Definition and Characteristics of Heatwaves Heatwaves are a severe meteorological phenomenon characterized by prolonged periods of excessively high temperatures, often accompanied by oppressive ...

SOARING temperatures shut down schools in nearly half of Metro Manila on Monday, local officials said, as the torrid dry ...

Heat waves that are impossible to survive without air-conditioning could soon afflict far more of the globe than they do now, a new study has found. That change could happen even if climate change ...

Ala was one of 4.6 million Filipinos affected by the extreme heat wave that hit the country last year. Heat indices surpassed 42 degrees Celsius and forced the closure of 4,000 schools nationwide.

Background Mortality increases during heat waves have been reported worldwide. The magnitude of these increases can vary within regions according to sociodemographic and urban landscape ...

Extreme temperatures — mostly heat — are projected to kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe by the end of the century unless countries get better at reducing carbon pollution and adapting to ...

Here, however, we documented the first mass die-off recorded in South Atlantic reefs during a record breaking heat wave event (in 2019) across three sites: two reefs within the Abrolhos Bank, ...