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Silent killer: Sweltering planet braces for deadly heat shocks

Silent killer: Sweltering planet braces for deadly heat shocks

Heat remains underestimated as a threat by governments, aid agencies and individuals.
Human frontiers: How much heat can the body and mind take?

Human frontiers: How much heat can the body and mind take?

If planet-warming emissions continue to rise at their current pace, three in four people in the world will face deadly heat by the turn of the century.
September 21, 2017 | 08:00 pm PT
Record-breaking heat grips southeastern Canada

Record-breaking heat grips southeastern Canada

A large part of southeastern Canada are in the throes of overheat as the mercury climbed to a forecast high of 32 degrees Celsius over the weekend.
September 24, 2017 | 10:23 pm PT
Frequency of excessive summertime heat seen rising across US

Frequency of excessive summertime heat seen rising across US

California is one of 11 Western states ranked by the NRDC report as the most affected by extreme summer heat.
October 24, 2017 | 05:55 pm PT
Pakistan heatwave kills 65 people in Karachi: welfare organization

Pakistan heatwave kills 65 people in Karachi: welfare organization

The heatwave coincided with power outages and the holy month when most Muslims do not eat or drink during the day. 
May 21, 2018 | 05:35 pm PT
Heatwave blankets Japan, kills 14 people over long weekend

Heatwave blankets Japan, kills 14 people over long weekend

An intense heatwave killed at least 14 people over a three-day long weekend in Japan, media reported on Tuesday.
July 16, 2018 | 09:04 pm PT
Deadly heatwaves threaten China's northern breadbasket

Deadly heatwaves threaten China's northern breadbasket

The North China Plain, home to nearly 400 million people, could become a life-threatening inferno, researchers warn.
August 1, 2018 | 07:54 pm PT
Japan resilient, but climate change making disasters worse: experts

Japan resilient, but climate change making disasters worse: experts

Record typhoons, biblical floods, heatwaves, landslides and earthquakes: this summer, Japan really has seen it all. 
September 7, 2018 | 05:25 pm PT
Ultra high UV levels hitting Saigon, experts warn

Ultra high UV levels hitting Saigon, experts warn

Saigon residents face the risk of burned eyes and skin even after brief exposure to the sun, doctors caution.
February 17, 2019 | 10:20 pm PT
Escaping summer heat is pipe dream for the poor in Hanoi

Escaping summer heat is pipe dream for the poor in Hanoi

As the longest heat wave in decades scorches Hanoi, poorer people are bearing the brunt.
June 9, 2020 | 11:28 pm PT
Summer heat to permeate northern Vietnam until weekend

Summer heat to permeate northern Vietnam until weekend

Summer has come for northern Vietnam as temperatures reach up to 37 degrees Celsius, set to last until the end of the week, meteorologists said.
May 10, 2021 | 04:01 pm PT
Vietnamese in US struggle as heatwave pushes temperatures to record levels

Vietnamese in US struggle as heatwave pushes temperatures to record levels

Severe weather in the U.S.’s Pacific Northwest, where air conditioners are unpopular, has made the summer a tough one for Vietnamese-Americans.
July 3, 2021 | 08:00 pm PT
Northern, central Vietnam set for respite from scorching weather

Northern, central Vietnam set for respite from scorching weather

A two-week heatwave that has swept northern and central Vietnam since July 25 will ease starting Tuesday, weather experts say.
August 7, 2021 | 09:03 pm PT
Sizzling weather disrupts life for Vietnamese living in India

Sizzling weather disrupts life for Vietnamese living in India

It has been three days since Thong Nguyen stepped out of his apartment in India, which is in the grip of a heatwave with temperatures rising up to 45 degrees Celsius.
May 14, 2022 | 01:57 am PT
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