Three hikers died from apparent heat-related illnesses in the Grand Canyon over the past week. Temperatures in the inner canyon can exceed 109°F. The U.S. National Park Service urged hikers to avoid trails during peak heat hours.
Several running races across France were disrupted by waves of heat-related illnesses, with one runner dying in Paris. Events in Paris, Val-de-Marne, and Menton saw participants fall ill, leading to cancellations and hospitalizations.
South Korea recorded its first heat-related death of the year, an 80-year-old man in Seoul, on Saturday amid an early heat wave. This marks the earliest such fatality on record since the KDCA's monitoring system began.
The death of a runner from heatstroke after a Penang hill run event has put a spotlight on the rising risks of soaring temperatures in Malaysia, as authorities report a spike in heat-related illnesses and are seeding clouds to trigger rains in the country’s drought-hit northern region. The death of the 41-year-old, the island’s first-ever confirmed heatstroke fatality linked to a sporting event, comes as temperatures in Malaysia soar to the mid-30s degrees Celsius. The man from Tampin, Negeri...
