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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 376

heat

Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance in Kiryat Yam on December 24, 2023. (Magen David Adom)
April 6, 2024, 9:37 pm
Three-year-old dies in Ashdod after being locked in car for hours
Police investigating after child found in critical condition in vehicle; deaths of toddlers forgotten in cars a recurring scourge in Israel
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. Heatwave. (iStock by Getty Images)
November 20, 2023, 11:39 am
Israel predicted to sweat in 35° Celsius heat 80 days a year toward century’s end
Report also forecasts around 145 tropical nights per year during which average temperatures will not drop below 20°, making it harder for buildings to cool down
By Sue Surkes
A clown rests in the heat with some cold water while he participates in the annual Independence Day Parade on July 4, 2023 in Southport, North Carolina. (Allison Joyce / Getty Images via AFP)
July 5, 2023, 7:14 pm
Tuesday breaks global record for hottest day ever, set a day earlier
This week saw temperatures around the planet spike into uncharted territory, in a year of ‘unreal meteorology’
By MELINA WALLING and Seth Borenstein
A trombone player in the military band faints during the Colonel's Review, the final rehearsal of the Trooping the Colour, the King's annual birthday parade, at Horse Guards Parade in London, June 10, 2023. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
June 11, 2023, 4:42 am
Several British royal guards faint due to heat during ceremony with Prince William
Troops in woolen tunics and bearskin hats are carried out on stretchers as temperature reaches 30°C (86°F) during Colonel’s Review parade
By AP
Illustrative: A fire burns in a stone fireplace (Carol A Hudson; iStock by Getty Images)
December 16, 2020, 5:34 pm
As winter bites, ministry warns about dangers of wood-burning fires
Curling up in front of a toasty open fire may sound romantic, but the Environment Ministry notes it is bad for both health and the environment
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: People lie on a beach as others cool off in the water in Netanya on May 18, 2020. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
August 17, 2020, 3:59 pm
Israel’s summer temperatures could increase 5 degrees by end of century — study
Comparing records from past 30 years, Israel Meteorological Institute suggests that as early as 2050, summers could be almost two degrees warmer
By Sue Surkes
Defying COVID-19 restrictions, Israelis enjoyed the beach in Tel Aviv, as temperatures rose to 40 degrees in some parts of the country, May 16, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 25, 2020, 6:43 am
Long, intense and dangerous heat waves likely to become more common, expert says
But as the Mediterranean region warms 20% faster than the global average, an ambitious government roadmap, with 31 action points to help Israel adapt, remains without funding
By Sue Surkes
The sun rises near power lines in Frankfurt, Germany, as a heat wave scorches Europe, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
July 27, 2019, 4:20 am
From Europe to the Arctic, temperature records tumble in 2019
Planet is getting hotter at a rate unparalleled in two millennia, and atmospheric CO2 levels are at their highest in 3 million years
By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS and Patrick Galey
A man cools off in a beach shower during a hot summer day at the beach in De Haan, Belgium, July 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
July 26, 2019, 7:03 am
Europe melts, temperature records shatter under Sahara heat wave
Climate scientists warn that searing weather could be the new normal for temperate continent
By Angela Charlton and Kirsten Grieshaber
Illustrative photo of a Magen David Adom ambulance outside an Israeli hospital (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
July 23, 2015, 8:33 pm
Woman dies after left in vehicle in sweltering heat
Victim, 62, lived in asylum for mentally frail; driver remanded for alleged negligence
By Avi Lewis
Two young girls bathe their siblings by a public tap on a hot summer day at Badshahpur, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. In southern India, hundreds of people have died since the middle of April as soaring summer temperatures scorch the country, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
May 28, 2015, 10:03 pm
After 1,400 dead, Indians seek relief from heat
The most intense heat wave in recent years leaves the poor praying for monsoon’s arrival
By OMER FAROOQ and KATY DAIGLE
Israeli celebrity chef Haim Cohen in public safety video for Beterem – Safe Kids Israel (YouTube/Beterem)
May 28, 2015, 5:13 pm
Burning pizza video warns how summer heat turns cars into ovens
In public safety clip, celebrity chef highlights dangers of leaving children in parked vehicles; 16 kids have died this way in Israel since 2008
By Renee Ghert-Zand
An Arab couple stands atop the Mount of Olives, overlooking towards the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem and the distinctive golden Dome of the Rock, as a sandstorm hits the capital Monday. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 1, 2013, 8:00 pm
100 cases of shortness of breath amid Israel’s air pollution
Winds and dust cause breathing complications, haze throughout country; close airports
By Yoel Goldman
July 17, 2012, 9:02 pm
Electricity grid stretched to brink as sweltering Israelis turn to air conditioners for relief
Power outages may occur in coming days if electricity use exceeds supply; public asked to reduce consumption in late afternoon
By Greg Tepper and Stuart Winer
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