Employers across much of China were ordered Monday to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures, while the east and southwest were warned to prepare for torrential rain as the country struggled with heat, flooding and drought. Temperatures as high as 104
Summer’s soaring temps bring the well-known risks of heat exhaustion and heat stroke — but they can also take their toll on people’s moods and mental health, experts say. Higher temperatures have been linked to an uptick in emergency room visits for
Much of the country has been experiencing extreme heat and humidity this summer — and it’s not limited to the U.S. Climatologists said the world experienced its warmest average temperature in recorded history during the first week of July, Fox Weather noted.
Honduras has reportedly embarked on a widespread crackdown on gang activity inside the country following a prison massacre that killed dozens of inmates and a shooting at a pool hall on Saturday. “We do not rule out these crimes could be some
The Government must stop cutting public budgets if England is to adapt to extreme heat, researchers have claimed. Representatives from local authorities, emergency services, utility companies and the transport sector believe England’s resources are at breaking point and not ready for more
A Canadian woman won an extreme cheese rolling race in England on Monday after briefly being knocked unconscious while chasing the seven-pound dairy wheel down a steep hill. Delaney Irving, 19, decided last minute to join the annual Cheese Rolling race in
Extreme weather-related disasters have led to the deaths of more than two million people around the world within nearly 50 years, according to a weather agency at the United Nations. About 12,000 extreme events related to water, climate, and weather occurred globally
As temperatures breach normal levels, weather officials have issued a heat wave alert for several states of India. Some parts of India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh suffered blackouts that lasted more than 12 hours. Hundreds of Indian residents blocked roads over
Passengers travelling on a TUI flight were left in tears after the pilot aborted the landing twice due to extreme turbulence. Flight TOM1172 left Glasgow Airport on Monday at around 5pm and was scheduled to land in Tenerife four hours’ later. However,
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