Italy grapples with wildfires, heat and hailstorms
CNN — Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with southern parts of the country scorched by blistering heat, while the north is battered by deadly storms.…
Europe weather: Greece evacuates thousands of tourists in Rhodes as wildfire burns
CNN — A large wildfire tearing through the Greek island of Rhodes has forced thousands of tourists to evacuate their hotels, officials say. The wildfire in the central and south…
Mexico extreme temperatures killed at least 112 people since March
CNN — At least 112 people have died in Mexico as a result of “natural extreme temperatures” since March, according to the country’s health secretariat. The Mexican state of Nuevo…
Europe weather: Italy burns under ‘pizza oven’ effect as extreme heat strikes globally
CNN — Blisteringly high temperatures are expected to continue across parts of southern Europe this week, as the continent braces for its second extreme heat wave, putting people’s health at…
Soaring temperatures to record rainfall: flooding ravages East Asia as climate crisis takes hold
Hong Kong CNN — The world’s largest and most populous continent is reckoning with the deadly effects of extreme summer weather, as countries endure blistering heatwaves and record monsoon rainfall,…
As planet heats, calls to protect workers grow louder
Europe was gripped by punishing heat waves in the summer of 2022, with wildfires, droughts and deaths highlighting what many around the world already know: Weather extremes can have devastating,…
India heatwave: Dozens die in single district in northern India
CNN — Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are investigating the deaths of at least 68 people in the district of Ballia between Thursday and Sunday as…
Siberia swelters in record-breaking temperatures amid its ‘worst heat wave in history’
CNN — Dozens of heat records have fallen in Siberia, as temperatures climbed above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 Celsius). Despite only being early June, records are tumbling across parts of…
The ‘harshest heat wave’ in its history caught Southeast Asia off guard
Hong Kong CNN — Every day, countless mopeds criss-cross the congested city of Hanoi, in Vietnam, with commuters traveling to work or motorbike taxis dropping off everything from parcels to…
Global temperature rise could see billions live in places where human life doesn’t flourish, study says
CNN — If the current pace of global warming goes unchecked, it will push billions of people outside the “climate niche,” the temperatures where humans can flourish, and expose them…