The government of the India revealed special actions to address the expected increase in energy demand during the summer months, between April and June. These measures respond to higher temperatures than usual and coincide with the holding of general elections, in which the participation of 969 million voters is expected. “To help meet the country’s […]
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More than 3,000 fires in the Brazilian Amazon, a historical record in February
The Brazilian Amazon had a record of 3,158 fires last February, a number that almost doubles the worst records for this month, which are the 1,761 fires that occurred in 2007, according to official data released this Friday. The data is surprising because it occurs in the middle of the rainy season and contrasts with […]
Heat wave due to climate crisis and El Niño put South American countries on alert
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High temperatures and an intense drought typical of this time of year, aggravated by the El Niño phenomenon, have led the authorities of several South American countries to warn about the harmful health effects of exposure to the sun and the need to protect themselves from heat strokes. “The high temperatures that many regions of […]
Intense heat wave sets record temperatures in Santiago, Chile
An intense heat wave shakes the metropolitan region of Santiago de Chilewhere this Wednesday the thermometer marked 37.3 degrees Celsius, the third highest temperature recorded in the last 55 years, the Meteorological Directorate of Chili (DMC). According to the source, the figure was reached at 4:07 p.m. local time (1:07 p.m. GMT) at a station […]
Areas of Australia endure heat wave that increases risk of forest fires
Large areas of Australia were affected by a heat wave on Sunday, while authorities warned of the high risk of forest fires in many areas of the vast state of Western Australia. The national weather center issued heatwave alerts for the western state, the neighboring Northern Territory and the eastern state of Queensland, warning that […]
Tokyo breaks its annual record for hot days above 30 degrees
Tokyo has broken its annual record of days above 30 degrees, 90 days until Thursday, reported today the Japanese meteorological authorities, who warned that another hot day could occur over the weekend and called for caution against possible heat strokes. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported this Friday that unusually high weather for this time […]
UN: Heat waves generate “diabolical potion” of pollutants
The heat waves, more intense and frequent due to climate changegenerate a “devil potion” of contaminants that threatens humans and all living beings, warned on Wednesday the UN. The layers of smoke caused by the fires that covered Athens and New York are the most visible part of the air pollution caused by heat waves, […]
After pandemic, extreme weather threatens summer tourism in the US
For small businesses in USA who depend on summer tourism to stay afloat, extreme weather is replacing the pandemic as a determining factor on the way in which the summer will pass. The pandemic had its ups and downs for tourism, with a full lockdown followed by a spate of holidays due to pent-up demand. […]
Spain: New heat wave reaches temperatures of up to 43°C
The new one heat wave that whips Spainthe fourth of the summer, enters its most critical phase, with a start to the week that today keeps thirteen autonomous communities on alert, due to temperatures of up to 43°C. Today and tomorrow, Tuesday, will foreseeably be the peak days of these high temperatures, which already arrive […]
“The heat kills us”: what it is like to work with 50°C
Middle East and the north of Africaparticularly exposed to the impacts of climate changeexperience extreme temperatures, which does not mean that in countries like Iraq, Syria, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia there are people forced to work in oppressive heat. Blacksmith in Syria: “The heat kills us.” In his modest workshop in the city of Idlib, […]