heatwaves

People shop at a market as Thai authorities said that people were dying from heat stroke this year and warned to avoid outdoor activities, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Climate Change

Asia's extreme April heat worsened by climate change, scientists say

Billions of people across the continent were affected by record-breaking temperatures during April, with schools forced to shut down, crops damaged and hundreds of people killed by heat-related...

File Photo: TBS
Thoughts

Heat stress in RMG factories: a silent struggle

A weather map measuring temperatures shows the impact of heatwaves across South Asia on 21 April. Orange and Dark Orange indicate a range from 30 to 40 Celsius. Image: Windy.com
Asia

Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave 

A student answers his learning module following the suspension of in-person classes, inside his house in Manila, Philippines, April 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Asia

Philippines' 'dangerous' heat prompts shift to online classes, power crunch

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Environment

Bangladesh faces longest, hottest spell on record

Children washing their faces in heatwave. Photo: UNICEF/UN0459922/Kaur
Health

Heatwaves: The dos and dont's for children's safety

A weather map measuring temperatures shows the impact of heatwaves across South Asia on 21 April. Orange and Dark Orange indicate a range from 30 to 40 Celsius. Image: Windy.com
Climate Change

Heatwaves broil South Asia with record temperatures

Photo: Bloomberg
Global Economy

Global fuel security is the new victim of heatwaves

FILE PHOTO: Roberto Klarich from Canada cools off at a fountain near the Pantheon, after giving up queuing to enter because it is too hot and the queue is too long, during a heatwave across Italy as temperatures are expected to cool off in the Italian capital, in Rome, Italy July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
World+Biz

Climate change role in July heatwaves 'overwhelming', scientists say

Roberto Klarich from Canada cools off at a fountain near the Pantheon, after giving up queuing to enter because it is too hot and the queue is too long, during a heatwave across Italy as temperatures are expected to cool off in the Italian capital, in Rome, Italy July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
World+Biz

Climate change role in July heatwaves 'overwhelming', scientists say

A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Kandyli, near Athens, Greece, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
World+Biz

Europe battles heat and fires; sweltering temperatures scorch China, US

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Health

Rising temperatures spell trouble for urban diabetes patients: Threat of heightened risk

A worker throws ice on freshly caught blue crabs, at a seafood exporting company "L'ocean de peche", in Al Ataya Port, in Kerkennah Islands, off Sfax, Tunisia, October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
World+Biz

Mediterranean marine heatwaves threaten coastal livelihoods