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Rural India runs dry as thirsty megacity Mumbai sucks water
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFar from the gleaming high-rises of India's financial capital Mumbai, impoverished villages in areas...
Earliest-ever Heatwave In Greece Closes Athens Acropolis
International Business Times· 4 days agoThe UNESCO-listed archaeological site closed from midday to 5:00 pm (0900 to 1400 GMT), with...
Extreme heat triggers novel payout for 50,000 women in India
WHTC 1450 Holland· 5 days agoLONDON (Reuters) - A group of 50,000 self-employed women in India have become the first beneficiaries of a novel insurance scheme that pays out when temperatures hit certain extremes. As the ...
Hajj pilgrims 'stone the devil' as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha
AFP via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoPilgrims perform the last major ritual of the hajj, the "stoning of the devil", in western Saudi...
Wildfire claims 6 homes near Arizona town, shuts Phoenix-to-Las Vegas highway
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 3 days ago“As temperatures warm, we could see fire activity increase,” she added. The fire comes as heat...
Golf-McIlroy heads out early at Pinehurst with share of U.S. Open lead
WSAU Wausau· 2 days ago(Reuters) - Second-round action at the U.S. Open got underway at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina...
U.S. and Filipino forces end drills that tested their endurance in brutal heat and volatile weather
The Washington Times· 6 days agoHundreds of American and Filipino troops concluded Monday a new combat exercise in the northern Philippines that tested their endurance in more than a week of brutal heat and volatile weather ...
Trump loyalists proud to support 'felon' at Las Vegas rally
AFP via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThousands of Donald Trump supporters rallied in baking heat Sunday to cheer on the Republican...
Trump complains about his teleprompters at a scorching Las Vegas rally
Stamford Advocate· 7 days agoThe Clark County Fire Department said most of the medical calls were related to the heat, and six...
Working in ‘hellfire’: Gig workers bear the brunt of India’s heatwave
Al Jazeera· 2 days agoTo support his family, in 2018 the 26-year-old moved from Bihar to New Delhi to work as a delivery...