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Deadly Heat Waves

More than 250 people died in a heat wave that baked much of the United States in 1999, and in 2003 extreme heat waves killed some 20,000 people in Europe and 1,500 in India.
AP
Jan 22nd 2008 @ 12:11PM

Global Warming in Pictures

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Sea Level Rising
Temperatures on the Rise
Snowless Alps
2007: Warmest Year Ever?
Fast Track to Extinction
Climate Change Already Killing Species
Central American harlequin frogs are among the hardest hit by the effects of global warming, having lost 67 percent of their pop
Antarctica Is Melting
Greenland's Glaciers Melting Faster
Why Earth Is Warming
Forests Dying in Alaska
Maple Trees on the Move
Tropical Diseases Spread
Deadly Heat Waves
Rising Risk of Wildfires
Bigger Rains, More Floods
Weakened Coral Reefs