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Over 40C heat in Kazakhstan during weekend A number of Kazakhstani regions will suffer from abnormal heat of up to 40 degrees Centigrade.

27 June 2014

Australian heatwave set to worsen as fires rage Australians sweltering through a severe heatwave were warned Thursday that the worst is yet to come, with hundreds of fires raging in several states and temperatures nearing record highs.

16 January 2014

Spain on wildfire alert, central blaze controlled Firefighters brought under control a major forest blaze in central Spain on Friday but the country remained on high alert for fires in the sweltering summer heat.

03 August 2013

Feeling a bit violent? Maybe it's hot outside If the heat makes you cranky, take heart: you're not alone, according to a study out Thursday in the US journal Science that links rising tempers to hot temperatures.

02 August 2013

Australia heatwave part of global trend: IPCC chief Australia's extreme summer heatwave, which caused devastating bushfires and saw temperature forecasts go off the scale, is part of a global warming trend.

15 January 2013

Heat and drought ravage US breadbasket There was no end in sight Tuesday to the blistering heatwave baking much of the United States that has farmers mulling cutting down crucial crops and sent grain prices skyrocketing.

18 July 2012

Dozens dead in US heat as relief rolls in A crippling heat wave that has held large swathes of the United States hostage gave way slightly on Sunday -- but not before leaving dozens dead in several states, officials and local media said.

09 July 2012

With heatwave pounding US, libraries become cool again There's nothing like a record-setting heat wave, combined with a third full day without power, to get people to rediscover the joys of their local library.

03 July 2012

Power slowly returns as US heatwave drags on Utility crews made slow progress Sunday in restoring electricity to millions of households amid a record-setting heatwave in the eastern United States that showed no sign of abating soon.

03 July 2012