heatwave
A chart climate change deniers can’t ignore
The highest land-surface temperatures have been recorded in recent decades. The world is getting hotter – and fast
Europe must step up efforts to protect environment: report
EUROPE is a world leader in the fight against climate change but must do more to protect its environment and improve its resilience against global warming, the European Union’s environment agency warn...
Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35 deg C or more
[TOKYO] Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35 deg C or above, the weather office said on Wednesday, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.
Keeping cool with colours, Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heat
With more intense, longer and more frequent heatwaves a direct consequence of climate change, according to scientists, European cities are trying to change their urban planning
More than 132 million face wilting heat across eastern US
The US South-east will be the last to get some relief, later in the week or next
China’s gig economy booms as blistering heat leaves workers exposed
Heat wave allowances are only given by companies that are willing to comply with the law
What the EU stands to lose as the continent bakes
The pressure to dilute green ambitions stems from the rise of right-wing populist politicians across the bloc
Intense heat to push biggest US grid’s power use to 12-year high
PJM’s demand growth is rebounding after languishing for the better part of a decade, as new data centres cropped up in Northern Virginia and spread across the grid
It’s the hottest neighbourhood in all of Los Angeles
But residents aren’t overly bothered by the intense temperatures
Wooing foreign investors? Heat resilience may be a new key factor for cities
Failing to adapt to higher temperatures could mean lower agricultural yields and labour productivity, as well as poor energy security
