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A number of Kazakhstani regions will suffer from abnormal heat of up to 40 degrees Centigrade.

• 27 июня 2014, 18:27

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 января 2014, 16:43

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 августа 2013, 18:12

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 августа 2013, 14:07

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 января 2013, 15:49

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 июля 2012, 13:25

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 июля 2012, 18:08

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 июля 2012, 19:07

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 июля 2012, 12:35