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Heatwave

Children can be more vulnerable in the heat. Here’s how to protect them this summer

Maverick Life

Children can be more vulnerable in the heat. Here’s how to protect them this summer

by: Wen-Qiang He, James Smallcombe, Natasha Nassar and Ollie Jay

WhatsApp’s water warriors take mayor’s place while dry Johannesburg swelters

South Africa, Maverick News

WhatsApp’s water warriors take mayor’s place while dry Johannesburg swelters

by: Ferial Haffajee

‘Heatwaves are going to get worse, like nothing we’ve ever seen before’ — SA climatologist

South Africa, World, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

‘Heatwaves are going to get worse, like nothing we’ve ever seen before’ — SA climatologist

by: Julia Evans

Too darn hot — heatwave hits SA, and it’s not over yet

South Africa, Our Burning Planet

Too darn hot — heatwave hits SA, and it’s not over yet

by: Onke Ngcuka

Australia swelters as heatwave hits, and more from around the world

Maverick Life

Australia swelters as heatwave hits, and more from around the world

by: Maverick Life Editors

Hot Last Week. How Hot Was It?

Cartoons

Hot Last Week. How Hot Was It?

by: Stephen Francis & Rico

Here comes El Niño – and experts warn South Africa to ‘be prepared for the worst’

South Africa, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

Here comes El Niño – and experts warn South Africa to ‘be prepared for the worst’

by: Ethan van Diemen

Hot, hot July 2023 set to be hottest month in recorded history — almost certainly caused by humans burning fossil fuels

World, Our Burning Planet

Hot, hot July 2023 set to be hottest month in recorded history — almost certainly caused by humans burning fossil fuels

by: Ethan van Diemen

The fluffy residents of Rome zoo cool off as Italian cities are put on red heat alert, and more from around the world

Maverick Life

The fluffy residents of Rome zoo cool off as Italian cities are put on red heat alert, and more from around the world

by: Maverick Life Editors

Red alerts issued as wildfires in Greece force thousands to flee, blazes continue in Italy, Spain, Switzerland

World, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

Red alerts issued as wildfires in Greece force thousands to flee, blazes continue in Italy, Spain, Switzerland

by: An Wentzel

Heat stress a rising health threat in southern Africa — climate experts reveal where and when it’s at its worst

Africa, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

Heat stress a rising health threat in southern Africa — climate experts reveal where and when it’s at its worst

by: Sarah Roffe, Adriaan Van Der Walt and Jennifer Fitchett

The angry planet – September 2022

Maverick Life, Our Burning Planet

The angry planet – September 2022

by: Maverick Life Editors