Climate change

Cruel summer: Getting home air-conditioning should not be this hard

Europe’s biggest adaptation failure is treating extreme heat as an aberration rather than the new normal, says the writer.

Floods, whirlwinds leave three dead, one injured in northern Vietnam

Soldiers clearing rocks and debris to ensure safe traffic flow after a landslide in Vietnam.

Water bombers take to the skies as Greece battles wildfires

Greece has experienced increasingly frequent and intense wildfires that scientists link to climate change.

Hungary stops nuclear plant for first time as Danube dries up, in major test for economy and new PM

Hungary is heading into uncharted territory by shutting the Paks nuclear plant for the first time.

Rescue helicopters collide in Greece as fires spread

With violent winds blowing for most of the week, firefighters have faced dozens of fires daily

South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5 deg C

More than 20 localities were under emergency heatwave alerts.

Fires on more than 100,000ha of Washington state prompt evacuations

Massive plumes of smoke rise over the US city of Spokane due to wildfires.

South Korea baseball league cancels two games over heatwave

Water cannons are sprayed into the stands to cool off the crowd during a Korean professional baseball game on July 29.

Japan’s rescuers battle ‘intense heat’ after massive earthquake

Kumamoto City is facing a “double disaster”, as rescuers work in 38 deg C heat, and shelters with limited air-conditioning put displaced people at risk for heatstroke.

Hong Kong sees wettest July since 1997 with more rain coming

Beyond heavy rain linked to Typhoon Noul, downpours in Hong Kong had been steady in July.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.