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Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk

Farmers in Thailand saw their crops wither and mourned the loss of livestock that perished unde…

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A brutal heat wave in Mexico is causing monkeys to drop dead from trees

Mexico's ongoing heat wave has been linked to the deaths of at least 26 people since March, the Ass…

Amanda Goh   


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Passengers took off their clothes and appeared to pass out when their flight was delayed in a 95-degree heat wave

The Qatar Airways Boeing 777 was delayed in Athens, where passengers said the air conditioning wasn…

Pete Syme   


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The most intense heat wave ever recorded on Earth happened in Antarctica last year, scientists say

The research team found that Eastern Antarctica spiked by almost 70 degrees Fahrenheit over the ave…

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Texas couple dies in their home after air conditioning breaks during intense heat wave

A Texas woman whose parents died from extreme heat said air-conditioning companies should warn peop…

Kenneth Niemeyer   


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Heat wave puts small businesses under pressure as temperatures – and bills – keep climbing

Some workers are bearing the brunt of this summer's searing temperatures, as demand for air conditi…

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Summer heat wave tracker: July was the hottest month ever recorded, by a lot

July brought the hottest day, week, and month ever recorded on Earth. Extreme temperatures have had…

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Homeowners are getting paid up to $10,500 a year to create 'virtual power plants' to help out stressed grids

A growing number of homeowners are getting paid to leverage their rooftop solar, battery storage, a…

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Texas just raised the price of bottled water in prisons by 50% amid one of the state's most extreme heat waves yet

The price hike will make it even harder for incarcerated people to access water — the tap wat…

Katie Hawkinson   


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The verdict is in on how much Texas' heat wave clobbered its economy this summer

A new estimate says the record summer heat in Texas cost the state's economy $24 billion due to peo…

Cork Gaines   


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How the heat wave is hurting your productivity at work

Temperatures above 85 degrees Fahrenheit could mean you're able to work an hour less compared to ro…

Noah Sheidlower   


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A new sports streamer's setback could pose problems for the wider media industry and change how we watch TV

Venu's issues call into question the long-standing practice of forced bundling by media companies.

Dan DeFrancesco   


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Greece's resort islands are on fire as heat wave intensifies

Hundreds of wildfires are burning in Greece, forcing mass evacuations on the islands of Rhodes and …

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Airport, farm, and fast-food workers rally for better heat protections

Airport workers in Phoenix and farm workers in California said access to water and shade or AC is l…

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'We're dying out here:' After death of 24-year-old UPS worker in his truck, family members, other workers renew calls for AC in trucks, warehouses

The death of Esteban Chavez Jr. in June has made his family and fellow UPS drivers question how the…

Jordan Hart   


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A snake combusted after sparking a power outage that struck 9,800 homes in Japan's Fukushima amid a heatwave

The Tohoku Electric Power Company said the snake could have slithered over a live fire, causing a p…

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