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At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves

True figure likely to be much higher as it only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals At least 35,000 more people died during Europe’s four record-breaking, back-to-back heatwaves this summer than would normally be expected, according to incomplete fig

Europe’s heatwaves threaten insurers’ earnings, rating agency S&P says

Rise in claims linked to heat-related deaths and illness, especially among older people, could drive up premiums Europe’s intense heatwaves could hit insurers’ earnings as companies face a rise in claims linked to heat-related deaths and worsening health conditions, the rating ag

Tourist dies at Death Valley after being stranded in high heat - USA Today

Tourist dies at Death Valley after being stranded in high heat USA Today Stranded French Tourist Dies in Death Valley During 116-Degree Heat The New York Times French tourist dies in Death Valley on 116-degree day after vehicle gets stuck ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and

New 'Star Trek' documentary featuring William Shatner hits theaters this fall, celebrating 60 years of Trek

The " Star Trek " franchise's 60th anniversary is coming straight at us warp speed and will be arriving on Sept. 8, 2026 . "Trek" faithful from around the globe are expected to pause and salute this space fantasy institution created by Gene Roddenberry in whichever way they deem

The Best Home Theater Projectors in 2026: XGIMI, Hisense, Leica, and More

Home theater projectors are getting better and better, and have quickly become my favorite way to enjoy movies.

Heat, Smoke, and Snow Have Translated to a Lot More Eviction Delays

Extreme weather — plus the Knicks parade — brought a jump in postponements.

Brian Robert Jones Shares Comedic Musical Theater Album About The Louisiana Purchase (And Hayley Williams Is On It)

If you've seen a Vampire Weekend, Paramore, or Hayley Williams show in recent years, Brian Robert Jones was the guitarist onstage with the big afro. When not playing sideman for some of the best alt-leaning pop-rockers in the biz, Jones has been working on a behemoth project of h

How will European politicians react to a summer of extreme heat?

Europe this summer has had to face record breaking temperatures, which caused droughts, deaths, and caused devastating wildfires. While the latest heat dome has dissipated, the damage remains – the continent continues to be the fastest warming globally. Will this summer serve as

When National Theatre brought cinema to the western suburbs of Chennai

Klay Thompson Expected to Join Miami Heat Following Mavericks Contract Buyout

Summary Klay Thompson is expected to sign with the Miami Heat after clearing waivers following his contract buyout from the Dallas MavericksThe four-time NBA champion requested a buyout from Dallas to join a title contenderThompson will bolster Miami's perimeter shooting alongsid

Major SoCal late August heatwave this week, with modest but growing possibility of tropical storm remnants affecting CA in September - Weather West

Major SoCal late August heatwave this week, with modest but growing possibility of tropical storm remnants affecting CA in September Weather West ‘Very hot or extremely hot’: Southern California faces hottest week of the year Los Angeles Times Dangerous Southern California heat w

'Breaking point': Extreme heat dries up Europe's waterways

Gamer uncovers factory plastic left on RTX 3070 VRM pads after five years, causing overheating — claims removal and repasting dropped GPU hotspot temperatures b

In a bizarre quality control issue, a gamer discovered protective film on the VRM thermal pads of their Gigabyte RTX 3070 Gaming OC graphics card. As per a Reddit post by u/buczi94 , the GPU was purchased brand new and had never been disassembled or sent for any sort of repairs.

Security Council LIVE: Drone strikes and political impasse in Libya

As Libya faces a political impasse delaying long-planned elections alongside clashes and drone strikes that left a major oil refinery ablaze, the Security Council heard the latest updates, with an activist warning that the collision of extreme heat, water scarcity and environment

Remembering Chennai’s Pilot Theatre, once Royapettah’s modern cinema

Opened in 1968, Pilot Theatre was a landmark of Madras’s modern cinema culture, drawing audiences from across the city for decades

Heated Vests Are More Popular Than Ever—These Are the Best We’ve Tested

Stay warm during colder weather with a heated vest perfect for layering The post Heated Vests Are More Popular Than Ever—These Are the Best We’ve Tested appeared first on Field & Stream .

From nightlife to life at night: cities must stay open later to beat the rising heat

From floodlit beaches to late-night libraries, city life has to change to beat the heat.

