Deadly hot summers &#39;to become the norm&#39;
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Blisteringly hot summers similar to the one in 2003 when thousands of people in continental Europe died of heatstroke will become commonplace because of climate change, a study has found.
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France and Italy reported new victims of a heatwave that has engulfed Europe for the last two weeks, bringing the number of deaths to more than 80 people, as storms also took their toll.
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By Eric Swedlund, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 22--A weak El Nino will give the Southwest a jump-start on an expected hotter-than-normal summer, with a 50 percent likelihood of above-average temperatures hitting Arizona as early as March.
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The world's governments must dramatically cut emissions of heat-trapping gases or learn to live with more droughts, heat waves, powerful rainstorms, and rising sea levels that will affect millions, leading climate scientists said after the release of a landmark global warming report yesterday.
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Climate change in Sydney will cause a significant rise in heat-related deaths of people over 65 years of age by 2050, as Australia's biggest city suffers more heat waves, bushfires and floods, a new environment report says.
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By Mike Archbold, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  May 30--A forecast of hot weather this week and two cold river drowning deaths over Memorial Day weekend are a cautionary tale for swimmers and boaters.
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The deadly hurricanes that have battered the Southeast and the Caribbean this year may be a sign of things to come as climate change heats up the tropical oceans where such storms are born, scientists warned Thursday.
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Recent storms, droughts and heat waves are probably being caused by global warming, which means the effects of climate change are coming
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By LUCIE VAN DEN BERG  WITH stories of Ireland becoming the new Mediterranean due to global warming, many could be forgiven for thinking it has already happened.   The country bathed in the warmest weather of the year at the weekend as the mercury rose to balmy 25 degrees.
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COPENHAGEN -- Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps, and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europe's environmental agency warned yesterday. The European Environment Agency said much more needs to be done -- and fast. Climate change &quot;will considerably affect our societies and environments for decades and centuries to come,&quot; its 107-page report ...
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By Thomas R. Webber  With the recent heat wave we have all been baking through, it may be hard to believe that this month marks the change of seasons.
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When the calendar turned to 2007, the heat went on and the weather just got weirder.
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NEW YORK  - An increase in summertime heat waves from global warming could mean more deaths among Americans each year, a study by Harvard researchers suggests.
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A rise in deaths owing to global warming heatwaves will not be offset by milder winters, research claims.
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California public health officials said Thursday they will conduct a statistical study of deaths from last summer's heat wave to determine whether the number of victims is higher than officially reported.
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Experts warn a deadly heatwave in the UK could be imminent - but global warming may mean fewer temperature-related deaths.
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Most of the United States will experience warmer than normal weather this summer and the Pacific Northwest will be drier than normal, said the National Weather Service said on Thursday.