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World May 10

India’s early heat wave has major implications for agriculture

Nation May 03

FILE PHOTO: Basketball - Women - Gold medal match - United States v Japan
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News Wrap: White House deems Russia is wrongfully detaining American basketball star

In our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration has determined that Russia is wrongfully detaining pro basketball star Brittney Griner, voters in Ohio and Indiana took to the polls, former President Trump's inaugural committee and business will pay $750,000 to…

World May 03

FILE PHOTO: Unrelenting heatwave in north India pushes April power demand to record high
Brutal temperatures scorch parts of India, where shortages of coal are causing daily power outages

An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, where acute power shortages are affecting millions as demand for electricity surges to record levels.

By Krutika Pathi, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

Science Mar 01

Extreme heat returns to Pacific Northwest
Record-breaking heat wave in 2021 is an example of climate change’s impact in North America

A deadly heat wave in the Pacific Northwest last summer offers a glimpse of the types of extreme weather that a United Nations report says will become more common in North America with worsening climate change.

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

Nation Aug 12

Heat wave sweeps Pacific Northwest, U.S. Southeast
Northwest sizzles as heat wave hits many parts of U.S.

People have headed to cooling centers as the Pacific Northwest began sweltering under another major, multiday heat wave.

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

Aug 12

Days of hot weather grip Southern Europe, North Africa

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

Throughout the Mediterranean region, days of hot weather already have driven people indoors at midday, spoiled crops and complicated the challenge of firefighters battling wildfires.

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Aug 11

Pacific Northwest braces for another multiday heat wave

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday, just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region's most vulnerable people.

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Aug 10

We don’t know exactly how many people are dying from heat — here’s why

By Chloe Jones, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

Data on heat deaths is sparse and undercounted, making it difficult to predict the impact of climate change as temperatures continue to rise.

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Aug 04

This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places

By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

The founder of a disaster database maintained at a Belgian University says, "It is not only a poor country problem, it's now very obviously a rich country problem."…

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Jul 31

Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires

By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press

Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats Saturday after being told to evacuate some hotels in the Aegean resort of Bodrum due to the dangers posed by nearby wildfires, Turkish media reported.

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