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California barely avoided blackouts during heat wave. Was that a win or a wake-up call?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was a 10-day test of California’s ability to keep the lights on and maintain its green-energy crusade, an unprecedented heat wave that pushed the state’s power grid to the brink of rolling blackouts.

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A quarter of California homes had no A/C this heat wave. It could stay that way for years

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In her Stockton apartment, Esther Johnson has been freezing pots of water overnight for relief from California’s historic heat. In the morning, she wraps them in towels, puts them at the foot of the couch and blasts them with fans to create some cool air.

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Record heat wave has California using more fossil fuels

The state has had to rely more on natural gas to produce electricity and avoid power outages even as Gov. Gavin Newsom moves toward ending the use of oil and gas.

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Intense heat waves and flooding are battering electricity and water systems, as America's aging infrastructure sags under the pressure of climate change

The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the U.S., with the expansion of the interstate system and widespread construction of new water treatment, wastewater and flood control systems reflecting national priorities in public health and national defense. But infrastructure requires maintenance, and, eventually, it has…

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California pushed to the limit by a relentless heat wave that broke the mold

LOS ANGELES — A heat wave that has shattered temperature records nearly broke California’s overtaxed electric grid Tuesday evening, pushing it to the brink of rolling blackouts but narrowly averting widespread power loss.

Los Angeles Times

France in midst of 4th heat wave amid historic drought

France is in the midst of its fourth heat wave of the year as the country faces what the government warned is its worst drought on record

The Independent UK

Texas’ grid holds up amid a brutal heat wave and record demand. But at what price?

DALLAS — After a 2021 winter storm shut down much of the Texas grid and killed at least 246, there was a reckoning in Austin.

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Dangerous Pacific Northwest heat wave suspected in 6th death

Authorities in the Portland, Oregon, region said they would keep cooling shelters open through Sunday night as a heat wave brought scorching weather to the normally temperate region

The Independent UK

The worst heat wave in US history

86 years ago, a heat wave battered the United States. This is what happened

Salon

Spanish worker’s death from heat stroke amid heat wave spotlights need to adapt to climate change

The death is driving a debate in Spain about the need to adapt labor arrangements to climate change, moves that would benefit the poorest in society the most.

Chicago Sun-Times

Heat wave set to sear U.S. East Coast, South for third day

A unrelenting heat wave on Thursday was expected to scorch the U.S. East Coast and South for the third day as dangerously high temperatures had forecasters warning about the dangers of dehydration and exposure.

Reuters

Air quality to degrade with European heat wave, WMO says

The heat wave in Europe will trap atmospheric pollutants, causing the air quality to degrade, especially in towns and cities, an official from the World Meteorological Organization said on Friday.

Reuters

Europe faces deadly, record-breaking heat wave

The heat wave is poised to break numerous monthly and all time records across the continent.

Axios

China opens former air raid shelters amid heat wave

High temperatures are prompting cites in eastern China to open former air raid shelters as a relief from the heat

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Low-income groups hit hardest by heat waves

This Axios video shows how climate change affect slow-income Atlanta residents.

Reuters

Scorching heat wave sparks wildfires in Europe

Thousands of firefighters battled more than 20 blazes that raged on Wednesday across Portugal and western Spain, menacing villages and disrupting tourists' holidays amid a heat wave that pushed temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of Europe.

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Heat Wave, Flooding Leave over a Dozen Dead in China

Flooding and extreme high temperatures have caused multiple deaths in eastern China as summer heat descends earlier than usual. Record-high temperatures have been reported in Zhejiang province, just east of the global business hub of Shanghai, topping out above 42 degrees Celsius (107 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday. The neighboring coastal…

The Independent UK

Heat wave, flooding leave over a dozen dead in China

Flooding and extreme high temperatures have caused multiple deaths in eastern China as summer heat descends earlier than usual

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The Independent UK

Heat wave forecast for Spain, Portugal fuels wildfire worry

Weather forecasters say Spain is expected to have its second heat wave in less than a month and that it will will last at least until the weekend

Axios

Fires ravage Portugal as another blistering heat wave scorches Europe

U.K. forecasters warn temperatures could top 40 Celsius (104°F) for the first time ever this weekend.

Wales Online

People urged to avoid paddling pools, hoses and long showers in heat wave

Water companies across the country have issued alerts

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