ATHENS—Wildfires burned in regions across southern Europe on Monday, fuelled by hot weather and strong winds, as some northern countries cleaned up after a weekend of torrential rain and flooding. In Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said firefighters had battled around 50 fires during the past 24 hours and it was likely there would be…
Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Drove Surge in Emergency Room Visits: CDC
Heat-related emergency room visits in the Pacific Northwest region surged at the end of June, when states including Oregon and Washington were gripped by a record-breaking heatwave, according to a new report (pdf) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As all-time temperature records were shattered in the Pacific Northwest, the mean daily number…
Planes Dump Water on Siberian Wildfires as Residents Plead for Help
Russia’s army sent firefighting planes on Tuesday to battle huge wildfires that have blanketed Siberian towns in thick smoke as residents complain of being suffocated in a region known for its frozen tundra that is now sweltering under a heatwave. With flames tearing across some 800,000 hectares (1.98 million acres) of Russian forest, the hardest-hit…
After Hottest June Ever, US Braces for New Heatwave in West
Western states are bracing for more scorching weather this weekend after the hottest month of June on record in the United States killed scores of people, strained electric grids, and depleted reservoirs. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for much of the West through Monday evening, predicting “dangerously hot conditions” including…
Unprecedented: Northwest Heat Wave Builds, Records Fall
PORTLAND, Ore.—Intense. Prolonged. Record-breaking. Unprecedented. Abnormal. Dangerous. That’s how the National Weather Service described the historic heat wave that is hitting the Pacific Northwest, pushing daytime temperatures into the triple digits and breaking all-time high temperature records in places where many residents don’t have air conditioning. Sunday’s forecasted temperature in Portland, Oregon—112 degrees Fahrenheit (44…
Texas, California Call for Power Restraint During Heatwave
June 17, 2021
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Texas and California urged consumers to conserve energy this week to reduce stress on the grid and avoid outages as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to escape a scorching heatwave blanketing the U.S. Southwest. High temperatures were expected to top 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) through the weekend in parts of several states…
Drowning Warning Ahead of Steamy Australia Day
Most parts of NSW and the ACT have sweltered through a second consecutive sweltering night, as thousands head to the beach seeking relief from the heat on Australia Day. Temperatures across most of southeast Australia have spiked over the past three days, with a cool wind change on January 25 delivering milder conditions in South…
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