134690 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-06-04/heat-wave-and-heat-dome-in-california-and-southwestern-us-what-you-need-to-know.htmlIntense heat has arrived again in California and other neighboring states. A heat dome is causing a spike in temperatures across the western United States, prompting the National Weather Service to issue major severe heat warnings for the 17 million people living in California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.2024-06-04T20:43+0200elpais-en-45f963ed2495208b540abead07d23c4720240604204300https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2024/06/03/heat-dome-expected-over-california-arizona-and-other-western-states-this-week-what-to-know/Topline. A “heat dome,” which has caused droughts, water shortages and dozens of deaths in Mexico, is moving toward the U.S., and meteorologists predict the West will experience record-breaking heat this week, as several states are being placed under excessive heat watches. What To Watch For.2024-06-03T20:11+0200forbes-e10834e9cb7009ceabea7dab3d0ee11120240603201100https://www.gov.br/planalto/en/latest-news/government-informs-judges-of-inter-american-court-of-human-rights-of-brazil2019s-progress-on-environmental-and-indigenous-issuesOn Thursday, May 23, a delegation from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) took part in a double working agenda with members of the Federal Government. In the morning, they were received by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at Planalto Palace in Brasilia.2024-06-03T17:45+0200brazilgovnews-3cca712f190fc825368a7a98dd48696b20240603174500https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/03/weather-tracker-finland-endures-unseasonal-heat-while-deadly-heatwave-hits-mexicoFinland endured exceptionally warm weather in May, with temperatures significantly higher than normal by day and night across large parts of the country. The Nordic nation officially recorded 16 heatwave days, breaking the previous high of 14 set in 2018.2024-06-03T09:20+0200guardian-ab0b26b633f43767d64a9753755dc53d20240603092000