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Indian heatwave highlights temperature ‘record’ checking challenge
Indian heatwave highlights temperature 'record' checking challenge By Agn�s PEDRERO Geneva (AFP) May 30, 2024 The swift announcement that a potentially record-breaking temperature measured this week in India could have been due to a sensor error highlights the challenges in certifying extreme heat. The recording of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.2 Fahrenheit) in a Delhi suburb
Madagascar heatwave rooted in human-caused climate change: study
Madagascar heatwave rooted in human-caused climate change: study by AFP Staff Writers Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 23, 2023 A prolonged heatwave that hit Madagascar in October would not have occurred without human-caused climate change, a scientific study said on Thursday. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group said the heatwave in the Indian Ocean island
Phoenix’s heatwave reaches another level of unbearable by hitting a record-tying 110 degrees for the 53rd day—with more heat expected
Phoenix is on the cusp of yet another heat record this summer after an additional day of 110-degree weather. The National Weather Service said the desert city on Friday saw 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) for the 53rd day this year, tying it with the record set in 2020. If Phoenix reaches 110 degrees or
2019 Heatwave Decimated Magellanic Penguin Population
The devastating effects of climate change-induced heatwaves are highlighted by the mass die-off of Magellanic Penguins in 2019. Researchers at the University of Washington saw one of the biggest breeding colonies suffer the devastating consequences of a 2019 heatwave in Argentina. On January 19th, 2019, temperatures peaked at 44C/111.2F in Punta Tombo, on Argentina’s southern…