"Stop gaslighting me!": Florida Democrats' Senate nominee and party chair have heated call over socialism

Florida's new Democratic Senate nominee, Angie Nixon , and the state party's chair had a heated conversation Friday that included a yelling match about the impact of socialism and the challenges of campaigning in a red state like Florida, three people familiar with the conversati

In France, Brutal Summer Heat Waves Are Taking a Toll on the Flowers That Inspired Claude Monet's Most Beloved Paintings

The colorful nasturtiums at the artist's house and gardens have been hit particularly hard this summer as France grapples with a record 52 heatwave days

Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost

Scientists have developed an ultrathin coating that could dramatically improve how efficiently heat is transferred during condensation. By turning tiny polymer structures once considered “defects” into places where water droplets can form, then helping those droplets detach quick

Bacteria from ancestral wheat microbiomes help protect plants against root rot fungus

In the journal npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, researchers from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) and the University of São Paulo (USP) describe the role of three bacteria in suppressing a soil-borne wheat pathogen that causes root rot. The study paves the w

Why marine heat waves and acidification strike together

Marine heat waves and extreme ocean acidification events are each damaging on their own. But when both stressors hit simultaneously, their individual effects can be exacerbated.

Greenland meltwater is intensifying European heatwaves

The cooling of the North Atlantic is creating waviness in the jet stream and high-pressure ridging over Europe, a study finds

Londoners find ‘horrendous’ cracks in their homes after successive heat waves

Hot, dry weather shrinking soil and destabilizing building foundations is now part of a long list of heat-related challenges to which the U.K. is now struggling to adapt.

Cornell Hopes to Turn Cheating Into Teachable Moment

Cornell Hopes to Turn Cheating Into Teachable Moment kathryn.palmer… Mon, 08/24/2026 - 03:00 AM The university’s new Accepting Responsibility program encourages students to reflect on their academic integrity violations and promotes ethical decision-making. Byline(s) Kathryn Palm

Woodlands and other natural spaces could help cities cope with extreme heat

Green and blue spaces, such as woodlands and riversides, could provide a vital line of defense for cities facing increasingly hot summers, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Japan’s power prices climb to highest since 2023 on heat wave

The nationwide next-day power price rose 20% on Monday from the previous week to ￥25.18 ($0.16) a kilowatt-hour, the highest since January 2023.

Five ways Europe's heat-wave summer is hot, hot, hot

Temperatures have been off the charts this year in Europe, the continent warming faster than any other continent. Here are five reasons why Europe's summer of 2026 will go down in the history of climate change:

West Bengal Minister rebukes homeless woman for heating milk on Kolkata footpath, sparks outrage

Trinamool Congress chairperson and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offers to take responsibility for the homeless family and their child

French visitor dies in Death Valley after vehicle breaks down amid blistering heat - Los Angeles Times

French visitor dies in Death Valley after vehicle breaks down amid blistering heat Los Angeles Times Stranded French Tourist Dies in Death Valley During 116-Degree Heat The New York Times Tourist dies in Death Valley National Park after car gets stuck in 116-degree heat CBS News

Tourist dies in Death Valley National Park after car gets stuck in 116-degree heat - CBS News

Tourist dies in Death Valley National Park after car gets stuck in 116-degree heat CBS News Tourist dies in Death Valley after getting stranded on remote road in 116 degree-heat WTOC Tourist Dies in 116-Degree Death Valley Ordeal The Daily Beast

Emergency docket heats up

Plus, a refresher on the Supreme Court’s lottery system for oral argument tickets.

Heat wave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths: First figures

Europe saw at least 30,000 excess deaths across a blistering summer of back-to-back heat waves and drought that scientists have blamed on man-made climate change, according to provisional figures.

A hark back to ‘collection king’ Udhayam Theatre in Chennai

Presidential campaign heats up in Brazil, as Lula and F. Bolsonaro hold rival rallies

Brazilian president Lula de Silva and his political opponent Flavio Bolsonaro pressed on with their presidential campaigns over the weekend, as both candidates held rallies in Rio De Janeiro. Top of the agenda for both candidates was crime, though the two took distinctly differen

The Download: AI’s self-improvement problem, and what’s driving the heat

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI’s recursive self-improvement might not come so quickly after all The AI industry’s boldest promise right now is that AI will soon improve i

How a new era of heatwaves could shake up the school calendar

Teachers warn it could be increasingly difficult for classrooms to function during the hottest months.

