Extreme heat

Climate change raises deadly heat risks for Gulf migrant workers: HRW

Human Rights Watch says Gulf migrant workers face rising heat-related health risks as climate change intensifies extreme temperatures and...

Heatwave grips Chuadanga as scorching temperatures disrupt daily life

A moderate heatwave has intensified suffering in Chuadanga, with temperatures reaching 38°C, reducing outdoor activities, affecting livelihoods, and prompting...

Scorching heat tests hajj pilgrims at Mount Arafat as temperatures climb

Hundreds of thousands of hajj pilgrims prayed at Mount Arafat under intense desert heat, as Saudi authorities issued warnings...

Extreme heat raises risks to maternal and newborn health in Pakistan: study

An international study finds rising temperatures in Pakistan are increasing risks to maternal and newborn health, with extreme heat...

Heat crisis looms: Bangladesh faces rising death toll as temperatures climb

A new report warns rising temperatures could sharply increase deaths in Bangladesh by 2050, highlighting inequality, regional disparities and...

Bangladesh faces rising extreme heat risk by 2050

A new Oxford-led study warns Bangladesh will be among the worst hit by extreme heat by 2050, threatening health,...

Victoria declares state of disaster as bushfires rage

Victoria has declared a state of disaster as fierce bushfires burn vast forests, destroy homes and leave people missing,...

Extreme heat puts Bangladesh’s urban workers in peril

New report reveals widespread health risks, labor rights violations as climate crisis deepens A new report published today by Climate...