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Australians are being urged to develop heatwave plans. Here’s what you need to know

What to do and when to seek help as El Niño brings a higher risk of bushfires and health issues this summer

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023

Afternoon Update: Australia’s bushfire risk rises; China’s defence minister missing; and how to get kids cooking

Extreme fire risks and heatwave warnings as the Bureau of Meteorology confirms El Niño has arrived

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023

Australia now in El Niño climate pattern, increasing bushfire risk, BOM says

BoM warns it’s likely ‘this summer will be hotter than average and certainly hotter than the last three years’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023

‘Major disruptor’: El Niño threatens the world’s rice supplies

After India imposed an export ban on rice following destructive rains, prices have soared – now rising temperatures put crops across south-east Asia at risk

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023

Extreme heat: how deadly will it be by 2030?

Extreme heat represents one of the “gravest threats to humanity”, according to a new study, as countries all over the world battle record-breaking temperatures fuelled by climate change and the weather pattern known as El Niño.

The Week · Sep 6, 2023

‘Smashed’: summer of 2023 the hottest ever recorded

The climate crisis and emerging El Niño event pushed up temperatures and drove extreme weather across the world

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

Has the US learned to cope with extreme heat? Next summer could be even hotter

This year’s heatwaves have been a huge challenge – and scientists predict 2024 will likely break records again

The Guardian - US · Sep 4, 2023

Australia headed for hot and dry spring after unseasonably warm winter

Most of the country likely to experience ‘unusually warm days’ but Bureau of Meteorology has yet to declare an El Niño

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023

High ocean temperatures fueling Hurricane Idalia as Florida braces for landfall

The hurricane could strengthen to category 3 by the time it hits the state’s coast, with a storm surge of up to 12ft

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2023

‘Off-the-charts records’: has humanity finally broken the climate?

Extreme weather is ‘smacking us in the face’ with worse to come, but a ‘tiny window’ of hope remains, say leading climate scientists

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023