Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP): As much of the world swelters in record temperatures, spare a thought for Issam Genedi, who ekes out a living washing cars in one of the planet’s hottest regions, the Gulf. Pausing from his work at an outdoor carpark in Dubai, the Egyptian migrant says the United Arab Emirates’ furnace-like [&hell...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Floodwaters have submerged swathes of territory in Pakistan’s northeastern Punjab province, prompting authorities to intensify evacuations, officials and local media have reported. Acting Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi said in a tweet that at least 40 villages of Jhang district have been affected by the raging...
TORONTO (AA) – Nearly 37 million people in the U.S. are at risk of dangerous heat. According to forecasts released Tuesday by the National Weather Service, extreme temperatures will continue to affect the region from the Pacific Northwest to the deserts in the Southwest. The heat wave will extend further into Florida in the Southeast. [&...
ISLAMABAD (AA): At least 50 people, including 14 children, were killed and 87 others wounded in rain and flood-related incidents across Pakistan during the ongoing monsoon spell, which began on June 25. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the majority of people were killed in the Punjab province followed by northwes...
WASHINGTON – The world just experienced the hottest day ever recorded, with global average temperature reaching 17.18°C on Tuesday. The temperature record was set just 24 hours after the previous record was set on Monday. Heat waves have gripped the globe in recent weeks. In China, temperatures soared above 40°C in some cities, while ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – From North America to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, nations are grappling with extreme heat, as this summer proves to be one of the hottest on record. A nationwide alert has been issued in the U.S. as sweltering heat and oppressive humidity blanket various regions. Mexico has also been severely impacted, with [&helli...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Massive monsoon rains lashed Pakistan on Wednesday, inundating streets, uprooting trees, and killing at least six persons, officials and local media reported. Eight deaths were reported from northeastern Punjab province, mainly provincial capital Lahore, which was hit by record-breaking rains on Tuesday. A minor and two...
ISLAMABAD (AA): Cyclone Biparjoy passed by Pakistan’s coastal areas, killing two persons, and damaging crops and houses, authorities said on Saturday. Causing thunderstorms and heavy rains in some areas, the cyclonic storm converted into a depression over southwest Rajasthan (India) and southeast Pakistan (Tharparker), the country’s Meteorolog...
ISLAMABAD (AFP): Pakistan climate change minister Sherry Rehman tweeted on Friday morning that her country had been “largely spared the full force” of Cyclone Biparjoy. But residents stayed bunkered down as more than 30 centimetres (12 inches) of rainfall was forecast for some coastal areas of Pakistan on Friday and Saturday, with ...
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): As authorities in Pakistan and India evacuated more than 175,000 people with Cyclone Biparjoy nearing the coasts of both countries, those taking shelter are praying for minimal damage as the cyclone is set to make landfall Thursday evening. On Thursday afternoon, India’s weather department said the lan...
