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August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor

August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor

The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer.
Germany's dry rivers spark battle on engineering vs restoration

Germany's dry rivers spark battle on engineering vs restoration

June heatwave cost UK economy more than $1.5B: study

June heatwave cost UK economy more than $1.5B: study

World's second-most visited country struggles with peak summer tourism season amid record heatwave

World's second-most visited country struggles with peak summer tourism season amid record heatwave

Spain, the world's second most visited country after France, has been grappling with a severe heatwave that shattered temperature records across parts of the country, threatening its summer tourism boom.
June 25, 2026 | 10:33 pm PT
Extreme heat is pushing daily life in India into the dark

Extreme heat is pushing daily life in India into the dark

On India's hot plains, scorching summers have become increasingly harder to endure, requiring adaptations and forcing life into the hours of dark before the sun turns punishing.
June 18, 2026 | 12:20 am PT
Hanoi's next big challenge: staying cool

Hanoi's next big challenge: staying cool

I still remember Hanoi in the 1980s and 1990s. Days would be hot, but at night breeze from the lakes and rivers drifted through the open corridors between old apartment blocks.
June 15, 2026 | 06:08 pm PT
From air conditioning to public cooling systems, what Vietnam can learn from Singapore to save its economy from extreme heat

From air conditioning to public cooling systems, what Vietnam can learn from Singapore to save its economy from extreme heat

My office is on Le Duan Street in Saigon Ward, inside a glass-clad building where the central air conditioning runs almost all day.
June 8, 2026 | 03:05 pm PT
Staying cool amid climate change becoming new marker of inequality

Staying cool amid climate change becoming new marker of inequality

A colleague recently asked me about a garment being marketed as a "Japanese cooling jacket."
June 1, 2026 | 08:00 pm PT
Seoul deploys high-tech fog, canopies as record summer heat looms

Seoul deploys high-tech fog, canopies as record summer heat looms

Seoul is turning public spaces into cooling areas as South Korea braces for an unusually severe summer and reports its earliest heat-related death on record.
June 1, 2026 | 12:30 am PT
Vietnam's 6-day heatwave breaks multiple May temperature records as Hanoi hits 41.1 C

Vietnam's 6-day heatwave breaks multiple May temperature records as Hanoi hits 41.1 C

Lang station's 41.1 C reading on May 26 was Hanoi's second-highest May temperature on record, while five stations across the north broke or tied their May highs.
May 27, 2026 | 07:13 pm PT
Thousands flock to rivers, lakes and water parks as Hanoi hits 41 C

Thousands flock to rivers, lakes and water parks as Hanoi hits 41 C

Thousands of Hanoi residents flocked to water parks, the Red River and West Lake on May 26 to escape a heatwave that pushed temperatures in the city to up to 41.1 C.
May 26, 2026 | 11:53 pm PT
Foreign tourists struggle as Hanoi temperatures top 40 C

Foreign tourists struggle as Hanoi temperatures top 40 C

As Hanoi swelters under an intense heatwave, many foreign tourists have been retreating to swimming pools while limiting outdoor activities over health concerns.
May 26, 2026 | 05:00 am PT
Vietnam's heatwave hits 40 C, emptying streets as tourists retreat

Vietnam's heatwave hits 40 C, emptying streets as tourists retreat

Hanoi reached 40.7C on May 25 as severe heat spread across northern and central Vietnam, with the wave forecast to persist through May 28.
May 25, 2026 | 03:11 pm PT
Vietnam faces fewer storms but a hotter, drier 2026 as El Niño returns

Vietnam faces fewer storms but a hotter, drier 2026 as El Niño returns

The number of storms and tropical depressions forming over the East Sea and affecting Vietnam's mainland in 2026 is forecast to be lower than the multi-year average, although unusual weather patterns and extreme events remain possible, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
May 17, 2026 | 06:56 pm PT
Southeast Asia warned of ‘Godzilla El Nino’ threatening drought, floods and haze

Southeast Asia warned of ‘Godzilla El Nino’ threatening drought, floods and haze

A rare weather phenomenon known as “Godzilla” El Nino has been forecast to drive global temperatures to record highs while bringing severe drought, flash floods, crop losses and transboundary haze across Southeast Asia.
May 15, 2026 | 12:24 am PT
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