heat wave
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India Swelters Under Heatwave, With Temperatures Set to Hit 47 Degrees
People in India continue to sweat under a blistering heatwave, with temperatures forecasted to max out at 47 degrees Celsius over the coming days, the India Meteorological Department said in a press release today. Ground temperatures there recently hit 55 degrees, satellite data showed.
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Without Urgent Action, These Street Trees Are Unlikely to Survive Climate Change
Cities across the world are on the front line of climate change, and calls are growing for more urban cooling. Many governments are spending big on new trees in public places – but which species are most likely to thrive in a warmer world? Numerical targets such as “one million trees” dominate tree-planting programs in…
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Ground Temperatures Hit 54 Degrees as Argentina Suffers Blackouts
Ground temperatures climbed above 54 degrees Celsius in parts of Argentina this week as the country suffers through a shockingly hot start to summer. Air temperatures were equally suffocating, leading to widespread blackouts as the Southern Cone attempts to beat the heat.
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Extreme Heat Killed Hundreds of Magellanic Penguins on a Single Day in 2019
New research details the devastating impact of an extreme weather event on a colony of Magellanic penguins living along Argentina’s east coast.