World / Science & Health | FOCUS Oct 5, 2020
As cities bake on a warming planet, insurers cook up heat wave cover
by Laurie Goering
Longer and hotter heat waves driven by climate change are becoming an increasingly dangerous — and costly — menace.
Science & Health Sep 15, 2020
With face coverings making it hard for the body to expel heat, protection against both high temperatures and infection is tricky.
National Aug 31, 2020
Japan starts free parasol lending service as heatstroke risk surges
On days expected to have a high risk, residents can borrow the umbrellas from one of about 450 stations.
World Aug 29, 2020
Why California's wildfire year could be the worst in decades
California may experience its worst year for wildfires in decades, climate experts say, pointing out that it has already battled two of the three largest blazes in its recorded history during an intense heatwave this month — even before the peak season begins. Record temperatures ...
National / Science & Health Aug 26, 2020
The total dropped sharply from the same period last year, apparently because temperatures were relatively low this year.
National Aug 26, 2020
Tokyo Fire Department teaches disaster prevention tips through Animal Crossing
A fictional island is allowing the world of the local fire department to continue, albeit in the virtual world.
National Aug 22, 2020
Scorching Japan heat wave poses challenge to virus-hit medical system
Medical workers worry the similarity between COVID-19 and heat-related maladies may put extra pressure on a system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic.
World Aug 18, 2020
Death Valley just recorded the hottest temperature on Earth
by John Schwartz and Concepcion De Leon
In the popular imagination, Death Valley in Southern California is the hottest place on Earth. At 3:41 p.m. local time Sunday, it lived up to that reputation when the temperature at the aptly named Furnace Creek reached 130 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the NOAA ...
National Aug 17, 2020
Overheating Hamamatsu ties Japan's record high of 41.1 set in 2018
The report marked Hamamatsu's second consecutive day above 40 degrees (104 F) as temperatures soar across the nation.
World Aug 16, 2020
First fires, now heat: Millions of Californians back in the dark with rolling blackouts
First, it was the prospect of wildfires that took down large swaths of California’s power grid. Now, it’s the worst heat wave in 70 years. Climate change is contributing to increasingly extreme weather in California. Less than a year ago, millions of people were plunged ...
National Aug 16, 2020
Japan's weather agency issues heatstroke alert amid record-setting temperatures
The Meteorological Agency issued both heatstroke and high-temperature warnings Sunday as temperatures reached dangerous levels across the nation, breaking 40 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
National Aug 11, 2020
Sweltering heat bakes Japan as authorities issue heatstroke warning
by Satoshi Sugiyama
The risk is especially high this summer as more people are wearing face masks outside to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.