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A pilgrim affected by scorching heat is helped by other Muslims in Mina, near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca (AFP)
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Hajj pilgrimage ends amid deadly Saudi heat spike

One of the world's largest religious gatherings unfolded during the oven-like Saudi summer again this year, and authorities recorded more than 2,700 cases...

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If you can’t stay indoors during this U.S. heat wave, here are a few ideas

From gardeners to builders, not everyone can stay indoors during the U.S. heat wave. Here's some advice on how to cope from some...

US firefighters are using helicopters to tackle blazes in California (AFP)
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California blaze raises fears for dangerous wildfire season

Wildfires are a natural — and necessary — part of California's life cycle. But climate change is making extreme weather conditions more intense...

Environment Canada says a "period of very hot and humid weather is expected" in most parts of New Brunswick as summer marks its debut. A girl cools off in a fountain as a heat wave hits Toronto Thursday, July 21, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Heat warnings issued for Canadian province of New Brunswick

Environment Canada is forecasting a period of "very hot" and humid weather across most of New Brunswick as summer marks its debut.

FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from a field which caught fire on a hot summer day during a heatwave in New Delhi, India, June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
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India’s ‘heat trap’ cities make summers worse, says government official

Smoke billows from a field that caught fire amid above-normal temperatures in New Delhi

Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they gather outside Nimrah Mosque to offer the noon prayers in Arafat, on the second day of the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 15, 2024. Masses of Muslims gathered at the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for worship and reflection on the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Scorching Northern Hemisphere heat leads to deaths and wildfires

Extreme weather conditions are causing problems the world over.

FILE PHOTO: Monsoon clouds gather over the Gateway of India in Mumbai August 1, 2007. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/File Photo
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India’s monsoon rains a fifth below normal so far

India has had 20% less rainfall than normal since June 1.

Snowmelt is the source of about a quarter of the total water flow of 12 major river basins that originate high in the Himalayan region (AFP)
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Low snow on the Himalayas threatens water security: study

Scientists have warned that this year's low rate of snowfall poses problems for people dependent on Himalayan snowmelt.

Mitchell Dyck of Chilliwack, British Columbia, was among the patients who were unable to get to hospital for life-saving dialysis during the 2021 floods
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Climate change disasters require emergency plans for dialysis patients, experts say

Mitchell Dyck of Chilliwack, British Columbia, was among the patients who were unable to get to hospital for life-saving dialysis during the 2021...

A woman wearing a traditional costume drinks water in a hot and sunny day in Beijing, Sunday, June 16, 2024. China is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding in parts of the south and a heat wave and potential drought in the north. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north

China is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding in parts of the south and a heat wave and...

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