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World will have to learn to live with heatwaves: UN

Geneva, Switzerland — The world will have to learn to live with heatwaves, the United Nations' weather and climate agency said Tuesday, as much of...

Fires break out as south Europe heatwave steps up

ROME – Firefighters mobilized in several countries to tackle blazes as southern Europeans sought shelter from punishing temperatures of a heatwave that is set...

Kimchi threat as heatwave drives up South Korea cabbage prices

Seoul, South Korea—An unprecedented heat wave across South Korea has driven up the price of cabbages, data revealed Friday, with the vegetable used in the...

Thousands evacuate amid biggest wildfire in California

A huge, fast-moving and rapidly growing wildfire in northern California has forced more than 4,000 people to evacuate as firefighters battle gusty winds and...

Deadly, record-breaking heatwave clutches western US

LOS ANGELES – A record-breaking heat wave continued to grip the western United States on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time), smashing records and endangering lives...

Japan swelters in heatwave

TOKYO – Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave, prompting authorities to issue a...

Blame the heatwave

A boat moves along Lake Oroville as the Thompson fire continues to burn in Oroville, California on Thursday. A heatwave is sending temperatures...

Thousands told to flee wildfire

OROVILLE, California – Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire rages out of control in northern California, with a swathe...

India’s heatwave longest ever, worse to come; Modi sworn in for 3rd term

NEW DELHI – India’s heatwave is the longest ever to hit the country, the government’s top weather expert said Monday as he warned people...

Heatwave hammers Thailand’s stinky but lucrative durian farms

Clambering hand-over-hand, sweat dripping into his eyes, a durian labourer expertly slices a cumbersome fruit from a tree before tossing it down to land...

Pray for rain: CBCP issues Oratio Imperata amid sweltering heat

The country's bishops on Friday released a special prayer asking for rain. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) issued "Oratio Imperata Ad Petendan...

#ANONGBALITA Doraemon to the rescue! Thai town desperate for rain

As millions across Southeast Asia sufer a blistering heatwave that is melting railway tracks, a Thai village resorted to an unusual method to seek...

Heatwave swells Asia’s appetite for air-conditioning, cooling options

HONG KONG—A record-breaking heatwave is broiling parts of Asia, helping drive surging demand for cooling options, including air-conditioning. AC exhaust units are a common feature...

Heatwave swells Asia’s appetite for air-conditioning

Hong Kong — A record-breaking heatwave is broiling parts of Asia, helping drive surging demand for cooling options, including air-conditioning (AC). AC exhaust units are...
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