Heatwave
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August 16, 2022, Tuesday
China orders factories to shut down amid fiercest heat wave in six decades
China's Sichuan province has ordered all factories to shut down for six days to ease a power shortage in the region as a ...
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August 09, 2022, Tuesday
July becomes Spain's hottest month on record with average temp of 25.6C
The monthly average beat the previous record from July 2015 by 0.2 degrees Celsius and is 2.7 degrees higher than the long-term ...
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August 05, 2022, Friday
France going through its most severe drought ever, says PM Elisabeth Borne
The exceptional drought we are currently experiencing is depriving many municipalities of water and is a tragedy for our farmers, ...
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July 30, 2022, Saturday
Spanish PM tells public to stop wearing ties to save energy
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has urged citizens to stop wearing ties to work in an effort to save energy amid the ongoing ...
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July 25, 2022, Monday
California wildfires: 14,000 acres land destroyed, 6000 people displaced
According to CNN, the state fire officials said that the fire began on Friday and remained 0 per cent contained on Sunday in the ...
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July 23, 2022, Saturday
Heatwave in Europe underscores need for action to fight climate change: WHO
As the Europe reels from the effects of a prolonged heatwave responsible for a series of ferocious wildfires regional ...
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July 22, 2022, Friday
Over 1,000 killed in Spain's heatwave; temperature tops 40 deg C
Spain's Ministry of Health said on Thursday that 1,047 people died in this year's second heatwave as temperatures topped 40 ...
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July 21, 2022, Thursday
Second heatwave in Spain claims 679 lives in 8 days, says health ministry
Spain's Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that 679 people had lost their lives in the first eight days (July 10-17) of the ...
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July 20, 2022, Wednesday
Britain not built to withstand 40 deg C; infrastructure most likely to fail
Climate change is intensifying heatwaves in the UK, an affluent country with the capacity and resources to adapt to warmer ...
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July 20, 2022, Wednesday
Google, Oracle data centres knocked offline as record-high heatwave hits UK
London data centers used by Google and Oracle Corp. buckled on Tuesday after a record-setting heat wave hit Britain, knocking ...
