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US' Phoenix Breaks Heat Record With 113 Days Straight Over 100 Fahrenheit
The desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, suffered a record 113 straight days with temperatures over 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) this year, leading to hundreds of heat-related deaths and more acres burned by wildfire across the state, officials said.
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Lt Governor Orders Paid Breaks For Labourers As Delhi Shatters Heat Record
With Delhi sizzling under an intense heatwave, Lt Governor VK Saxena directed that a paid break from noon to 3 pm be given to labourers, along with water and coconut milk at construction sites.
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Australia Sees "Very Uncommon" Heatwave, Temperatures Set To Break Records
A spring heatwave across large parts of Australia's southeast, including Sydney, will intensify on Monday, the weather bureau said, with temperatures expected to peak up to 16 degrees Celsius (60 Fahrenheit) above the September average.
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Indian Men's 4x400m Relay Team Breaks Asian Record, Qualifies For World C'ships
The Indian quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh finished second in heat number one.
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Earth Has Not Been This Hot In 120,000 Years: Scientist
As thousands of tourists fled wildfires this week on the Greek island of Rhodes, and many more suffered baking heat across the US Southwest, they were doing so during what scientists now say is the world's hottest month on record.
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In Global Warming Red Alert, 40 Degrees Heat From US To Japan To Europe
Brutally high temperatures threatened tens of millions of Americans Saturday, as numerous cities braced to break records under a relentless heat dome that has baked parts of the country all week.
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"Will Be Repeated Many Times": Heat In Vietnam Smashes Previous Record
Vietnam reported a record high temperature late Saturday with a north-central weather station measuring 44.1 degrees Celsius, officials said, breaking a previous high set in 2019.
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UK Breaks All-Time Temperature Record At 39.1 Degrees
Britain on Tuesday broke its all-time temperature record, provisionally hitting 39.1 degrees Celsius (102.4 degrees Fahrenheit) at Charlwood, in Surrey southwest of London, the country's meteorological agency, the Met Office, said.
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France Records Over 40 Degrees As Heatwave Singes Europe
France, Spain and other western European nations braced on Saturday for a sweltering June weekend that is set to break records and sparked concern about forest fires and the effects of climate change.
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World Athletics U20 Championships: Sasha Zhoya Breaks 110m Hurdles World Record For 2nd Time In 2 Days
World Athletics U20 Championships: France's Sasha Zhoya broke the men's under-20s 110m hurdles world record for a second time in 24 hours to claim the title.
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian 4x400m Relay Team Breaks Asian Record But Fails To Qualify For Final
The quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Noah Nirmal Tom, Arokia Rajiv and Amoj Jacob set a time of 3:00.25 to finish fourth in the second heat in Tokyo.
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700 Firefighters Tackle Wildfires As Heatwave In Europe Breaks Records
Hundreds of firefighters battled on Saturday to contain wildfires in southern France as a stifling heatwave brought record-breaking temperatures to parts of Europe, killing at least three people in Italy.
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With Jaguars In Pools, Naked Men On Scooters, Europe Faces Summer Heat
An early summer heat wave across Europe is breaking monthly - and in some cities - all-time records, as the continent oven-bakes under dangerous temperatures soaring above 100 Fahrenheit, driven by hot winds from the Sahara.
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Rio Olympics: Britain's Adam Peaty Breaks 100m Breaststroke World Record
Adam Peaty lowered the world mark of 57.92 that he set in London on April 17, 2015 -- when he became the first man to break through the 58-second barrier
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'Abnormal Is The New Normal': May Breaks Another Global Heat Record
Last month was the hottest May in modern history, marking the 13th consecutive month that global temperature records have been shattered, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
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US' Phoenix Breaks Heat Record With 113 Days Straight Over 100 Fahrenheit
The desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, suffered a record 113 straight days with temperatures over 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) this year, leading to hundreds of heat-related deaths and more acres burned by wildfire across the state, officials said.
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Lt Governor Orders Paid Breaks For Labourers As Delhi Shatters Heat Record
With Delhi sizzling under an intense heatwave, Lt Governor VK Saxena directed that a paid break from noon to 3 pm be given to labourers, along with water and coconut milk at construction sites.
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Australia Sees "Very Uncommon" Heatwave, Temperatures Set To Break Records
A spring heatwave across large parts of Australia's southeast, including Sydney, will intensify on Monday, the weather bureau said, with temperatures expected to peak up to 16 degrees Celsius (60 Fahrenheit) above the September average.
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Indian Men's 4x400m Relay Team Breaks Asian Record, Qualifies For World C'ships
The Indian quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh finished second in heat number one.
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Earth Has Not Been This Hot In 120,000 Years: Scientist
As thousands of tourists fled wildfires this week on the Greek island of Rhodes, and many more suffered baking heat across the US Southwest, they were doing so during what scientists now say is the world's hottest month on record.
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In Global Warming Red Alert, 40 Degrees Heat From US To Japan To Europe
Brutally high temperatures threatened tens of millions of Americans Saturday, as numerous cities braced to break records under a relentless heat dome that has baked parts of the country all week.
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"Will Be Repeated Many Times": Heat In Vietnam Smashes Previous Record
Vietnam reported a record high temperature late Saturday with a north-central weather station measuring 44.1 degrees Celsius, officials said, breaking a previous high set in 2019.
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UK Breaks All-Time Temperature Record At 39.1 Degrees
Britain on Tuesday broke its all-time temperature record, provisionally hitting 39.1 degrees Celsius (102.4 degrees Fahrenheit) at Charlwood, in Surrey southwest of London, the country's meteorological agency, the Met Office, said.
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France Records Over 40 Degrees As Heatwave Singes Europe
France, Spain and other western European nations braced on Saturday for a sweltering June weekend that is set to break records and sparked concern about forest fires and the effects of climate change.
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World Athletics U20 Championships: Sasha Zhoya Breaks 110m Hurdles World Record For 2nd Time In 2 Days
World Athletics U20 Championships: France's Sasha Zhoya broke the men's under-20s 110m hurdles world record for a second time in 24 hours to claim the title.
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian 4x400m Relay Team Breaks Asian Record But Fails To Qualify For Final
The quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Noah Nirmal Tom, Arokia Rajiv and Amoj Jacob set a time of 3:00.25 to finish fourth in the second heat in Tokyo.
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700 Firefighters Tackle Wildfires As Heatwave In Europe Breaks Records
Hundreds of firefighters battled on Saturday to contain wildfires in southern France as a stifling heatwave brought record-breaking temperatures to parts of Europe, killing at least three people in Italy.
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With Jaguars In Pools, Naked Men On Scooters, Europe Faces Summer Heat
An early summer heat wave across Europe is breaking monthly - and in some cities - all-time records, as the continent oven-bakes under dangerous temperatures soaring above 100 Fahrenheit, driven by hot winds from the Sahara.
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Rio Olympics: Britain's Adam Peaty Breaks 100m Breaststroke World Record
Adam Peaty lowered the world mark of 57.92 that he set in London on April 17, 2015 -- when he became the first man to break through the 58-second barrier
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'Abnormal Is The New Normal': May Breaks Another Global Heat Record
Last month was the hottest May in modern history, marking the 13th consecutive month that global temperature records have been shattered, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
