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First big heat wave of the summer to grip Spain, France and UK

2015-06-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mashable: A heat wave is forecast to envelop much of continental Europe and the UK during the end of June into the first week of July, potentially setting records from Spain to England. Competitors in the famous Wimbledon tennis tournament, for example, may have trouble dealing with temperatures that may reach the low-to-mid 30s Celsius (up to the mid-90s Fahrenheit) in the London area by next week. The heat will first build across Iberia over the weekend, before spreading its tentacles into the UK for...

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100, 115, 120? Summer heat hits Phoenix, outside workers, homeless

2015-06-17 06:30:08| Airlines - Topix.net

The intense heat killed 120 persons annually on average in Arizona between 2001 and 2013, according to Will Humble , director of the Division of Health Policy and Program Evaluation at the University of Arizona. Humble, the former director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, said another 1,400 Arizonans visit emergency rooms annually because of heat-related ailments and another 12,700 are treated for dehydration.

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California power supplies adequate as summer heat nears

2015-05-08 05:28:10| Energy - Topix.net

With the summer heat approaching, analysts say California has sufficient power supplies to keep air conditioners running and the lights on. The agency that operates the state's wholesale power system said in an analysis Thursday that enough electricity should be available to meet demand this summer, even if an extreme hot streak sets in.

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Weakening of summer storm intensifies heat extremes

2015-03-14 02:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Asian News International: A new study has revealed that summer storm weakening leads to more persistent heat extremes. Researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research suggested that storm activity in large parts of the US, Europe and Russia significantly calmed down during summers over the past decades, but this is no good news. The weakening of strong winds associated with the jetstream and weather systems prolongs and hence intensifies heat extremes like the one in Russia in 2010 which caused devastating...

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Summer heat waves may be linked to Arctic warming

2015-03-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: Before the summer of 2010, Moscow had never recorded a triple-digit temperature, with records going back to 1879. But during a weeks-long heat wave that June and July, the city's temperatures soared well above normal, setting an all-time record high of 102°F on July 30. A new study suggests that Arctic warming could have helped trigger that epic heat wave. This map shows how much temperatures over Russia varied from normal between July 20-17, 2010, with redder colors showing much warmer than normal...

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