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Thailand warns of heatstroke risk amid hot season after 21 deaths recorded in 2025

The warning comes as Thailand enters its summer period, which typically runs from late February to mid-May.
The warning comes as Thailand enters its summer period, which typically runs from late February to mid-May.

Forest fall to Midtjylland, Lyon rescue draw at Celta Vigo

Soccer Football - UEFA Europa League - Round of 16 - First Leg - Nottingham Forest v FC Midtjylland - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain- March 12, 2026 Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson looks dejected Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
Soccer Football - UEFA Europa League - Round of 16 - First Leg - Nottingham Forest v FC Midtjylland - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain- March 12, 2026 Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson looks dejected Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

Letter From Hanoi

Why millions of Vietnamese ignore official weather warnings - and turn to these guys instead

Dr Huy Nguyen (left), a university lecturer in Hanoi and well-known climate change scientist who has been providing weather and disaster predictions for 15 years, with tour boat owner Tran Cong Nam.
Dr Huy Nguyen (left), a university lecturer in Hanoi and well-known climate change scientist who has been providing weather and disaster predictions for 15 years, with tour boat owner Tran Cong Nam.

Indonesia braces itself for wildfire, drought ahead of longer dry season

Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire burning on peatland in Rimba Panjang, Riau province, on July 20, 2025.
Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire burning on peatland in Rimba Panjang, Riau province, on July 20, 2025.

February fifth warmest on record, extreme rain in Europe: EU monitor

A flooded street along the Dordogne river in Libourne, southwestern France, on Feb 19.
A flooded street along the Dordogne river in Libourne, southwestern France, on Feb 19.

Indonesia says 7 killed in landfill collapse as rescue operation ends

The collapse took place at the Bantargebang landfill on March 8, located in the region of Bekasi on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta.
The collapse took place at the Bantargebang landfill on March 8, located in the region of Bekasi on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta.

South-east Asia faces sweltering heat as war limits energy supply

A prolonged disruption would threaten fossil-fuel reliant South-east Asia’s power generation into April and May, when the mercury can climb to sweltering levels.
A prolonged disruption would threaten fossil-fuel reliant South-east Asia’s power generation into April and May, when the mercury can climb to sweltering levels.

Indonesia searches for those missing after landfill collapse kills five

The collapse took place at the Bantargebang landfill on March 8, located in the region of Bekasi on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta.
The collapse took place at the Bantargebang landfill on March 8, located in the region of Bekasi on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta.

Tornadoes kill four, injure more than a dozen in rural Michigan

A fallen tree rests again a Sheriff's vehicle outside a hospital following storms and tornado warnings in Three Rivers, Michigan, U.S. March 6, 2026.  Dan Cherry/USA Today Network via REUTERS
A fallen tree rests again a Sheriff's vehicle outside a hospital following storms and tornado warnings in Three Rivers, Michigan, U.S. March 6, 2026.  Dan Cherry/USA Today Network via REUTERS

Rain expected to continue on most afternoons in next 2 weeks, says weatherman

The total rainfall for the first fortnight of March is forecast to be near average over most parts of Singapore.
The total rainfall for the first fortnight of March is forecast to be near average over most parts of Singapore.

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