Tag: heatwaves
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More than 80% of flying fox colony wiped out as January heatwaves kill thousands of bats | Environment
A colony of about 1,000 flying foxes in a South Australian town has been shattered…
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Australia’s heatwaves are getting deadlier – and renters are paying the price | Maiy Azize
Australians are struggling through one of the most brutal heatwaves and hottest summers on record.…
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As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
When the forecasts for this week started to roll in, my mind immediately drifted back…
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Bangladesh heatwaves hit health hard, making life a costly business
Abida Begum, a 37-year-old mother, sat weeping in the crowded ward of a children’s hospital…
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Heatwaves, wildfires and the hot summers that could change how we holiday | Environment
“Where shall we go on holiday?” would not, ideally, be a stressful question. But the…
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Heatwaves are making people age faster, study suggests | Extreme heat
Repeated exposure to heatwaves is accelerating ageing in people, according to a study. The impact…
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Do heatwaves, wildfires and travel costs signal the end of the holiday abroad? | Travel & leisure
It was a prediction nobody wanted to hear. On the main stage of the world’s…
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Heatwaves have caused 10,000 excess deaths in England in past four years, says Miliband – UK politics live | Politics
Miliband says heat waves have led to 10,000 excess deaths in England over past four…
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Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK’s cities and towns to survive them | Hannah Martin
There’s a lot to be anxious about as a new parent, let alone in a…
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Extreme heatwaves may cause global decline in dairy production, scientists warn | Extreme heat
Dairy production will be threatened by the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves, a study…