Environment ❯ Climate Change

Heat Waves

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Japan Heatwave Sends More Than 10,000 to Hospital in One Week

Officials say the surge has overwhelmed emergency services and disaster agencies warn extreme heat tied to climate change will likely persist

Texas Grid Hits Preliminary Peak During Heat Wave

France Records 5,764 Excess Deaths in Late‑June Heatwave

June Heatwave Cost UK About £1.15 Billion, LSE Study Finds

Provisional Counts Put June Heatwave Deaths Across Europe at More Than 12,000

France Scales Back Nuclear Output as Rivers Overheat

Record Potomac Water Temperatures Trigger 14-Mile Fish Kill

Yellowstone Closes Select Rivers to Fishing During Hot Afternoons and Nights

Western Europe Records Its Hottest June on Record

Europe's Heat Wave Forces Rapid Shift Toward Air Conditioning

U.S. Summer Electricity Bills Near $800 as Heat Raises Demand and Debt

Chinese Air-Conditioner Shipments Surge as Europe Scrambles to Cool in Deadly Heat Wave

BGE Asks Maryland Regulators to Raise Residential Electric Bills by $8 a Month

House GOP Conference Chair Tells Critics to 'Go to Europe' Over Heat Wave

Energy Department Declares Emergency for PJM as Heat Wave Threatens Grid

UK Grid Operator Seeks Extra Power as Heatwave Forces Costly Emergency Imports

Heat Waves and 24/7 AI Demand Force Rethink of Global Power Grids

Mamdani Orders City Review to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat

FIFA Cooling Breaks Lengthen World Cup Matches and Draw Loud Fan Protests

Spanish Regions Clash Over School Heat as Castilla‑La Mancha Defends Aid and Barcelona Scales Up Climate Plan