The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

Wildfires rage near Athens as heatwave in southern Europe ‘to intensify’

The searing heat in Europe has sparked wildfires and caused mayhem with the mercury still rising

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2023

Longer heatwaves driven by ‘turbo-charged’ climate change, say scientists

Record heat in Europe and the US is part of a pattern of more intense heatwaves made more likely by climate breakdown

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023

Death Valley approaches global heat record as US reels from extreme weather

Temperature at California national park hit 128F on Sunday as roughly one-third of Americans are under heat warnings

The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2023

Blaze battle on tourist island as Europe faces ‘severe heat storm’

At least 4,000 people evacuated from La Palma as firefighters tackle blaze

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2023

China records its hottest ever temperature as mercury hits 52.2C

Several Chinese cities opened air raid shelters earlier this month to offer citizens relief from the extreme weather

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2023

Mayo Clinic Minute: Heat exhaustion and heatstroke

Extreme heat continues to cause issues across the country and the globe. As the temperature rises, so does the risk of heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Over the past 30 years, extreme heat has claimed more lives in America than any other weather-related hazard, including flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes…

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2023

Editorial: It’s not the heat, it’s the stupidity: the latest wake-up call on climate change

In the South and Southwest, and most intensely from Southern California to South Florida, a dangerous heat wave has gripped the nation, with 104 million Americans under a heat warning advisory. Records are being broken right and left: The first full week of July was recorded as the Earth’s hottest…

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2023

Firefighters battle 7,600-acre wildfire in Riverside County as heat wave scorches California

Firefighters in Riverside County made progress in battling four wildfires Sunday as a heat wave broke records across the state and sent residents scrambling for relief.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 16, 2023

Southwestern States Sizzle As Heat Wave Intensifies

Record-breaking temperatures and prolonged heatwave pose health risks and fuel wildfire concerns.

Zenger · Jul 16, 2023

California's Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues

Death Valley is putting a sizzling exclamation point on a record warm summer across the globe as it flirts with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2023