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Some Northern California cities appear to have instituted rolling blackouts on Tuesday in error after a miscommunication with the operator of the state electric grid, the California Independent System Operator, amid the historic heat…

After the U.S. has baked in record heat waves this year, it seems even hotter weather is set to consume huge tracts of the country in the coming decades. More than 100 million Americans will live in an “extreme heat belt” by 2053,…

At the drinking fountain outside Berlin's busy Gesundbrunnen shopping arcade in the Mitte district, passersby stop to refill empty plastic bottles, splash their faces and soak handkerchiefs in the blistering afternoon heat. On his way…

The last few weeks have seen heat, sweat and dryness across London, with the Met Office placing another warning for extreme heat in the region, seeing hot temperatures continue.  And as much as we might all like a break from the…

The end of this week is set to swing into another full-fledged heatwave, with a four-day amber warning for extreme temperatures from the UK Health Security Agency. The warning for Thursday, August 11 to Sunday, August 14 comes as…