![Extreme heat poses new challenge for aid agencies in Gaza Extreme heat poses new challenge for aid agencies in Gaza](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-08/51723536617_TBKhanYounis.jpg)
Extreme heat poses new challenge for aid agencies in Gaza
Aid agencies tailoring responses to cope with extreme heat.
Tue Aug 13 2024
![UN demands action on extreme heat as world registers warmest day UN demands action on extreme heat as world registers warmest day](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-02/51707451921_AntonioGuterres.jpg)
UN demands action on extreme heat as world registers warmest day
Scorching conditions have killed 1,300 hajj pilgrims and closed schools for some 80 million children in Africa and Asia.
Fri Jul 26 2024
![Extreme heat wave hits Italy, 'red alert' issued for 11 cities Extreme heat wave hits Italy, 'red alert' issued for 11 cities](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-07/61689387026_TBheatwave.jpg)
Extreme heat wave hits Italy, 'red alert' issued for 11 cities
Italy is currently grappling with an extreme heat wave originating from Africa, prompting authorities to issue a "red alert".
Fri Jul 12 2024
![More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/41718852895_Muslimpilgrims.jpg)
More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures
Extreme heat hammers nearly two million participants in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
Mon Jun 24 2024
![EXPLAINER - How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwide EXPLAINER - How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwide](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/61718961013_Muslimpilgrims.jpg)
EXPLAINER - How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwide
Here's how climate change is pushing heat to new extremes.
Sat Jun 22 2024
![EXPLAINER - How extreme heat threatens health and safety EXPLAINER - How extreme heat threatens health and safety](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-06/71686906115_Beijingheatwave.jpg)
EXPLAINER - How extreme heat threatens health and safety
Experts say more deaths occur earlier in the summer when people's bodies have not had a chance to acclimatize to the season.
Fri Jun 21 2024
![Climate change threat hangs over haj pilgrimage as hundreds perish in heat Climate change threat hangs over haj pilgrimage as hundreds perish in heat](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/41718852895_Muslimpilgrims.jpg)
Climate change threat hangs over haj pilgrimage as hundreds perish in heat
Extreme heat has proved fatal for hundreds who began the journey last Friday to the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Thu Jun 20 2024
![India reports over 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases over summer India reports over 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases over summer](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/61717406666_tbheatwave.jpg)
India reports over 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases over summer
Billions across Asia are grappling with extreme heat this summer in a trend scientists say has been worsened by human-driven climate change.
Thu Jun 20 2024
![Extreme heat is closing schools, widening learning gaps worldwide Extreme heat is closing schools, widening learning gaps worldwide](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-05/81714547566_classroom.jpg)
Extreme heat is closing schools, widening learning gaps worldwide
High temperatures slow down the brain's cognitive functions, lowering pupils' ability to retain and process information.
Sun May 05 2024
![As India's election kicks off, is extreme heat a threat to voters? As India's election kicks off, is extreme heat a threat to voters?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-04/81713518523_indiaelectionjpg.jpg)
As India's election kicks off, is extreme heat a threat to voters?
Extreme heat forecast during India's six-week election.
Fri Apr 19 2024
![Explainer: The health risks of extreme heat Explainer: The health risks of extreme heat](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-07/81689519152_heat.jpg)
Explainer: The health risks of extreme heat
The world is baking under extreme heat - with Asia, Europe and the United States all dealing with scorching temperatures.
Sun Jul 30 2023
It's About YOUth: State polls: Time for proactive climate action
As countries across the globe experience extreme heat and life-threatening floods, concerned youth are voicing out for more proactive climate action. Tharma Pillai and Cameron Tjoe from Undi18 and MyHutan share their demands for better environmental policies ahead of state polls.
Fri Jul 21 2023
![Europe battles heat and fires; sweltering temperatures scorch China, US Europe battles heat and fires; sweltering temperatures scorch China, US](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-07/81689519152_heat.jpg)
Europe battles heat and fires; sweltering temperatures scorch China, US
No sign of relief from the wave of extreme heat, wildfires and flooding that has wreaked havoc from the United States to China.
Thu Jul 20 2023
![This heat-protective fabric is inspired by camels This heat-protective fabric is inspired by camels](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-02/71675423323_CAMEL.jpg)
This heat-protective fabric is inspired by camels
Scientists in China are working on creating a fabric that can protect humans from extreme heat.
Sun Feb 05 2023
!['Extreme' weather warning in force in Britain as new heatwave hits 'Extreme' weather warning in force in Britain as new heatwave hits](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-08/61660209343_LONDON.jpg)
'Extreme' weather warning in force in Britain as new heatwave hits
A four-day "extreme heat" warning came into force in parts of England and Wales today, with temperatures poised to exceed 35 degrees Celsius.
Thu Aug 11 2022