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Germany's heatwave. Photo: Collected

Germany reports record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer

Older people were the worst affected, with more than 9,600 deaths recorded during a single week of extreme heat in late June.

A road remains flooded following a flash flood in Galchhi, Dhading district, Nepal, 26 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

Climate change boosted risk of devastating Himalayan flood, experts say

A child uses a water pipe to cool himself amid rising temperatures in Bangladesh. Photo: Collected

22m Bangladeshi children face extra heat stress from climate change

A drove view of mud covered properties following a flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal on 26 August 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood: Experts

Prime Minister Andy Burnham stands beside Met Office Chief Meteorologist Will Lang as he listens to Chief Forecaster Dan Harris during a visit to the Met Office in Exeter, UK, 14 August 2026. Photo: Collected

UK forecaster predicts strongest El Niño in living memory

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3°C warming puts 1.5b older adults in South Asia at risk: Lancet study

Villagers wait in a line to get free meals at a jjokbang village which is a tiny single-room housing district, during the first-ever severe heatwave warning in Seoul, South Korea, 4 August 2026.Photo: Reuters

South Korea's Lee calls heatwave a national disaster as deaths rise to 19

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Dangerous humid heat days have more than doubled since 1970 due to climate change: Report

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Climate anxiety: Mental health crisis growing alongside global warming

Cracks run through a partially dried-up river bed. Photo: REUTERS

UN warns of extreme heat risk from El Nino and urges preparedness

A man enjoys a drink, on a hot summer day, in central Cologne, Germany, on 1 July 2025. File Photo: Reuters

Europe named 'fastest-warming continent' in latest climate change report

Instead of fish, nets pull up dense masses of jellyfish off Bangladesh’s deep-sea waters. The photo was taken recently from a fishing vessel in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Rancon Sea Fishing

Climate change-linked warming triggers jellyfish surge in Bay, hurting deep-sea fishing

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UN weather agency confirms hottest decade on record