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Wildfires and heat waves are making it harder for countries to clean the air, the World Meteorological Organization warned in a new bulletin released on September 7 for the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies…
England faces a 38C heat alert as hospitals, transport, water supplies and fire crews prepare for pressure from the latest European heatwave.
NOAA says July 2026 broke the contiguous U.S. heat record, with high nighttime temperatures raising health and climate concerns.
Encord and Zander Labs are testing brain wave sensors in San Leandro to solve the physical AI training data bottleneck for humanoid robots.
Climate change is driving record heat in Europe's seas, scientists say, with the Mediterranean warming nearly 2 degrees Celsius because of human activity. The Express Tribune world feed reported that peak temperatures…
Fire crews in Spain and France are battling serious blazes as another heat surge strains southern Europe, while officials warn the risk remains high.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has added a new layer to scientists’ view of Jupiter’s moon Io, using microwave measurements to reveal heat patterns that sit below the surface rather than only at ground level. The data, released…
Indian solar-observatory measurements strengthen evidence that magnetic reconnection helps transfer energy into the Sun's extremely hot outer atmosphere.
COVID-19 activity is increasing across the United States, led by the South and West, while experts say overall levels and severe outcomes remain comparatively low.
Copernicus data showed exceptional wildfire emissions and hazardous smoke across parts of western Europe after prolonged heat and dry conditions.
Keely Hodgkinson's European silver has shown that the women's middle-distance rivalry is heating up rather than settling into a predictable order.
New reports reveal the escalating psychological toll of extreme heatwaves on UK residents, as families grapple with feelings of helplessness and profound dread for the future in a rapidly warming world
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is evaluating a major proposal to reconfigure gas standing charges and accelerate heat pump adoption, potentially cutting average annual household energy costs by up to £130
Retailers across Great Britain have been ordered to stop selling single-use barbecues temporarily as drought and heat drive severe wildfire conditions.
Tokyo's latest attempt to combat extreme heat by allowing shorts in the workplace has hit a cultural snag, as complaints of visible leg hair prompt a rise in male grooming
Forecasters indicate a potential shift in weather patterns as low pressure moves toward the UK, though meteorologists warn that above-average temperatures and the risk of further heatwaves persist through early August
Rising temperatures are making a classic summer trip less comfortable, and even travelers sticking with Europe say better air conditioning would improve the experience.
Al Jazeera reports that a new wave of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City killed two Palestinians and injured several others as the assault on the city
South East Water is extending its hosepipe ban to 2.4 million customers following record heat and prolonged dry spells, prompting heavy criticism over the state of regional utility infrastructure
WASHINGTON: The United States is preparing a new round of tariffs that could affect dozens of trading partners as temporary global duties imposed by President Donald Trump are due to expire this week, according to…
Farmers in the Vale of Glamorgan are barricading land with concrete and timber to combat illegal hare coursing, as police ramp up patrols to address rising rural intimidation and property damage
The United States carried out a two-hour wave of strikes against Iranian military targets after an attack on an American base in Jordan.
NPR’s Short Wave digs into the biology of birdsong, the deep history of avocados and what Egyptian warrior princesses can reveal about the
The feared wave of mass unemployment caused by artificial intelligence has not appeared, but quieter changes to hiring and workplace tasks are already visible.