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limate change is changing summer with periods marked by dangerous heat waves that can cause several health problems, especially for those on certain medications, which can provoke reactions that could be dangerous. Prescription drugs are seen on shelves at a pharmacy in Montreal on March 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Some medications and heat waves don’t mix, experts say precautions needed

Dr. Samantha Green, a family physician at Unity Health Toronto — a network comprised of three hospitals — said the increasing frequency of...

FILE - The unofficial temperature hits 108 degrees at dusk at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, on July 12, 2023. The U.S. last year saw the most heat waves since 1936, according to an Associated Press analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
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What’s a heat dome? Here’s why so much of the US is broiling this week

Meteorologists are talking about heat waves and heat domes as extreme summer weather hits the U.S. Both mean it's really hot — and...

People cool off at Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park, as temperatures soar and officials warn of extreme heat (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Searing heat scorches US from Chicago to East Coast

Extreme heat and high humidity smothered the central and northeastern United States on Tuesday, with temperature records expected to melt away in the...

An air tanker soars through a large plume of smoke over and around wildfire-affected areas in the village of Ruidoso, N.M., Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
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Residents flee village in New Mexico as wildfires bear down on homes

Residents of the mountain village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico fled their homes under evacuation orders with little time to rescue belongings...

FILE PHOTO: General view of an olive tree farm irrigated with a drip water system, as Tuscany's famed wine and olive oil industry suffers from a heatwave and drought, in Greve in Chianti, Italy, July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini/File Photo
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Italy’s 2023 farm output hit by climate change, statistics bureau says

Italy's wine, fruit and olive oil production is suffering due to extreme weather events.

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as they perform Tawaf at the Grand Mosque, during the annual haj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman
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Soaring temperatures scorch pilgrims on Haj in Saudi Arabia

Stampedes, tent fires and other accidents have caused hundreds of deaths during Hajj in the past 30 years, forcing the Saudi government to...

Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Fans gather for Turkey v Georgia - Dortmund, Germany - June 18, 2024 Messages state the fan zone is closed due to a severe weather warning REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
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Soccer-Weather warning shuts down Berlin’s Euro 2024 fan zones

Germany has been hit by extreme weather in recent weeks and is shutting down its public viewing areas.

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A woman pours water on her head after filling her containers with drinking water from a municipal tanker on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 21, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
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India sees record peak demand for power in north as heatwave persists

People in India have been trying to stay cool during a weeks-long heatwave.

A man stands under a water mister to cool off from the heat in Montreal, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator says there will be enough electricity supply to meet the additional demand created by what's expected to be a prolonged heat wave.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Musch
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Cities, schools and other agencies respond as heat wave crosses Ontario and Quebec

People across Canada are bracing themselves for high temperatures and humid conditions.

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El Salvador reports 11 dead as heavy rains lash Central America

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Some 11 people have died in El Salvador due to torrential rains that have lashed Central America’s Pacific coast...

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