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A road sign in Death Valley warning of extreme heat

Death Valley may have just had the hottest recorded midnight ever

17 July 2023

Between 12am and 1am on 17 July, a weather station in Death Valley, California measured temperatures of 48.9°C (120°F). If confirmed it would be the hottest recorded temperature at that time


The past week was the hottest ever recorded on Earth

7 July 2023

The record for the hottest average global air temperature was broken three times this week, making the past seven days the hottest since instrumental records began in the 1850s


City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

3 June 2023

People in Freetown, Sierra Leone, are increasingly exposed to extreme heat due to climate change and the urban heat island effect, but covering homes in a reflective film significantly cut indoor temperatures


Spanish heatwave: Is climate change behind record heat in Europe?

28 April 2023

A spring heatwave across parts of southern Europe is seeing temperature records for April broken in many countries. Why is this happening, and will the summer also be hot?


Higher temperatures are leading to more home runs in baseball

7 April 2023

Since 2010, around 500 home runs in Major League Baseball can be attributed to the lowering of air density on hotter days


London heatwave

England's August heatwave was deadlier than record 40°C days in July

7 October 2022

Official statistics show that England's 10-day heatwave in August 2022 led to more excess deaths than the shorter but record-breaking temperature spike in July, highlighting the risks of extended periods of heat


New Delhi

India's extreme heatwaves show the need to adapt to a warming world

10 May 2022

India is no stranger to high temperatures but they don't normally occur in March and April, when many people aren't used to dealing with extreme heat


Lytton

Climate change made North American heatwave 150 times more likely

7 July 2021

The recent deadly and record-breaking heatwave in North America would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change, according to scientists


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