France links sharp rise in drownings to heatwaves

A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.

Climate change could triple the price of wheat

Bread, pasta and breakfast cereals may seem far removed from dry fields in North America, Europe or Asia. Yet when water shortages hit several of the world's most important wheat-growing regions simultaneously, the consequences can be felt all the way to supermarket shelves and b

Rains lash parts of Hyderabad on Sunday, bring relief from heat

How a new era of heatwaves could shake up the school calendar

Teachers warn it could be increasingly difficult for classrooms to function during the hottest months.

Inside the race to prepare cities for extreme heat

A sea of corrugated metal roofs stretches into the distance across an informal settlement in Makassar, Indonesia.

After a wildfire Britain’s moors and heaths can be green again within weeks – but the real recovery takes much longer

An ecologist explains what happens next.

French tourist dies in Death Valley after car gets stuck in mud

The 68-year-old man was found dead in California's salt flats amid 116°F (46.6C) heat.

Vampire Hunter D Returns: The Cult-Classic Horror Series Finds New Life in 2026

With a new Western comic book series in the works and a theatrical rerelease slated for 2027, the Vampire Hunter D franchise is suddenly back in the spotlight.

Everything Coming To Disney+ in September 2026

Summary FX's 'American Horror Story' returns for its 13th installment, anchoring a horror-heavy September across Disney+ and HuluThe theatrical release 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' and 'Grogu' premieres alongside a companion podcast and a LEGO retelling of the live-action seriesN

How to Watch the Insidious Movies in Order

With a new sequel out in theaters this weekend, here's a look back at how all of the Insidious movies fit together in timeline order.

Europe’s Scorching Summer

A series of heat waves in 2026 is breaking records and taking a toll in Europe.

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is an intimate coming-of-age horror film

Jane Schoenbrun's latest film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, is making a splash in theaters right now. So it seems like the perfect time to revisit their first film, We're All Going to the World's Fair. I fell in love with this film when I first saw it at Sundance in 2021

Malappuram set for Onam celebrations from August 26

The five-day celebrations will include music, theatre, folk and traditional performances. The opening day will feature the Kanaran Show by Harish Kanaran and Nirmal Palazhi, followed by a music programme by Fazila Banu and her troupe.

French holidaymakers head north to enjoy cooler destinations

The summer holidays in France are continuing. However, as we head towards the end of August, a trend has emerged. Destinations in the north of the country are proving more popular, due to the series of heatwaves the country has experienced this year.

Iron hydride enters an exotic state of matter under Earth's inner-core conditions

Earth's inner core, composed primarily of iron with a small percentage of light elements, may enter a superionic state at extreme pressure and temperature, according to experimental results from researchers at Science Tokyo. Using laser-heated and electrically wired diamond-anvil

The new Shokz OpenFit Air 2 earbuds are nearly 20 percent lighter than the previous generation

They feature an open-ear design that reduces pressure and heat buildup.

New Indie Game Feels Like the Second Coming of NFS Underground

Heatwarped is a tribute to Need for Speed's tuner era with a familiar vibe and handling, and a free demo is available now. The post New Indie Game Feels Like the Second Coming of NFS Underground appeared first on The Drive .

Mora Picosa (Spicy Blackberry Margarita)

This spicy blackberry margarita gets its heat from a chile de árbol, shaken with fresh berries and a sprig of mint.

The Best Multiuse Air Purifier for Home in 2026: BlueAir, Rabbit Air, Dreame

These WIRED-tested dual-purpose air purifiers also function as heaters, fans, art pieces, and more, offering the best of both worlds.

The brain has its own thermostat – study shows epilepsy may interfere with it

New research suggests epilepsy may alter the brain systems that regulate temperature, raising questions about how patients respond to heat.

Tiny root hairs, big impact: How bacteria help plants survive drought

What helps plants cope better with drought? With heat waves and periods of extreme drought becoming increasingly common worldwide, the need for drought-tolerant plants is increasingly urgent. With the help of bacteria, plants can unlock traits that help them cope with drought, se

The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'

In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson's "The Ministry for the Future," a heat wave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world's nations to unite to combat climate change.

