ANKARA (AA) — Wildfires in the US state of California have burned more than 370,000 acres, leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents, local media reported on Tuesday. The fires, which began on July 24 near the city of Chico in northern California, are still ongoing, according to CNN. “The Park Fire” east of […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has drawn attention to the growing danger of rising temperatures around the world. He says heat is estimated to kill almost half a million people a year, which is approximately 30 times more than tropical cyclones. Guterres says he is launching a global demand with four areas of focus — caring [&hel...
Wildfires across California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and Canada have caused significant smoke and haze, prompting air quality alerts. As of Wednesday, 79 major fires had scorched more than 1.4 million acres in the US and Canada. In Oregon, the Durkee Fire near the Idaho border remains uncontained, burning nearly 400 square miles. Californi...
In the past six months, floods in Kyrgyzstan have resulted in the deaths of 22 people, according to the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations. Over 4,500 houses were damaged with some heavily destroyed by the floods, Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations, Azamat Mambetov said on Thursday. Mambetov noted that the...
The world on Sunday, July 21, experienced its hottest day ever on record, according to preliminary data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Carlo Buontempo, director of the Climate Monitor, says there has been a staggering difference between the temperature of the last 13 months and previous records. Before July 2023, the h...
Indonesia – AFP At least 11 people are dead and 19 more are missing after heavy rains caused a landslide near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia’s central island of Sulawesi, an official said Monday. Unlicensed mines are common across the mineral-rich Southeast Asian archipelago, where abandoned sites attract locals who hunt for lef...
Houston, United States – AFP Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday in the southern US state of Texas, where some residents were evacuated over warnings of flooding and power outages. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Beryl hit the town of Matagorda with wind speeds of 80 miles (130 kilometers) per hour. “Life-threatening s...
Severe rainfall and consequent floods have unleashed havoc across eastern India, killing over 50 people and displacing millions. Assam and Nagaland provinces are among the worst-hit states, where incessant rains have triggered floods and landslides. In Assam alone, recent floods have caused eight more fatalities, bringing this year’s tol...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Butte County north of Sacramento due to a wildfire which started Tuesday. It continues to rage, burning over 3,500 acres with no containment. The blaze, fueled by near-record heat across the state, has prompted mass evacuations in Oroville, affecting more than 20,000 reside...
Washington, United States – AFP Most of the United States will experience hotter than normal weather throughout the summer, from July to September, a US government agency has predicted. “What we’re predicting is generally that much of the US, excepting a few places, are forecast to be above normal,” Johnna Infanti, a me...
