China city turns to air raid shelters to beat heat
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A south-western Chinese city renowned as a &quot;furnace&quot; during the summer has opened up its warren of old air raid shelters to help people beat the heat, state media said on Tuesday.
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China's first plan for climate change will seek to fortify the country against damage from global warming but also against international pressure to cut greenhouse gas pollution that Beijing calls the cost of growth.
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An 'urban heat island' effect, fed by the city's growth, is trapping heat and making temperatures soar.
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Thanks in part to an explosion of demand for air-conditioners in hot places like India and China, the ozone layer is proving very hard to repair.
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California urged citizens to raise thermostats and conserve power on Thursday as the first heat wave of the summer stretched into a third day in the vulnerable state.
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China orders emergency measures to fight nationwide transport chaos caused by severe weather conditions.
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Shanghai, a financial and economic center of China, pledged to build itself into an air transport hub for Asia and Pacific region and a key link in the world&#39;s aviation network
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Predicted rises in temperatures will hit cities harder than surrounding areas, a study warns.
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WUHAN, China  - Some five years ago, the central Chinese city of Wuhan, whose laundry-draped low rises have steadily given way to modern tower blocks, was well entrenched in the psyche of domestic property investors, but little known to the outside world.
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China&#39;s first plan for climate change  will seek to fortify the country against damage from global  warming but also against international pressure to cut  greenhouse gas pollution that Beijing calls the cost of growth.
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People living in Australia's largest city are being urged to keep survival bags at their homes and workplaces to be used in the event of a terrorist attack or natural disaster.
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Officials are examining new steps to cool off China's sizzling economy as its top planning agency called for tighter bank credit and curbs on construction, state media reported.
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China went on the global warming offensive on Monday, unveiling a climate change action plan while stressing it will not sacrifice economic ambitions to international demands to cut greenhouse gas pollution.
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China has turned its battle  against brutal winter weather into a propaganda push to try to  comfort millions of cold, stranded and dismayed citizens, even  as storms threaten to continue lashing many areas.
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The blowtorch heat that blistered California last week gripped the Midwest on Monday, prompting communities to throw air-conditioned buildings open to the public and endangering millions of people with outdoor jobs &#151; including NFL players in training camp.
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BEIJING -- When the opening lyrics of ''Dark Side of the Moon&quot; floated through the air at a Beijing bar on a recent evening, patrons sang along to the Pink Floyd classic. ''Breathe, breathe in the air,&quot; they chanted in chorus. They seemed oblivious to the irony, in a city that is fast becoming one of the world's most polluted.
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MANICARAGUA, Cuba -- It's early afternoon in this sweltering town, but air conditioners are off, the lights are out, and stereos are silent.