If heat waves are the “new normal”, how can we cool down our cities?
by The sun sets behind high-rise buildings in downtown Los Angeles, California on September 30, 2020. – … [+] A heat warning is in effect for …
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We can only adapt to heat waves to a limited extent
In September 2020 the UK Meteorological Office published a hypothetical weather forecast for a day in mid-July in 2050. Forty degrees Celsius in London. (That’s …
Britain breaks its record for highest heat build-up temperature
LONDON (AP) – Britain broke its record for the highest temperature ever recorded on Tuesday, with a provisional reading of 39.1 degrees Celsius (102.4 degrees …
fires scorch France, Spain; temperature-related deaths are increasing
PARIS (AP) – Firefighters on Sunday battled to contain out-of-control wildfires in France and Spain as Europe swelters under an unusually extreme heatwave that authorities …