Heat and Extreme Weather
2 articlesCoverage in Heat and Extreme Weather is built around extreme heat events, urban heat stress and severe rainfall, rather than the full range of issues contained in Climate and Water. The analytical frame places flash flooding, storm impacts and climate-related disasters against resource pressure, resilience, adaptation choices, infrastructure needs and effects on food or livelihoods, adding regional context only where it changes the interpretation. The scope remains heat and extreme weather, with Dams Water Transfers and Water Networks and Climate Adaptation Policy used only to explain direct overlap.
Algeria Issues Heat Alert as Temperatures Near 49°C in 12 Provinces
Algeria's meteorological office has issued an orange-level heat alert for 12 provinces, with temperatures expected to reach up to 49°C in the south and significant heat affecting the Hauts-Plateaux and eastern coastal regions. Authorities urge caution.
Algeria Faces Heightened Risk of Extreme Weather After Record Heat
Unprecedented marine heat along Algeria's Mediterranean coast has driven record-breaking temperatures and now threatens to trigger severe storms and flash floods as autumn approaches, raising urgent concerns for infrastructure and public health.