Why experts think climate change will cause more frequent and extreme weather events

NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson's "The Ministry for the Future," a heat wave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world's nations to unite to combat climate chang

Premium brands don’t win on Amazon by chasing discounts

The fastest way to destroy a premium brand on Amazon isn’t a bad product page. It’s a 20%-off badge that never comes off. That is where many brands get into trouble. Sales soften, competition heats up, and promotions start to feel like the simplest way to keep momentum going. The

Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record

The 9.58-second 100-meter dash record set by Usain Bolt in 2009 has been outpaced by Chinese robots participating at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. In a preliminary heat on Saturday, Tiangong Ultra, made by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation ​Center, ran the distan

AEG Partners With Archer Aviation to Bring Air Taxis to L.A. Live

The partnership would see Archer build a takeoff and landing site at or near the entertainment district that includes Crypto.com Arena, Peacock Theater, The NOVO and more.

EU, Russian aircraft help Serbia battle wildfires

EU crews and a Russian aircraft help Serbia fight major wildfires as extreme heat fuels fires across the Balkans.

Could 'dark photons' explain dark matter?

New research suggests that if dark matter is composed of "dark photons," it would not have heated the early cosmos like scientists previously thought. If correct, this discovery could represent a paradigm shift in the hunt for the universe's most mysterious stuff. Dark matter rem

Reading & Leeds 2026: check out the latest weather forecast

After this summer’s heatwave, what will the weather conditions look like when Florence + The Machine, Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C., and more take to the stage this weekend? The post Reading & Leeds 2026: check out the latest weather forecast appeared first on NME .

Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows

Rightwing voices seize on plans to offer Black children an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool in the German capital It was meant to be an outing for Black children in Berlin and their families, offering them an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool set up by a local theatre.

The hidden cost for women of being ‘easy’ to work with

Heather (a pseudonym) was a senior leader at her firm, one level below the C-suite. And the C-suite had some really big personalities. Heather was excellent at reading those personalities. She understood them, anticipated what they needed and often served as the go-between among

‘Very hot or extremely hot’: Southern California faces hottest week of the year - Los Angeles Times

‘Very hot or extremely hot’: Southern California faces hottest week of the year Los Angeles Times Dangerous Southern California heat wave could bring 112-degree temperatures ktla.com Major SoCal late August heatwave this week, with modest but growing possibility of tropical storm

Zara flagship store in Shanghai reflects "the future of physical retail"

AIM Architecture has designed Zara Huaihai Road, a flagship store for the Spanish fashion brand in Shanghai, with an amphitheatre-like brick podium that connects the building with the street. Located on Huaihai Road, a well-known commercial district in central Shanghai, the new f

Pine-cone grenades and planet-baking carbon: the French fires 170 years in the making – a visual guide

An 1857 decree to drain swamps and plant a monoculture, detritus from the trees and global heating combined to produce the conditions for the Gironde inferno The ruinous fires that overran parts of France this summer have burned more land than ever recorded, forced more people fr

What a Tokyo summer taught this New Zealander about climate shock

A realization after three months living in Japan's scorching capital: The trick to surviving a Japanese summer isn't beating the heat — it's learning to live around it.

China’s Biggest Recall Ever Comes Down To One Part, And Tesla Owns Most Of It

Tesla accounts for almost 3 million affected cars as regulators turn up the heat on increasingly controversial electronic doors

Google let me remove Gemini's watermark because the real one is baked into the pixels

Visible AI watermarks were security theater. Learn why C2PA fails, how SynthID survives Photoshop, and how to check images using Gemini

Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists find

Microbes from Earth might survive the harsh surface of the moon, albeit in a state of suspended animation, a new study finds. Previous research suggested the surface of the moon was too harsh for microbes to survive. Specifically, a 2019 study found ultraviolet rays and heat from

Protecting our ‘most vital infrastructure’: Pushing back on desertification

As heatwaves are turning deadlier, fires and disasters are razing cities — and rising seas are erasing territories — one environmental crisis remains dangerously overlooked: the degradation of the land beneath our feet.

Chhattisgarh police bust inter-State currency-doubling racket; seven held from Maharashtra

The official said that the accused allegedly cheated people with a claim that they could change blackened and damaged currency into new notes using a chemical and could also double their money in the process