Warnings about searing heat kept crowds away from the Australian Open
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50 degrees Celsius…
Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50 C
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50 degrees Celsius (122…
Wildfires race across Chile, leaving 18 dead and forcing thousands to flee
PENCO, Chile (AP) — Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 18 people…
Rio de Janeiro zoo animals cool off with frozen treats during extreme heat
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Animals at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday…
Inside the scramble to save lives as heat menaces two Southwestern counties
LAS VEGAS — As temperatures began to rise in Phoenix this spring, Dr. Jeffrey Johnston braced for the…
Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35 C or hotter, weather agency says
Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35 degrees Celsius or above, the weather office said…
Heat wave poses extreme risk across the West
SEATTLE (AP) — Residents of the Western U.S. sweltered in a heat wave Saturday that hospitalized some people,…
Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heatwave
LISBON, Portugal — Spain is deploying a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched…
Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in…
The Seine in Paris is open for swimming. Residents embrace it as temperatures soar
PARIS — Swimming in the Seine is an increasingly popular tourist attraction in the French capital — and…
France swelters under a heat wave as fire crews guard smoldering vineyards
PARIS — A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4…
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
A heat wave gripping the nation is expected to continue this week and could hit its peak over…