Italy's River Po drought. Italy declares state of emergency in five regions over drought

 

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Italy has declared a state of emergency  over a worsening #drought  that has plagued five northern regions in recent weeks, Prime Minister Mario Draghi ’s office has announced.

Up to 49 degrees: Heat wave hits Europe and Asia, 48 degrees in Italy

 

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 1. 45 degrees in Europe and up to 49 degrees in Asia. The #thermometers  do not stop rising in the north of the planet, with temperatures  that break records  and cause more than one inconvenience.

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2. Temperatures soar across China  & Japan  - heatwave  prompts power crunch warning.

Japan has been reeling under the worst heat wave that the country has seen since 1875. Hundreds of people were treated for heat strokes as the temperatures in Tokyo broke nearly 150 year records for the month of June. Meanwhile, China has also issued a yello walert  for high temperatures and heat waves in various parts of the country.  [WION]
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3. Italy suffers extreme temperatures with 22 cities on red alert

 Experts warned that in the coming hours temperatures in southern Italy  could reach 48 degrees Celsius, while in 22 cities including this capital will be declared red alert  for the heat wave.

The African #anticyclone  Charon, largely responsible for the heat wave, will continue to punish this European nation for at least another ten days, according to reports bymeteorologists published on the specialized site 3BMeteo and reported by the television station Sky TG24.

Europe heatwave: Outdoor events banned in parts of France - BBC News

Outdoor public events have been banned in an area of France as a record breaking heatwave sweeps across Europe.

Hottest pre-summer heatwaves in 20 years, temperatures touch 43-degree Celsius in Spain, 32 in UK

 

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Climate change threatens the ruins of the Greek island of Delos, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

 

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Floods have left at least 24 dead in the Indian state of Assam and 60 in Bangladesh.

 

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

 

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Austrian Glaciers Likely To Disappear By End Of Century With Climate Change - UrduPoint

The head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned that Austrian glaciers are likely to disappear entirely by the end of this century with global warming, Austrian news agency APA reported Friday.

The last 7 years, the hottest on Earth since there are records

 

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Mount Everest: Mountain's highest glacier melting rapidly, new study shows - BBC News

Climate change is causing the highest glacier on Mount Everest to melt at a rapid pace, a new study has found.

Chile launches climate change observatory

 

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 Chile has just launched a climate change observatory that will gather an unprecedented amount of data from the most under-monitored part of the Southern Hemisphere and make it available online for free. 

Drought-stricken farmers in southern Pakistan cry for help

 

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Vulnerable to climate change, New York constructs seawall • FRANCE 24

 

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UN confirms record 38C temperature for the Arctic | Al Jazeera

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) reached in a Siberian town last year was a record for the Arctic.

What's the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming?

 

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Australia anuncia que producirá y exportará carbón durante décadas

 

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Climate Change Threatens Russia’s Permafrost and Oil Economy

 

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UN: Climate change will melt all glaciers in Africa in next 20 years | DW News

 

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Climate change fuels drought, starvation worldwide | DW News

 

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Court orders France to meet its own greenhouse gas reduction targets • FRANCE 24

 

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