Algiers, Algeria (AFP): Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday. As temperatures hit 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in parts of the North African country, 97 blazes were recorded across 16 provinces, fanned by strong winds, said...
Yazd, Iran (AFP): Tall, chimney-like towers rise from centuries-old adobe houses in Iran’s desert city of Yazd, drawing in a pleasant breeze for residents of one of the hottest cities on earth. The wind catchers, called badgirs in Persian, are just one of the engineering marvels inhabitants have developed in this ancient city in central ...
LONDON (AA): After this June was declared the warmest on the over-170-year record, 2023 is likely to set a new high annual temperature average, according to new research. “Globally, June 2023 was the warmest June since directly measured instrumental records began in 1850, breaking the record previously set in June 2022,” according ...
GENEVA (AA): As millions in the Northern Hemisphere grapple with record-breaking temperatures, the UN has issued a warning that increasingly severe heat waves could be on the way. “We are seeing continuing growth in the frequency, duration and intensity of heat waves,” said John Nairn, a senior extreme heat advisor of the World Met...
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...
