Tag: heat
Is climate change to blame for extreme heat in Europe? – BBC News
Europe is experiencing extreme temperatures this week, with hot weather set to continue for the foreseeable future. In Spain, temperatures have hit 43C (109F), and in neighbouring Portugal, wildfires have broken out as a result of the weather. Is climate change to blame for this scorching heat? Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #ClimateChange #Heatwave #BBCNews
Japan's plan to reopen nuclear power plants due to record-breaking heat – BBC News
Japan is in the midst of its hottest early summer on record, with June temperatures breaking through 40C last week. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the country must quickly restart more of its nuclear power plants as power stations struggle to keep up. But 11 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster the push to restart Japan’s nuclear plants remains deeply unpopular. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog…
World Cup hosts Qatar accused of under-reporting deaths in Gulf's killer heat – BBC News
Allegations that Qatar is underreporting the number of migrant workers who have died of heat stroke have been revealed. Across the Gulf, extreme heat is affecting more-and-more people, especially millions of migrant workers who go there to support their families back home. Temperatures that go above 50C, thanks to climate change, can leave workers with life-altering illnesses including heart failure. The Qatar Government did not…
Disney takes heat for delaying plans to relocate employees
Fox News contributor Lara Trump responds to Disney’s delayed plans to move employees from California to Florida. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox News! https://bit.ly/2vaBUvAS Watch more Fox News Video: http://video.foxnews.com Watch Fox News Channel Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the…
Surviving in Kuwait's 'unbearable' heat – BBC News
The Middle East is heating up at twice the global average, and Kuwait now regularly sees temperatures above 50C. Kuwait’s economy is dominated by fossil fuel exports but as the temperature rises more and more of Kuwait is becoming desert and it becomes harder to live with the extreme heat. With the mercury topping 53C, three Kuwaiti citizens – an influencer, a weather forecaster and…
Iraq's extreme heat and water shortages – BBC News
Iraq is one of the most climate-vulnerable places on Earth. This summer, Sheikh Kezem Al-Kaabi fights to continue farming his ancestral land despite extreme heat and worsening water shortages. In Baghdad, traffic cop Sa’ad Saddam Abdulhasan is responsible for one of the city’s busiest intersections. He keeps the city moving, but that means working in 50C heat. BBC Life at 50C investigates how extreme heat…