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Healthcare in a heatwave: French hospitals and aged care homes bear the brunt of rising te

Overburdened hospitals, overwhelmed mortuaries and millions suffering in temperatures touching 40°C – prolonged and intense heatwaves are the new normal, and a healthcare burden that France must immediately tackle.

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Ukraine's war-damaged power grid struggles as heatwave moves east

Central and Eastern Europe are now taking the brunt of an extreme heatwave that has swept Europe in recent days as it moves further east. Among the country's seeing temperatures soar is Ukraine, where the war-battered energy grid is struggling to cope amid the surge in demand for

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Oceans reach hottest June on record as El Niño threatens higher temperatures

The world's oceans recorded their hottest June ever, European scientists said on Wednesday, warning that the emergence of an El Niño weather pattern alongside human-driven climate change could push sea and air temperatures to fresh records in the months ahead.

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Climate change 'hitting the world with a vengeance: Higher temperatures for longer periods

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the National Heat Risk Commission at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE. Europe's recurring heatwaves are no longer exceptional weather events but evidence of a structural cl

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World's oceans break June heat record, says EU monitor

The oceans have never been warmer. They hit a record 21 degrees celcius average surface temperature in June, logged by Copernicus, the EU's Earth-observation programme. It's clearly taking a toll on biodiversity around the world, after years of warnings from experts. The onset of

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United States brace for unrelenting heatwave, with calls to stay safe

An unrelenting heatwave across the US is forcing everyone, from local outreach teams to World Cup organisers to completely pivot, with the struggle to stay safe on the street and on the fields as temperatures rise. The heat isn't just a crisis on the streets - it is also hitting

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From Hungary to Ukraine, Europe's scorching heatwave hits east

While France, Italy, the UK and the rest of western Europe reeled under a heatwave last week, central and eastern Europe sweltered too. The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and the Balkans hit record temperatures. Ukraine imposed power outages as its grid buckled under demand. R

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Firefighters battle blazes scorching southern France after record heatwave

Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires raging in southern France on Thursday after weeks of dry weather and record temperatures, with a further heatwave forecast to hit the country in the coming days.

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Heated debate: When air conditioning became political in France

Tens of millions of people suffered and thousands died during a historic heatwave in France. As the temperatures rose while the days stretched on, media attention invariably turned to air conditioning, a rare technology in France. In this edition of FRANCE 24's media show "Scoop"

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A divided US celebrates 250th birthday as heatwave bears down on East Coast

The US is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the country's independence on Saturday under sweltering temperatures, with a massive fireworks show planned in Washington following a speech by US President Donald Trump.

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France to face Paraguay as World Cup last 16 gets under way

France are bracing for furnace-like temperatures when they face Paraguay in Philadelphia in the World Cup's last 16 on Saturday as co-hosts Canada prepare for a daunting date with African giants Morocco in Houston. With a brutal heatwave roasting swathes of the United States as i

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Why is France opposed to air conditioning?

As Europe continues to struggle with record-breaking temperatures brought on by heatwaves across the continent, many have turned to air conditioners for some much-needed respite. In France, however, whether the technology should be used or not has been a hard-fought debate for de

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