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Dozens Evacuate, 10 Homes Destroyed by Wildfire Near Perth

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control on the northern fringe of the west coast city of Perth during heat wave spring conditions, authorities …

Deadly Wildfires in Greece and Other European Countries Destroy Homes and Threaten Nature Reserves

RHODES, Greece (AP) — Deadly fires raging in Greece and other European countries advanced on Wednesday, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures. The summer wildfires have struck countries across the region, prompting …

Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant in North Carolina as Scorching Heat and Floods Sock Other Parts of US

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A tornado heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, while torrential rain flooded communities in Kentucky and an area from California to South Florida endured more scorching heat. Pfizer confirmed that …

European Union Rushes Firefighters to Greece as Grueling Mediterranean Heat Wave Takes Toll

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from other countries headed to Greece on Thursday to help battle wildfires that have intensified as a heat wave baked much of southern Europe in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 …

A Heat Wave Named Cerberus Has Southern Europe in its Jaws, and it`s Only Going to Get Worse

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tourists in central Athens huddled under mist machines, and zoo animals in Madrid were fed fruit popsicles and chunks of frozen food, as southern Europeans braced for a heat wave Thursday, with a warning of severe …

Heat Waves Like the One that’s Killed 14 in the Southern US are Becoming More Frequent

PHOENIX (AP) – Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the extreme weather events, which claim more lives …

A Deadly Heat Wave is Blanketing the South and Spreading East

An oppressive heat wave blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and one in Louisiana blanketed the South on Thursday, as authorities warned of dangerous, triple-digit temperatures. Extreme heat and humidity increased the potential for heat-related illnesses, and lingering …

Sweltering Heat Tests Texas’ Power Grid and Patience as Thousands in South Still Without Electricity

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ power grid operator asked residents Tuesday to voluntarily cut back on electricity due to anticipated record demand on the system as a heat wave kept large swaths of the state and southern U.S. in triple- …

Power Outages Continue Across Southern Us; Triple-Digit Heat Wave Grips Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More than 100,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday following damaging storms, leaving residents searching for relief as sweltering temperatures continued to scorch the region. Power outages for some customers in the piney …

Spain: Long-Term Drought to Bring More Heatwaves, Wildfires

MADRID (AP) — Spain has officially entered a period of long-term drought, owing to high temperatures and low rainfall over the past three years, and likely faces another year of heatwaves and forest fires. The country’s Aemet weather agency said …