Scorching temperatures killed about 100 people in central Myanmar in just four days, social aid groups told Radio Free Asia on Monday.
The effects of the recent extreme weather events in Southeast Asian countries are far reaching, ranging from health advisories and school closures to droughts. While El Niño phenomena, a cyclical weather trend, contributed to the situation this year, climate change is still a part of the problem
According to a recent study, India’s development is at risk because of the health and economic costs associated with more frequent and intense heat waves.
A searing heat wave has gripped most of the western United States, including California. Mike O’Sullivan reports from Los Angeles on how communities are coping with heat wave
Julie Arrighi, Climate Advisor at the Red Cross and Red Crescent Climate Centre, briefs press on the new Red Cross guidelines to help cities prepare for heatwaves and extreme weather events that are now among the world’s deadliest types of natural hazard