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Why older people are some of those worst affected by climate change

While we are all affected to some extent by extreme weather, it is older adults, especially older women and those with disabilities, who tend to be the most vulnerable. Who struggles most is partly determined by age but also pre-existing health conditions, mental wellbeing, and social and economic circumstances.

The Conversation

UK weather: Met Office predicts heat blast after week of heavy rain

Warmer weather on the way after weeks of rainy, cloudy conditions persisted in parts of the country

The Independent UK

Weather tracker: Japan braces for flooding and disruption from Typhoon Lan

Potential 90-100mph gusts and heavy rainfall threaten Obon holiday, possibly disrupting travel for millions

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Weather Engineering Could Short Circuit Intense Storms — But It Comes With Big Consequences

Right now, people in coastal China are fleeing successive typhoons. Parts of the Philippines are awash.

Inverse

Scientists Find a Possible Connection Between Climate Change and Earthquake Risk

Torrential rains could cause more seismic events — including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, based on decades of data.

Inverse

4 people dead and 1 missing after explosion destroys 3 structures in western Pennsylvania

Authorities say four people died and a fifth was unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others

The Independent UK

Siddaramaiah writes to Centre seeking amendments to Drought Manual so that Karnataka can declare drought now

Urging the Union government to bring changes to the Manual for Drought Management 2016 (updated in 2020) for the declaration of drought by States, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said it is necessary to have different parameters to declare drought in 14 agro-climatic zones in Karnataka in the light of dire…

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Four people dead and one missing after explosion destroys homes in Pennsylvania

Emergency officials suspended operations Saturday night due to weather and concern for the safety of investigators

The Independent UK

Heat deaths surge in the US’s hottest city as governor declares statewide ‘heat emergency’

David Hondula, the heat expert leading efforts to make the city more comfortable, says every heat death can be prevented with the right resources

The Guardian - US

Mishmash of how US heat death are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms

Death certificates don’t always reflect the role that extreme heat played in ending a person’s life even when it seems obvious it was a factor

The Independent UK

North India more affected by El Nino

Study finds El Nino's effect on India's monsoon varies regionally: ENSO linked to 70% of North India's rainfall fluctuations, 10% in Central India, and stable in South India. Climate change impacts Indian Ocean temperatures, influencing monsoon trough and depressions, making Central India less predictable. Monitoring other factors, like Indian Ocean…

The Hindu

How to sleep during hot weather, according to experts

Stop suffering during hot summer nights

The Independent UK

London tipped to be hotter than Los Angeles next week as temperatures to soar

High pressure is set to build from the middle of the week, meaning south-east England could reach 32C on Friday.

Evening Standard

Parts of UK may be hotter than Los Angeles next week as 30C temperatures move in

High pressure is set to build from the middle of the week, meaning south-east England could reach 32C on Friday.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Hawaii fires made ‘much more dangerous’ by climate crisis

Global heating is drying out vegetation, priming it as fuel for wildfires, say scientists. Plus, the plight of the adopted children of Bangladesh’s Birangona women

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re in serious trouble’: Why a hotter world will be bad for our health

From the strain extreme heat puts on your heart to the damage it does to your mental health, not to mention the increased air pollution, the forecast isn’t good

The Week

The hottest July: America’s Southwest boils in the heat

July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, said David Wallace-Wells in The New York Times – and for the residents of Arizona, it certainly felt like it.

The Independent UK

‘Heartbroken’ Aquaman star Jason Momoa reacts to ‘apocalyptic’ Maui wildfires

An evacuated resident described disaster as ‘an apocalypse’

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‘Huge’ coral bleaching unfolding across the Americas prompts fears of global tragedy

Scientists stunned by unprecedented heat-stress event say they can only hope it ‘motivates and unites people’

The Texas Tribune

New forecast predicts more hurricanes because of record-warm sea surface temperatures

Texas meteorologists remind residents to make sure they have a plan in the event of a tropical storm

The Guardian - UK

Return of El Niño raises risk of hunger, drought and malaria, scientists warn

Hot natural weather pattern will exacerbate heat-related dangers brought about by climate crisis

The Independent UK

NOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino

Federal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall

Salon

Climate change increasing air turbulence

Add shaky planes, weather delays and cancellations to our new reality under unfriendly warming skies

WEKU

How heat makes health inequity worse, hitting people with risks like diabetes harder

Heat is dangerous for the many people with common conditions like diabetes or heart disease. And vulnerable communities face greater exposure to heat and fewer resources to escape it.

Evening Standard

‘Brief taste of summer’ as temperatures expected to hit 26C in London on Thursday

The Met Office has said there could be a 24-hour break from the damp summer with warmer temperatures predicted.

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