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Heat waves are getting longer and more brutal. Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore

CNN — When Hurricane Ida battered Louisiana with catastrophic flooding and powerful winds in August 2021, more than 1 million people lost power. Then came the heat wave. Temperatures rose above 90 degrees Fahrenheit — a sucker punch to those sweltering in their homes, unable to turn on air conditioning as power outages stretched on …

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Egypt Independent July 6, 2024

Delhi suffers extreme weather whiplash as heat waves give way to record rain and deadly flash floods

CNN — Deadly flash flooding due to sudden heavy rains has inundated India’s capital, replacing one of the worst heat waves in Delhi’s history that sent temperatures soaring well above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). An observatory in New Delhi on Friday reported 228.1 millimeters (nearly 9 inches) of rainfall in a 24-hour period, the …

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Egypt Independent July 1, 2024

Temperatures in Egypt rising again, peak of the heat wave in the middle of the week

Manar Ghanem, a member of the Information Center of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority, said that Friday’s weather witnesses a slight increase in temperatures during the daytime, by one to two degrees in most northern governorates. Ghanem explained that the rise in temperatures is due to the influence of the seasonal Indian Low, which covers a …

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Egypt Independent June 21, 2024

A deadly heat wave worsened Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. It was fueled by climate change, new data shows

CNN — A deadly heat wave in Gaza in April, which saw punishing temperatures worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis, was made hotter and more likely by the human-caused climate crisis, according to an analysis published Tuesday. Gaza was not alone. Several heat waves spanning a vast area of the Asian continent last month during …

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Egypt Independent May 15, 2024

US heat wave triggers big storms, power outages

Forecasters are warning people to take precautions as high temperatures prompted heat advisories across much of the southern US, triggered thunderstorms that knocked out power from Oklahoma to Mississippi and … Continued

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The New Daily June 19, 2023

Vietnam and Laos record hottest temperatures ever as heat wave grips Southeast Asia

Hong Kong CNN — Temperature records tumbled across Southeast Asia over the weekend as the region swelters under a weekslong heat wave that has brought misery to millions. All-time highs were recorded in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand’s capital, where the heat has been compounded by an intense smoggy season that has caused pollution levels to …

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Egypt Independent May 8, 2023