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Friday, November 14, 2025
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Topic: Heatwave

The award ‘wapsi’ saga & perks of global ‘boiling’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Canada’a Osoyoos, its nearby areas get evacuation order as wildfire crosses US border

Eagle Bluff wildfire is approximately 4 km from Osoyoos and is currently estimated to be 2,200 acres in size on the Canadian side of the border.

From droughts to large-scale floods, effects of climate change increasing in Asia

The World Meteorological Organisation said climate calamities in Asia affected more than 50 million people and caused more than 5,000 deaths last year.

Europe battles scorching weather as June recorded as hottest month in 174 years

Europe's scorching weather sparks wildfires, evacuations in 9 European countries including Russia and France, and record-breaking temperatures, signalling a concerning summer ahead.

Climate change signicantly contributes to July heatwaves, say scientists

In July, temperatures broke records in China, the US and southern Europe, sparking forest fires, water shortages and a rise in heat-related hospital admissions.

Extreme heatwaves expected to persist worldwide in August, WMO adviser says

Southern Europe is facing record-breaking heatwave during the peak summer tourist season, prompting the authorities to warn of an increased risk of health problems & even death.

WMO warns of increased heat-related deaths as temperatures intensify in Europe, US

The World Health Organization's regional director for Europe, said the world must look ahead while adapting to the 'new reality' of killer heat waves and other extreme weather.

US and China engage in climate talks as heatwave sweeps across the globe

US climate envoy John Kerry met Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua in Beijing, urging joint action to cut methane emissions and coal-fired power.

China registers 52.2 Celsius in country’s arid northwest, shattering previous records

The Sunday temperature broke a previous record of 50.3C, measured in 2015 near Ayding in the depression, a vast basin of sand dunes and dried-up lakes over 150m below sea level.

Extreme heat sizzles US West as deadly flash floods persist in Northeast, claiming 5 lives

The National Weather Service said widespread record-breaking high temperatures are likely to be recorded across the Southwest, in the western Gulf Coast and also in south Florida.

On Camera

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.