Hottest May since 1966, water sprinkler tankers deployed. Temperatures soar to 49 °C in New Delhi

 

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Canada heatwave cooks up to one billion shellfish alive | DW News

 

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Spain hit by heatwave with temperatures set to top 44ºC • FRANCE 24 English

 

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US heatwave: California and Nevada brace for record-breaking temperatures - BBC News

Extreme heat is building in the US and Canada, with forecasts of record-breaking temperatures in the states of California and Nevada.

Cyprus appeals for help as huge wildfire rips through forest - BBC News

Cyprus has appealed for international help to tackle a huge wildfire described by officials as the worst in the country's history.

Canada hits record temperature of 46 1C amid heatwave

 

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Crushing heatwave setting records in the Middle East

An exceptionally hot air mass is breaking maximum temperature records in the Middle East this week, with the hottest weather yet to come for some areas.

EU Offers Further Support for Sweden in Fighting Wildfires

The European Commission is coordinating further EU member-states' assistance to help Sweden battle vast forest fires across the country, the Commission said in a press release.

At least 14 dead in Tokyo as heatwave grips Japan

More than a dozen people have died in Tokyo as Japan struggles to cope in record-breaking heat.

Sweden struggles to contain wildfires as heatwave continues

Dozens of forest wildfires are raging across Sweden, prompting the country to ask for emergency EU help to fight the blazes, which broke out during an extreme heatwave in the region.

Death Toll in Quebec's Killer Heat Wave Rises to 50 - Reports

At least 50 people died in Canada’s province of Quebec from conditions complicated by extreme heat, media reported on Friday.

At least 19 people die in Canada heatwave

A heatwave in Quebec has killed at least 19 people in the past week as high summer temperatures scorched eastern Canada, according to health officials.

Australian gov't commits 379 million USD to save iconic Great Barrier Reef

The Australian government has allocated 500 million Australian dollars (379 million US dollars) to save the Great Barrier Reef from climate change, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced here on Sunday.

Australia measures another heatwave

Not for the first time this summer, it has got hot in southeastern Australia.

Toronto heat breaks century old record

After two weeks of temperatures above 25C every day, Toronto, the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario, has cooled down to below average temperatures. Last weekend was positively blistering, both days above 33C and Toronto Public Health authority issued its only ‘extreme heat alert’ this year.

Two teenagers among five dead in storms in Poland

Five people, including two Girl Guides, have died in freak accidents as violent storms hit Poland amid a heatwave.

Spring temperatures soar across Europe

Spring weather was slow to get started across parts of mainland Europe this year, with a late blast of cold air and snow to many countries in the continent's eastern parts and throughout the Alpine regions.

Intense heat grips eastern Australia

Eastern Australia is in the grip of an intense heatwave which has seen temperature records broken in many parts. Daytime highs have soared into the mid-40s Celsius in parts, leading to fire bans across the country's southeast.

49 degrees C : Excessive Heat Warning Issued for Phoenix Area

The heat is on for Father's Day in the southwestern U.S., and it is just plain dangerous.

600,000 people have died due to weather-related disasters

A new UN-backed report found that in the past 20 years, more than 600,000 people have died as a result of weather-related disasters, and 90 percent of major disasters have been caused by nearly 6,500 recorded floods, storms, heatwaves, droughts and other weather-related events.