Heat
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Economy
The Climate Challenges That India’s Next Government Will Face
Farmers have repeatedly protested over grievances tied to global warming, a major political and economic test given the importance of…
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World
How a Heat Wave Could Become a Catastrophe
On a recent Thursday evening, a freakish windstorm called a derecho (Spanish for “straight ahead”) hit Houston, a city of…
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World
A Matter of Survival as South Asia’s Heat Wave Reaches 127 Degrees
Pakistan and India are sweltering. For the many laborers who can’t afford to miss a day’s pay, “It’s a choice…
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World
126 Degrees: New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day
For weeks now, temperatures in several states in northern India have been well over 110, and hospitals have been reporting…
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World
Here It Comes: Another Hot Summer in Europe
Extreme heat and other weather challenges are in the forecast this summer, and travel advisers, tourists and local officials are…
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World
Philippines Closes Schools as Heat Soars to ‘Danger’ Level
Scorching temperatures coincided with a nationwide strike of jeepneys, the main mode of public transport in the country.
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World
Heat Wave Strains Pharmacist’s Ability to Get Crucial Medicine to Gazans
A heat wave in the Gaza Strip this week, with temperatures soaring above 100 degrees Fahrenheit the past few days,…
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Sports
Heat-Related E.R. Visits Rose in 2023, C.D.C. Study Finds
The News The rate of emergency room visits caused by heat illness increased significantly last year in large swaths of…
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World
We Don’t See What Climate Change Is Doing to Us
Many of us realize climate change is a threat to our well being. But what we have not yet grasped…
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Economy
Climate Change Made an Early Heat Wave in West Africa 10 Times as Likely
Temperatures in the region rose above 40 degrees Celsius in February, with humidity pushing the heat index even higher.