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June 2024 was the warmest June ever, marking the 13th straight month of record-breaking temperatures, according to the European climate service Copernicus. It also marked the 12th month in a row that the world was 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times. “It's a stark warning that we are getting closer to this very important limit set by the Paris Agreement,” Copernicus senior climate scientist Nicolas Julien said in an interview. “The global temperature continues to increase. It has at a rapid pace.” That 1.5C temperature mark is important because it's the warming limit nearly al...
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High temperatures across the United States are the country's leading weather-related killer - and Joe Biden is taking action. This week, the president proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace, while tens of millions of people in the US suffer under heat advisories. If the measure is finalised, it would protect an estimated 36 million workers across the country from injuries related to heat exposure on the job and would be the first major federal safety standard of its kind. Currently, those most affected by excessive heat in the workplace include farmworkers, delivery and...
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Firefighters battled wildfires that broke out on the eastern Aegean islands of Chios and Kos on Monday. The blazes injured five people and Greece's prime minister has warned of a dangerous summer ahead saying the public's help was essential in limiting the impact of wildfires. Emergency services issued evacuation orders for those in the Metohi area of western Chios on Monday morning, urging them to head to a nearby beach. By the evening, more than 140 firefighters, along with eight teams of firefighters specialising in wildfires, seven water-dropping planes and three helicopters were fighting ...
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As global temperatures soar, many countries around the world are experiencing extreme heat which has led to an increase in heat-related fatalities. In Saudi Arabia, it was announced that more than 1,300 people died during the Hajj pilgrimage this month. Many cases of death were due to heat stress, as temperatures in Mecca, the city where the Hajj pilgrimage takes place, reached as high as 50 degrees Celsius. Heat-related deaths are on the rise in Europe as the effects of climate crisis take holdA similar pattern has been observed in Europe, where many countries are raising the alarm about upco...
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London carried out a training exercise to test its ability to cope with 40C heat on Thursday. Named ‘Operation Helios’ after the Greek god of the sun, it explored a scenario where extreme heat hits the capital for five days - one scientists warn could be a reality as early as 2027. It was led by Greater London Authority’s London Resilience Unit and involved more than 80 participants from emergency services to local government, environment agencies and transport companies. It comes after the London Climate Resilience Review published a report in March which recommended that the city test its pr...
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A heatwave is spreading across the Italian peninsula. Starting this weekend, temperatures are expected to hit 34 degrees Celsius in northern regions, around 35 degrees in central areas and 40 degrees in the south. Deadly heatwaves in June? Climate scientists explain why extreme weather is battering GreeceAfter a recent spell of bad weather, the sun is returning and temperatures will spike, with a change of up to 15 degrees in some areas. The peak, 42 degrees Celsius, is expected in Sicily. For more information, watch our full video report above.
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Greece’s summer season has got off to a tragic start with its earliest heatwave on record causing several deaths this month. At least six tourists are known to have died in the searing temperatures, which also shut schools and sites including the Acropolis. One firefighter also lost his life while battling a wildfire last week, as blazes broke out across the country “almost every 10 minutes” according to the fire service. Temperatures in Athens are currently below the official heatwave threshold of 38C, but little respite is expected for the rest of the summer. There is no doubt that the Medit...
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Heatwave warnings are already coming thick and fast across Europe this summer, as experts predict another record-hot year driven by climate change. But it can be hard to gauge how dangerous they are to you in particular. A new tool seeks to bridge that gap by forecasting how likely you are to die when hot weather hits different places in Europe. The data is based on age and sex. Around 70,000 people died from heat-related causes during summer 2022 in Europe, according to researchers at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). The same team has taken past mortality data and combine...
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Temperatures in Romania's capital city of Bucharest exceeded 35 degrees over the weekend, forcing the city's workers to adapt around the higher temperatures. Employers took special measures for workers in restaurants, who were carrying out their shifts in extreme temperatures. Chef Justian Manea told Euronews, "It is probably 50 degrees near the grill, I haven't counted. But we are ok, we are taking turns. We will manage to get through this heatwave." A heatwave has been recorded across Romania, including in the southern region of Prahova, where experts have warned that 4,000 people will face ...
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Cloud modifying techniques used to cool the climate in California could eventually push heatwaves towards Europe, according to a new study. If global warming reaches 2C above pre-industrial by 2050, cloud modification could majorly warm almost all of Europe except the Iberian Peninsula. The research showed the biggest increases in Scandinavia, Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The study’s authors say their findings are concerning because there are next to no regulations in place for this kind of local climate modification and the consequences could be hard to predict. “Our study provides the ...
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