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Asia’s blistering heatwave has caused hours-long daily blackouts, putting more than 1 billion people at risk. Photographer: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg

A hot, deadly summer is coming with frequent blackouts

There won’t be enough energy supplies to go around as sweltering heat boosts power demand in the months ahead, putting lives at risk

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Extreme weather kills 140,000 Europeans in 40 years: report

Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the village of Limni, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Extreme weather events are 'the new norm': World Meteorological Organisation

An aerial view shows rescue workers evacuating residents on a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. Photo: Reuters

Most extreme weather events in 2021

A man walks to his friend's home in a neighborhood without electricity as snow covers the Blackhawk neighborhood in Pflugerville, Texas, February 15, 2021. Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman/USA Today Network via REUTERS

Arctic warming linked to colder winters, study shows

Sayeda Karim. Sketch/TBS

How extreme weather and health crisis gave rise to early marriages and dowry

Flood has caused havoc in Southeast Asia. Photo :Reuters

World pays high price for extreme weather in 2020