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MALAGA, SPAIN - AUGUST 3: Tourists refill a bottle of water from a public fountain to drink during a hot summer day in Malaga, Spain on August 3, 2023. Spain is experiencing unusually high temperatures, particularly in the southern region of Andalusia. According to the Spanish State Agency of Meteorology, several cities are expected to exceed 38 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Jesus Merida/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Delta president says ‘really hot’ European summers have pushed travelers into fall vacation

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October 11, 2024
‘Don’t take any storm for granted’: Atlanta’s mayor reveals how he prepares the city for an era of super storms
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‘Don’t take any storm for granted’: Atlanta’s mayor reveals how he prepares the city for an era of super storms

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October 8, 2024
MADRID, SPAIN - 2024/08/10: Tourists protect themselves from the sun with an umbrella during a hot summer day. Madrid is registering high temperatures of more than 40 degrees Celsius during a summer heat wave. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Extreme heat and humidity are causing 47,000 deaths across Europe—here’s what it does to the human body

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August 18, 2024
Bosses are outfitting workers with everything from cooling hats to bracelets that measure body heat to protect them in heatwaves
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Bosses are outfitting workers with everything from cooling hats to bracelets that measure body heat to protect them in heatwaves

By Dorany Pineda, Kendria LaFleur and The Associated Press
July 24, 2024
A technology crucial for growing fruits and vegetables is suffocating the workers who pick them
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A technology crucial for growing fruits and vegetables is suffocating the workers who pick them

By Melina Walling and Dorany Pineda
July 17, 2024
People waiting in a Houston hospital
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Texas hospitals are overwhelmed with people suffering from heat-related illnesses—’this wasn’t as big a problem five or 10 years ago’

By Juan Lozano, Terry Spencer and The Associated Press
July 12, 2024
Woman sits on sea wall
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First tropical storm of hurricane season, Alberto, forms in the Gulf of Mexico: ‘People underestimate the power of water’

By Jamie Stengle, Mariana Martinez Barba and The Associated Press
June 19, 2024
Workmen with the Architect of the Capitol office, perform maintenance on the irrigation system in a park near the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
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Staff handed frozen towels and water misters as millions of Americans attempt to navigate record heatwave and humidity

By John Seewer, Patrick Orsagos and The Associated Press
June 19, 2024
Almost 2 feet of snow are predicted for the Rockies as tens of millions of people in the U.S. swelter under extreme heat alerts
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Almost 2 feet of snow are predicted for the Rockies as tens of millions of people in the U.S. swelter under extreme heat alerts

By Anita Snow and The Associated Press
June 18, 2024
Korea is so hot workers are being given ice vests to cool down
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Korea is so hot workers are being given ice vests to cool down

By Heesu Lee and Bloomberg
August 3, 2023
Phoenix posts record 10th straight day of 110-degree heat—and only drops to 90 degrees at night—turning the city into a ghost town
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Phoenix posts record 10th straight day of 110-degree heat—and only drops to 90 degrees at night—turning the city into a ghost town

By Seth Borenstein, Anita Snow and The Associated Press
July 19, 2023
A firefighter uses a drip torch during the Mosquito fire near Volcanoville, California in September 2022
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The UN is warning that climate change impacts are entering ‘uncharted territories of destruction’

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September 13, 2022
A resident cools off with a bottle of water during a heatwave in Sacramento, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.
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California’s devastating heatwave pits climate adaptation against climate mitigation

By Peter Vanham, David Meyer and Alan Murray
September 7, 2022
An aerial view of Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory

First COVID, now a heat wave: Power cuts in Sichuan are the latest threat to Tesla’s China supply chain

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August 22, 2022
China just ran into something that could be even more devastating for its supply chains than COVID-19 lockdowns: A record heat wave
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China just ran into something that could be even more devastating for its supply chains than COVID-19 lockdowns: A record heat wave

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August 20, 2022

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