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'Fuel for water': Heatwave piles misery on Myanmar displaced
Zay Yar Tun fills his truck with water for delivery to refugees in the parched hills of war-ravaged eastern Myanmar, where a heatwave is adding to the misery of life in displacement camps. Now, a heatwave that has sent the mercury in Myanmar to 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some places has added to uncertainties of life in the camps.
Heatwaves and outages test support for juntas in Chad and Mali
N'DJAMENA/BAMAKO (Reuters) - In Chad's scorching capital N'Djamena, housewife Sylvie Belrangar turned the handle of a tap but nothing trickled out as water shortages and extreme temperatures sweep parts of West and North-Central Africa's Sahel region. "The president promised water and electricity. But since then, we've seen nothing," she said last week, surrounded by withered plants in her parched compound. Belrangar's plight is echoed elsewhere in the semi-arid Sahel, whose worst heatwave in recent memory exposed in April the struggle of junta-led countries, such as Chad and Mali, to guarantee basic services when the need for water and electricity is most acute.
What will summer weather be like in New York this year? Here's what Farmers' Almanac predicts
Last year marked the warmest year on record globally. With several consecutive months experiencing record-high temperatures, many are curious about what to anticipate for the upcoming summer. If the Farmers' Almanac has predicted correctly, New Yorkers should can expect "sultry" and "soggy" conditions going into the summer. ...
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