Parisians were bracing Monday for potentially the hottest-ever temperature in the French capital this week as a new heat wave blasted into Northern Europe that could set records in several countries. Temperatures were already topping 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday in Paris, ...
Japanese features a lot of ways to complain about the heat in summer
As we make the shift from 梅雨 (tsuyu, rainy season) to 夏本番 (natsu honban, summertime in earnest), you'll find that the weather will take center stage in many Japanese conversations.
Record-breaking U.S. heat wave nears end, but others expected to follow
The United States sweltered in dangerously hot weather on Sunday, with major cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington broiling in temperatures that rose into triple digits Fahrenheit. An oppressive heat wave stretching from the Midwestern plains to the Atlantic coast had nearly 150 million ...
June 2019 was the hottest in 140 years, setting a global record, according to the latest monthly global climate report released on Thursday by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The report said that the average global temperature in June was 1.71 degrees Fahrenheit ...
Searing temperatures leads to suffering by both monkeys and humans in India
A troop of monkeys died from suspected heatstroke in India as scorching temperatures that have lasted more than a week take a mounting toll on humans and animals, media reports said Saturday. Vast swathes of the country have been sweltering in temperatures that have risen ...
Southeast U.S. sees record heat as Central Plains brace for floods
A heat wave with record-breaking potential gripped the southeastern United States on Monday, while the Central Plains will get a respite from the deadly weather that has pounded and flooded the region since last week, forecasters said. But the conditions for violent weather that spawned ...
India's Kerala to give workers a siesta to help beat the heat
Workers in India's Kerala state are now getting a three-hour afternoon siesta as part of a series of benefits aimed at combating soaring temperatures and improving labor conditions, government officials said on Wednesday. Kerala, which suffered its worst floods in a century last year, is ...
Four die at Japan hospital after air conditioning fails amid heat wave
Four elderly patients at a hospital in Gifu Prefecture have died after the air conditioning unit in their rooms broke down amid a heat wave that continues to grip the country, police and the medical institution said Tuesday. Y&M Fujikake Daiichi Hospital, however, denied that ...
Q&A: How to survive this year's scorching summer in Japan
This year's heat wave is again lethal, having already killed over 30 people and sent more than 10,000 to hospitals since July 9 due to heat exhaustion and heatstroke. The extreme weather continued to scorch Japan this week, with many cities seeing their highest-ever recorded ...
Tokyo 2020 marathon and other events to be held in the early morning due to heat-related concerns
The nation’s typically hot and humid summer has been a major concern for the games due to the risk athletes and spectators could suffer dehydration and heatstroke.
California firefighters battling several wildfires that have destroyed dozens of structures and forced thousands of residents to evacuate will get some relief as temperatures cool from scorching levels later this week, the National Weather Service said. "Starting Monday we're going to see a gradual cool ...
Firefighters in Northern California have partially contained a stubborn blaze that has forced hundreds of residents to evacuate areas west of Sacramento, although dry conditions and wind gusts are hampering efforts to stop the spread, authorities said on Wednesday. The National Weather Service said it ...
