Extreme Heat

Extreme Heat

A man splashing his face with water during intense Summer heat. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Extreme heat cost Bangladesh up to $1.8b in productivity in 2024: WB

The report also said extreme heat is cutting productivity in Bangladesh’s apparel industry.

A firefighter walks next to flames during controlled burning operations in Le Porge, Gironde department, amid drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, 30 July, 2026. Photo: Reuters

France, Spain and Greece battle wildfires as Europe swelters

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Workers in Bangladesh may lose 24 work days a year in extreme heat, report warns

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150 million people living under extreme heat: WHO chief

FILE PHOTO: Roberto Klarich from Canada cools off at a fountain near the Pantheon, after giving up queuing to enter because it is too hot and the queue is too long, during a heatwave across Italy as temperatures are expected to cool off in the Italian capital, in Rome, Italy July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say

People walk near the Colosseum during a heat wave across Italy as temperatures are expected to rise further in the coming days, in Rome, Italy July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

World’s major cities hit by 25% surge in extreme heat since 1990s

This undated file photo shows apparel workers working inside a Bangladeshi RMG factory. File Photo: TBS

Extreme heat, harassment deeply hit RMG workers, productivity: Survey

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Extreme heat threatens lives, livelihoods of workers in Bangladesh: Climate Rights report

In a desperate bid to beat the scorching heat, two young men cool off under a forceful stream of water from an irrigation pump in Chuadanga on 10 May 2025, where the mercury hit a season-high 42°C. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh faces 44 extra extreme heat days: Global study

Cyclone Chido devastated homes in Mayotte in December. Photo: AFP

Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024: UN

Medical team members evacuate a Muslim pilgrim, affected by the scorching heat, at the base of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on 15 June 2024. Photo: AFP

Death toll tops 1,000 after hajj marked by extreme heat

Muslim pilgrims carry umbrellas amid high temperatures outside Namira Mosque on the plain of Arafat during the annual hajj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photos: Reuters

Saudi Arabia warns hajj pilgrims of extreme heat risks at holy sites

Representational image of school children. File photo: Collected

Heatwave: Schools, colleges in Dhaka, 24 other districts to remain closed tomorrow