Heatwave

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  • China Breaks Another Heat Record In August
    CHINA
    Scientists say climate change brought on by human activity is causing extreme weather.
  • Farmers Struggle From China's Heatwave As Food Inflation Looms
    Soybean Imports
    Weeks of searing temperatures and no rainfall had left 66 rivers and 25 reservoirs dry in Chongqing, China.
  • China's Cities Set Heat Records, Weather Extremes To Continue
    EXTREME HEAT
    The red alert warning was issued throughout the country last Tuesday.
  • Record Heatwave In India Kills 25, Strains Energy Supply
    EXTREME HEAT
    Temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius in several states in India, with some states experiencing temperatures not recorded in over a century.
  • Pakistan And India Brace For Record-Breaking Heat Wave
    DROUGHT
    Heat waves are expected to become more common as a result of global warming.
  • Sicily Sets All-Time Heat Record As Intense Heat Wave Continues
    Sicily
    Temperatures in the island of Sicily in Italy reached a blistering 119.8 degrees Wednesday, the hottest temperature recorded in Europe.
  • Wildfires Reach Athens Outskirts Sending Thousands To Evacuation Centers
    Athens Wildfire
    Greece grapples with its worst heatwaves in decades.
  • Tourists Evacuated From Resorts As Wildfires Rage In Turkey
    Turkey
    Some tourists had to be evacuated by boat as the blaze swept downhill towards the shoreline.
  • Heatwave Triggers Power Outages Throughout West Coast
    EXTREME HEAT
    The California Independent System Operator, the state's power grid operator, issued a Stage 3 emergency alert, warning the public of rolling outages throughout this week.