Heat Wave and Wildfire Smoke Affecting Huge Portions of North America
The twin threats have sickened people across the continent with little relief in sight.
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Mexico’s Heat Wave Raises Concerns for Deaths and Energy Grid
Blistering heat has gripped the northern part of the country, leading to concerns about people’s health and the energy grid.
Montreal air quality ranks worst in the world as officials urge people to stay indoors
Officials say the risk is highest for people with lung or heart disease, the elderly, children, pregnant people and those who work outdoors.
Tropical Storm Bret gains strength as it nears Caribbean islands
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast 12 to 17 named storms for this year’s season, with between five and nine storms that could become hurricanes.
Northern India Endures Heat Wave, and a Wave of Deaths
Some doctors believe the high number of fatalities is tied to the temperatures. But the authorities are still trying to determine how many people died and what exactly killed them.
Brazil Storm Leaves at Least 4 Dead, Others Missing
The governor of Rio Grande do Sul said it was a priority “to find the missing and save people who may still be stranded by the floods.”
Record Pollution and Heat Herald a Season of Climate Extremes
Scientists have long warned that global warming will increase the chance of severe wildfires like those burning across Canada and heat waves like the one smothering Puerto Rico.
Arctic will likely see summer free of ice by 2030, research says
That would mean that by the end of the melt season in September, the Arctic would have less than one million square kilometres of sea ice, even under low emissions.
Blaze intensifies in German forest full of old ammunition
A forest fire that broke out on a former military training ground in the German state of Brandenburg on Wednesday has on Saturday intensified, with no end to the blaze in sight.
The area affected by the flames has grown considerably, to over 150 hecta…