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Record March Heat Spreads From U.S. West Into Plains as Heat Dome Persists

Scientists say such early-season extremes are highly unlikely without human-caused warming.

Otways Bushfire Warnings Downgraded as Heatwave Pushes Inland

Western Australia Swelters Under Severe Heatwave as Pilbara and Gascoyne Near 50°C

One Dead as Victoria Bushfires Trigger State of Emergency

Australia Endures Extreme Heatwave With Temperatures Near 47C as Fire Danger Intensifies

Australia Heatwave Prompts Fresh Guidance on Exercising Safely Outdoors

Perth Set for 41C Christmas as BOM Warns of Severe Three-Day Heatwave

WMO Says Arab Region Is Warming Twice the Global Rate as 2024 Sets Heat Record

Record October Heat Sweeps NSW and Queensland as Damaging Winds Stoke Fires and Trigger NZ Red Alerts

Study Estimates Climate Change Drove 16,500 of 24,400 Summer Heat Deaths in European Cities

EU Faces €126 Billion Hit From Summer 2025 Heat, Drought and Floods

Phoenix Records 118°F, Its Hottest August Day in 120 Years

Turkey Hits New Heat Record at 50.5°C as Wildfires Spread

Iran Orders Public Holidays to Curb Power Shortages during Record Heatwave

China’s Power Demand Hits Record High as Summer Heat Stretches Grid

London Fire Brigade Brings Second Rainham Wildfire Under Control

Toddler Dies After Six Hours Trapped in Car During Record 35°C Heatwave in Spain

UK Advises Holidaymakers on Extreme Heat and Wildfires in Spain, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus

Extreme Heat Leaves Over 150 Ill at Paterson Graduations as Mayor Declares Emergency

Asia Warming at Nearly Twice Global Rate, WMO Warns of Intensifying Hazards