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With temperatures surpassing 44 degrees Celsius in some areas, residents in Kolkata, India stayed in their homes or shelters to keep cool on Saturday. Others, however, have nowhere to go and are forced to stay outside, especially as they rely on their clientele to keep their businesses afloat and earn an income.

As temperatures soar in Asia, extreme heatwaves are affecting several countries in the continent. Vietnam is experiencing temperatures as high as 44 degrees Celsius, while India and the Philippines are also grappling with heatwaves that are putting people’s health and livelihoods at risk.

People in India grappled with soaring temperatures on Wednesday, as a record-breaking heatwave continued into another month, scorching parts of the country. Drone footage showed women drawing water from a well and nearby river, as parts of the landscape appeared bone-dry.

A new report shows 39 per cent Canadians say extreme climate events like wildfires, floods, heatwaves and storms are going to decide where they choose to live in the next five years.

A new study says the marine heatwave of 2014-2016, known as “The Blob”, correlates with a decline in the population of North Pacific humpback whales. Kylie Stanton reports.

Instead of the crisp fall days that we expect in October, Ontario is mired in a record-breaking heatwave. For more on the cause of the rising temperatures and what winter could have in store, Environment Canada Senior Climatologist David Phillips joins Candace Daniel.

Droughts in Canada’s crop-growing regions and heatwaves across Europe have damaged supplies of durum, resulting in not only Canada’s second-smallest crop in 12 years, but inflation in the overall cost of pasta. Global’s Anne Gaviola reports.

The extreme heat in Calgary can be intense and the impacts can be more than you might expect. As Elissa Carpenter reports, officials say the heat can be downright dangerous.

Thousands of people flee the Northwest Territories as a wildfire bears down on the community and Calgary is prepared to welcome a number of those evacuees. Calls to Calgary EMS are up due to heat related illnesses as the city deals with an intense heatwave. And touted as the “ultimate celebration of diversity,” GlobalFest is...

Scientists have long sounded the alarm about the worsening climate crisis, warning that humans burning fossil fuels contributes to the warming planet. But as Eric Sorensen explains, there’s evidence Tonga’s massive volcanic eruption in 2022 is playing a role in this summer’s heat.

Burbank authorities rushed to the scene of a California home on Friday, after it was reported a wild black bear had trespassed onto a local property. The curious cub was found relaxing and splashing around in a hot tub during an intense heatwave, reportedly staying for a while before perching atop a tree for a...

A severe stormfront is expected to hit several U.S. states this week, bringing potential flash floods and tornadoes amid record heatwaves, according to the American National Weather Service. Global’s Nathaniel Dove has the latest.

Sweltering under the sun, with no food or water, dozens of migrants are suffering in brutal conditions at the Tunisian-Libyan border. Redmond Shannon looks at where they arrived from, where many migrants have been hoping to enter, and why that dream has become nearly impossible.

A new study finds the intense and deadly heat waves in southwest U.S. and southern Europe were “virtually impossible” without climate change. The same research found the increase in heat-trapping gasses is largely due to the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.

N95 masks on canoe trips and cardboard fire. Nathaniel Dove explores how camps are adapting to climate change.

Summer temperatures in the southern U.S. are soaring to new extremes for prolonged periods of time, with experts concerned about how long people can withstand these heat waves. Jackson Proskow reports on the desperate measures to keep cool, and why scientists are also worried the heat could negatively affect the U.S.’s hurricane season.

Backed by air water bombers and Slovakian reinforcements, local firefighters on the Greek island of Rhodes struggled with new outbreaks of the wildfires on Saturday. An intense heatwave that’s hit the country for the last six days forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from affected villages and beaches over the weekend, authorities said.

Today, there were multiple heat warnings in parts of Atlantic Canada and up north in Yukon and Northwest Territories, though the largest area with a heat warning is in Southern Ontario. We look at how climate change and the heatwave is taking a toll on Canadians. Plus, the Canadian economy grew by 0.3 per cent...

An intense heat wave continues to swelter large swaths of the U.S., with temperature records forecast to be broken from coast-to-coast. The national weather service is urging millions of Americans to take the heat seriously and avoid going outside. Jamie Mauracher has more.

Wildfires tore through Palermo, Sicily, on Monday, causing the airport in the Italian city to be temporarily shut down. More than 1,500 people were also evacuated. This comes as a scorching heatwave has been sweeping Europe, bringing increased risk of fires and deaths.