Weather tracker: extreme heat hits Brazil, fuelling risk of wildfires
Some African countries, meanwhile, hit by unusual rainfall with flooding killing at least 170 people Unrelenting heat will continue across parts of Brazil this week...
Category : Extreme heat
Half a billion children live in areas with twice as many very hot days as in 1960s
Unicef analysis also finds children in eight countries spend more than half the year in temperatures above 35C Almost half a billion children are growing...
Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave
High temperatures in Mexico have been linked to dozens and perhaps hundreds of deaths of howler monkeys It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys...
‘Impossible’ heatwave struck Philippines in April, scientists find
Human-caused climate crisis brought soaring temperatures across Asia, from Gaza to Delhi to Manila The record-breaking heatwave that scorched the Philippines in April would have...
West Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis, study finds
High temperatures in February affected millions of people and put further pressure on chocolate prices A searing heatwave that struck west Africa in February was...
South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave
Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeks South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation...
Weather tracker: cyclone warning in Australia while Finland freezes in -16C lows
Meanwhile, South Sudan has ordered schools to shut amid extreme heatwave A cyclone warning has been issued in northern Australia for coastal communities from the...
Madagascan heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ without human-caused global heating
Study finds impact of heat on millions of people went unrecorded, highlighting limitations many African countries face A record-breaking heatwave in Madagascar in October would...
Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 20C above average
Climate crisis blamed for extreme heat in African country, which has recorded temperatures of 43C – nearly double seasonal average Malawians endured the country’s hottest...
Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women
Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds Only a third of...
