Heatwave

Extreme heat is no longer a future problem. A major new report warns it is intensifying inequality, illness and climate vulnerability across Southern Africa and the worst-hit are…

The El Niño-induced drought and heatwave in February and March hit crops hard in Southern Africa

Climate change is already having an impact in southern Africa

Another says the outages are a wake-up call for how water is managed in the country’s economic hub

Climate change protesters said the scorching weather should be a wake-up call for the continent

The current heatwave in the UK is making it impossible to play or watch the game

The chance of temperatures in the Pacific Northwest region coming close to 50°C has increased at least 150-fold since the end of the 19th century

In Japan, in 2018, more than 1 000 people died during an unprecedented heat wave. In 2019, scientists proved it would have been impossible without global warming

The education ministry has told schools to postpone outdoor activities on hot days

January 2016 has continued a trend of rapid global warming, setting the record for the hottest first month of the year in the history books.

A blistering heatwave sweeping through Europe brought blackouts to France, but meant a range of ice creams for the continent’s zoo animals.

More than 1 100 people have died in a major heatwave sweeping India, with temperatures nearing 50°C in some areas.

Australian fire crews have been battling hundreds of wildfires and powerful, hot outback winds forcing hundreds to be evacuated out of their homes.