The Independent was the first international news outlet to be allowed into the destroyed town of Lytton, British Columbia. Ashleigh Stewart joined residents seeing the extent of the destruction for…
It's hard not to think about how hot it's been — even if you live somewhere that has escaped the heat in the past few weeks. When British Columbia clocks temperatures of 121° F, it gets the world's…
It's "a frightening warning sign," said one observer.
"Heartbreaking," another commented.
"Can we now mobilize en masse to save all Earthly beings?" asked another.
Satellite data shows temperature peaks are lasting longer and rising higher
North America endured the hottest June on record last month, according to satellite data that shows temperature peaks…
Rising temperatures may be hitting faster and harder than forecast, say climate scientists in wake of heatwave in US and Canada
The world needs to step up preparations for extreme heat, which may be…
Governor Kate Brown fears heatwave is ‘harbinger of things to come’ in climate crisis
The record-breaking heatwave that gripped the northwestern US and Canada has claimed more than 100 lives in the…
‘I stayed up all night watching the town burn down. It was so scary,’ says one Lytton resident.
Nine foot high flames were lapping at Pierre Quevillon’s Lytton home when he bundled his two dogs into…
More deaths expected as details of victims continue to emerge.
The death toll from a historic heatwave in the US northwest and Canada is expected to increase as temperatures reach 121F degrees, …
More people died of cold than heat in past 20 years but climate change is shifting the balance.
More than 5 million people die each year globally because of excessively hot or cold conditions, a 20-…
Kevo in Lapland recorded a temperature of 33.6C after Finland registered record heat in June.
Nordic countries have registered near-record temperatures over the weekend, including highs of 34C (93.…
Officials warn a ‘prolonged, dangerous, and historic heatwave’ will persist through the week.
Canada has recorded its highest temperatures on record as the country’s west, along with the US Pacific …
Average temperatures for the month were 2C higher than normal, with 24 separate locations hitting their own records
New Zealand has experienced its hottest June since records began more than 110…
Politicians are ‘role-playing’ and ‘pretending to wage war against fossil fuels’, activist says
Greta Thunberg has torn into global leaders’ response to the worsening climate crisis, accusing them…
Iraq’s electricity minister has resigned as protests erupt in Basra over the crippling shortages.
Provinces across Iraq’s south have halted work amid scorching temperatures and rolling blackouts…
Portland, Oregon, reached 46.7C (116F) on Monday, a region which normally sees highs of around 26C (78.8F) this time of year
The deadly “once-in-a-millennium” heatwave bearing down on parts of North…
The unrelenting heat wave that shattered temperature records across the U.S. Pacific Northwest on Monday and threatens to smother the region for another six straight days has begun to trigger rolling…
Some birds have mastered living in the scorching, dry environment of a desert. But even desert-adapted birds can't handle extreme temperatures like those seen during heat waves.
A heat wave is said…
Western Canada and Siberia are currently enduring worrying record-breaking temperature highs being caused by a ‘heat dome’
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Parts of Canada, the US Pacific Northwest and…
Heavy rain in China, an expanse of warm water stretching across the North Pacific, and kinks in the jet stream are combining to drive an unusual heat wave that will set records in the Pacific…
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