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2025 marked by extreme heat, says WMO

ANKARA—2025 ranked among the warmest years on record globally, despite a shift toward neutral or weak La Niña conditions that typically cool global temperatures,...

Study says PH among most hazard-prone for children

A joint study by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund has listed the Philippines as one...

China endured hottest summer on record in 2025

BEIJING – China experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, the meteorological authority said, as heatwaves continued to scorch the country’s south. Temperatures around...

June hottest on record, beating 2023 high

PARIS – Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU’s climate monitor said Monday, capping half a year of...

Heatwaves threaten data centers too, Vertiv says

Here are ways operators need to know to mitigate potential damage This summer season, Filipinos are experiencing intense heatwaves, with at least 36 key areas,...

Heatwaves and school closures: How climate change threatens education

Bangkok, Thailand—Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education...

Heatwaves put children in Asia at risk, says UN

BANGKOK – Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned Thursday, calling for action...

WMO notes increasing pollution as heatwaves worsen air quality

Amplified by wildfires and desert dust fanned by climate change, more frequent heatwaves are leading to a sharp drop in air quality and human...

Extreme weather events now the new normal—UN agency

Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events boosted by human-induced climate change have become “the new...

Beijing rains heaviest since records began 140 years ago

FANGSHAN, China—Deadly rains that pummelled China’s capital in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, Beijing’s weather service said Wednesday,...

Greece faces new heatwave as wildfires rage

Greece braced for a new wave of soaring temperatures Tuesday, as wildfires raged on two popular tourist islands. In the capital city of Athens the...

Europe, US heatwaves ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change

Blistering heat that has baked swathes of North America and Europe this month would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change, researchers said...

Record heatwaves sweep the world, from US to Japan via Europe

Tens of millions were battling dangerously high temperatures in the United States on Saturday as record heat forecasts hung over Europe and Japan, in...

Extreme heat kills over 100 in Mexico

MEXICO CITY—More than 100 people have died due to extreme heat in Mexico in June, the government said, following a series of heatwaves in...
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