The sweltering heat in Rio de Janeiro has reached record-breaking levels, forcing thousands of residents in the city’s ...

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Temperatures in Rio de Janeiro reached 111 degrees Fahrenheit — about 145 degrees hotter than Bismarck, North Dakota.

Temperatures soared to 111 F, a record high in a decade since Brazil started keeping tabs on the temperature extremes.

Mortality rates during heat waves have been put in the spotlight with research from The University of Queensland showing a 20 ...

Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear.

Rio de Janeiro has recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) as ...

Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, is home to more than 20 million people and has been in the news many times due to climate-related issues such as heat waves, urban flooding and bad air quality. On ...

Adaptation can also involve changing how and where people live, prohibiting them from rebuilding in areas that repeatedly ...

The hospital system is partnering with IBM to predict high-temperature events and protect at-risk patients from the dangerous ...

Citing the hundreds of lives lost to extreme heat each year, California state housing officials are urging lawmakers to set ...