
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday, adding that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".
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From Texas To Tokyo, Extreme Heat Is Now Threatening Global Fuel Supply
In addition to causing spikes in electricity demand as people fire up air conditioners, the scorching temperatures have led to a spate of disruptions at oil refineries.
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Heat, War And Export Bans: Global Food Threats Are On The Rise
As scorching temperatures ravage farms from the US to China, crop harvests, fruit production and dairy output are all coming under pressure. That extreme weather is just one of threats to food supplies that are once again mounting around the world.
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Global Heatwave To Persist Through August, Says UN Agency Adviser
Heatwaves are expected to persist in a large part of the world throughout August, an adviser on extreme heat said on Friday, following on from record temperatures in recent weeks.
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Extreme Heat Can Cause Flight Delays. Here's Why
The summer travel season got a rocky start in late June when thunderstorms, coupled with airport staff shortages across the US, caused as many as 7,700 flight delays and 2,200 cancellations in a single day.
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World Hits Record Land, Sea Temperatures As Climate Change Fuels Extremes
The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) is moving out of reach, climate experts say, with nations failing to set more ambitious goals despite months of record-breaking heat on land and sea.
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Climate Change Added Extra Month Of Extreme Heat For Half The World: Study
The findings underscore how the continued burning of fossil fuels is harming health and well-being on every continent, with the effects especially under-recognized in developing countries.
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Increasing Global Heatwave Hotspots Defy Climate Model Predictions
Heatwave hotspots exceeding climate models are emerging globally, with regions like northwestern Europe, central China, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest witnessing record-breaking extremes. Recent findings reveal jet stream wobbles, vegetation drying, and atmospheric patterns driving these anomalies. Notable impacts include wildfires, crop failures, ...
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Study Shows Over Half Of Earth's Vital Signs At Record Extremes: "Future Of Humanity..."
A 2023 report assessed 35 key indicators, with 25 showing worsening trends, including carbon dioxide levels and population growth.
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Heat Stress: New Research Shows Lower Threshold, Urgent Need For Action
New research shows that the human body's ability to tolerate heat and humidity is lower than previously thought, with a critical wet-bulb temperature threshold closer to 31 degrees Celsius.
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Climate Change Drives Surge In 'Coolcation' Travel Trends - What You Need To Know
As global warming intensifies, the new travel trend "coolcation" emerges, reflecting a shift towards cooler destinations. With extreme heat impacting southern Europe, northern and central countries are becoming more attractive to tourists.
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One In Five Children Gets Exposed To Extreme Heat Globally, Says UN
Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year -- or more -- than their grandparents did, the UN said Tuesday, warning of deadly consequences.
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7 Dead, 3 Missing After Heavy Rain, Floods Hit China: Report
China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rains battering swathes of the country and many regions enduring sweltering heat waves, is by far the world's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases says scientists.
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5 Billion People Suffered Extreme Heat In June, 619 Million In India Alone
Nearly five billion people globally, including 619 million from India, experienced climate-change-driven extreme heat over nine days in June, according to a new analysis by an independent group of scientists based in the US.
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Explained: Health Risks Of Global Heatwave Amid Record High Temperatures
With extreme heat gripping much of the Northern Hemisphere this week, authorities and public health experts have issued heat warnings to help keep people safe.
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Heat Projected To Kill Nearly Five Times More People By 2050
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday, adding that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".
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From Texas To Tokyo, Extreme Heat Is Now Threatening Global Fuel Supply
In addition to causing spikes in electricity demand as people fire up air conditioners, the scorching temperatures have led to a spate of disruptions at oil refineries.
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Heat, War And Export Bans: Global Food Threats Are On The Rise
As scorching temperatures ravage farms from the US to China, crop harvests, fruit production and dairy output are all coming under pressure. That extreme weather is just one of threats to food supplies that are once again mounting around the world.
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Global Heatwave To Persist Through August, Says UN Agency Adviser
Heatwaves are expected to persist in a large part of the world throughout August, an adviser on extreme heat said on Friday, following on from record temperatures in recent weeks.
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Extreme Heat Can Cause Flight Delays. Here's Why
The summer travel season got a rocky start in late June when thunderstorms, coupled with airport staff shortages across the US, caused as many as 7,700 flight delays and 2,200 cancellations in a single day.
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World Hits Record Land, Sea Temperatures As Climate Change Fuels Extremes
The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) is moving out of reach, climate experts say, with nations failing to set more ambitious goals despite months of record-breaking heat on land and sea.
