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Joburg EMS on alert following heatwave warning
Emergency services have urged residents to stay hydrated.
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WC residents urged to be cautious as heatwave hits 40 degrees
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring says heat injuries can occur when bodies lose necessary body fluids when they produce sweat.
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First heatwave to hit Gauteng this week, CT cold and wet
Victoria Nurse from the South African Weather Service says that temperatures will increase next week and will remain high for the next two weeks.
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Governments 'not on track' to cap temperatures at below 2 degrees: UN
The Paris climate agreement, adopted by almost 200 nations in 2015, set a goal of limiting warming to “well below” a rise of 2 degrees C.
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Norway is in the grips of a severe heatwave
In July, extreme heat set new all-time records in northern parts of Norway, pushing temperatures over 30 degrees celsius (86℉).
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World at risk of heading towards irreversible 'hothouse' state
Currently, global average temperatures are just over 1C above the pre-industrial period and rising at 0.17C each decade.
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France's EDF halts four nuclear reactors due to heatwave
High temperatures registered in the Rhone and Rhine rivers, from which the three power plants pump their water for cooling, led to a temporary shutdown of the reactors, the spokesman said.
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It’s not your imagination, summers are getting hotter
Figures show that the US is experiencing more hot days in June, July and August.
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Germany on verge of running out of beer bottles amid heatwave
The problem is that the hot weather has led to a spike in sales and now a shortage of bottles.
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Heat wave leaves thousands of Australian homes without power
Grid data in Thomson Reuters Eikon showed that Victoria required electricity imports from neighbouring South Australia and Tasmania to meet its record demand.
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2017 the year of extreme weather
A look at extreme weather events in 2017.
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[ANALYSIS] Will the weather get worse in 2018? What the experts say
Are we destined to see more and more “unusual” and catastrophic weather events which result in significant devastation?
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Cold front expected to bring relief from heatwave in Gauteng, Limpopo
A cold front is expected to move over the Northern Cape from this evening which should bring some respite.
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SA Weather Service maintains heatwave warning
Forecaster Lulama Pheme says while the extreme weather conditions are expected to continue on Sunday, a cold front from the west is expected to relieve some parts of the country as from Monday.
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SA Weather Service issues heatwave warnings
The SA Weather Service says some parts of the Northern Cape, Free State, North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng will also be affected due to the high-pressure system.
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Heatwave expected to sweep across Western parts of SA
Forecaster Michael Barnes predicts these weather patterns will last until 23 April.
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Rain to break heatwave in central, northern parts of SA
The heatwave gripping the central and northern parts of the country is expected to end over the Christmas weekend.
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Gauteng residents warned to brace for a heatwave
The SA Weather Service says some parts of the Northern Cape, Free-State & North West will also be affected.
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SA Weather Service warns of looming Gauteng heatwave
Currently some parts of the North West province and Northern Cape are experience high temperatures.
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High temperatures to persist in Gauteng
Residents have been warned to keep hydrated and to stay in cool areas as the heatwave continues.
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Gauteng heatwave to last for 3 more days
The weather service says sweltering conditions are also forecast for the Northern Cape, the North West, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga.
