Heatwaves
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Spain deploys 500 more troops to wildfire fight, joining 1,400 already sentWildfires in Spain this year have burned 158,000 hectares (390,000 acres), the European Forest Fire Information System suggests, an areas roughly as big as metropolitan London.WorldAug 17
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Extreme heatwaves will continue through August, WMO adviser saysExtreme weather has also disrupted the lives of millions of Americans, with dangerous heat stretching from Southern California to the Deep South.WorldJul 21, 2023
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Nearly all Florida sea turtles born female in past 4 years due to rising temperaturesAlmost no male turtles have been born in Florida in the past four years since human-caused climate change has been heating up turtle nesting areas.EnvironmentAug 5, 2022
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Greece battles 4 major wildfires across the country, over 450 people evacuatedGreece's fire service was fighting four major fires across the country Saturday, including one where they had to evacuate over 450 people at an island holiday resort.FireJul 23, 2022
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Climate change makes heatwaves hotter and more frequent. Here’s howEurope is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave and wildfires are raging across the Mediterranean. Here's how climate change drives these events.EnvironmentJul 20, 2022
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NASA predicts more extreme weather events but ‘we can stop making it worse’NASA experts predict that more extreme heat waves, intense rainfall, and coastal floodings will continue to happen in Canada and the rest of the world.EnvironmentJan 13, 2022
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Turkish wildfires: Residents return to destroyed homes as blazes continueWildfires are common in southern Turkey in the hot summer months but local authorities say the latest fires have covered a much bigger area.EnvironmentJul 31, 2021
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From leaking guts to blood clots, heat waves can kill in 27 different ways: study"Dying during a heatwave is like a terror movie with 27 bad endings to choose from," the study's lead author Camilo Mora said.EnvironmentNov 9, 2017
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