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Rio swelters in heatwave amid run-up to Carnival
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear. The municipality's Rio Alert system recorded 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) in the west of the city - the highest temperature on record since 2014. The previous record was 43.8 in November 2023 - the day after a Taylor Swift fan died from heat exhaustion during her concert in the city. "We are expecting the hottest summer in recen ... read more |
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Death toll in southwest China landslide rises to 10Beijing (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 The death toll from a landslide in southwest China this month has risen to 10, with 19 more still missing, local authorities said on Monday. ... more 
Storms in eastern US claim nine lives: officialsNew York (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 At least nine people have died in the eastern United States, including eight in Kentucky, as powerful storms brought flooding and exceptionally powerful winds, downing trees and cutting power, local officials announced Sunday. ... more 
South Brazil heat wave forces schools to suspend returnBrasilia (AFP) Feb 10, 2025 A court has postponed the start of classes Monday for thousands of schools in southern Brazil as a heat wave threatens temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius, education officials reported. ... more
January smashes heat record, surprising scientistsParis (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Last month was the hottest January on record, blitzing the previous high and stunning climate scientists who expected cooler La Nina conditions to finally start quelling a long-running heat streak. ... more |
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16 dead, 5 missing in Indonesia landslide: officialsJakarta (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 At least 16 people have been killed and five more are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Indonesia's Central Java province, local police and disaster officials said Tuesday. ... more
Australia declares disaster in areas of storm-hit eastSydney (AFP) Jan 18, 2025 Authorities declared a natural disaster Saturday in parts of eastern Australia where gales have toppled trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes. ... more 
2024 was Turkey's hottest-ever year on recordIstanbul (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 Turkey experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, its weather agency said Monday, as bouts of extreme temperatures multiplied across the globe due to climate change. ... more 
Saudi prepares for another hajj menaced by extreme heatRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, with crowd management an essential first step, analysts say. ... more
Brazil, Indonesia, Serbia and China all report 2024 as hottest year on recordRio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 4, 2025 Last year was Brazil's hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming. ... more |
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India's 2024 was hottest year since 1901: meteorological office
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 1, 2025 India's meteorological department said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world's most populous nation following a global pattern of extreme weather sparked by climate change. "The year 2024 was the warmest year on record since 1901," Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, told reporters. "The annual mean land surface air temperature across India in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius above the long-term averag ... read more 
Bad weather set to hit UK New Year celebrationsLondon (AFP) Dec 30, 2024 Adverse weather on Monday looked set to hit UK New Year festivities, as the organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party cancelled the event on public safety grounds. ... more |
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Pier breaks off, floats away in heavy California stormSanta Cruz, United States (AFP) Dec 23, 2024 A pier collapsed into the ocean and floated away off the US state of California on Monday, weather authorities said, as the region was pounded by a powerful storm. ... more 
Storm fears overshadow India coast decades after tsunamiAkkaraipettai, India (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 The deadly tsunami that swamped India's southern coast two decades ago was a one-off disaster, but storms that are growing ever more intense spark panic each time howling gales whip up waves. ... more
Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heatParis (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into uncharted territory - and scientists are still trying to figure out why. ... more 
Single heat wave wiped out millions of Alaska's dominant seabirdWashington (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 The common murre, a large black-and-white seabird native to northern waters, has become far less common in Alaska over the past decade due to the impacts of climate change. ... more
Milan neighborhoods face rising cardiovascular risks during extreme heat eventsParis, France (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 A study by the D-Hygea Lab at the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering at the Politecnico di Milano, in collaboration with the Regional Emergency Agency (AREU), has shed light ... more |
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