WEATHER REPORT

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World sees record August heat for second year running
Sep 04, 2024 (AFP)
While the exact official average temperature for last month is not yet known, Copernicus's Climate Pulse data tool has so far indicated August 2024 should be on...
Australia sees record August temperatures, second-warmest winter
Sep 03, 2024 (AFP)
Bureau of Meteorology data showed that last month was the hottest August since records began in 1910, with several parts of the continent logging their highest-...
Spain logs hottest August on record
Sep 03, 2024 (AFP)
Heat records have fallen or been tied in several places around the world this summer, including in Japan and parts of China. "August 2024 was the warmest in his...
Swaths of China, Japan log record summer temperatures
Sep 02, 2024 (AFP)
China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gas emissions scientists say are driving global climate change. Beijing has pledged to bring planet-warming carbo...
Swathes of China, Japan log record summer temperatures
Sep 02, 2024 (AFP)
China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gas emissions scientists say are driving global climate change. Beijing has pledged to bring planet-warming carbo...
Japan's summer was joint hottest on record: weather office
Sep 02, 2024 (AFP)
Climate scientists have already predicted that 2024 will be the hottest year on record for the Earth because of a warming planet. Japan's long-term average temp...
Tens of millions bake under extreme heat in eastern United States
Aug 28, 2024 (AFP)
Record heat was expected to impact the mid-Atlantic states with temperature highs of around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) in and around the capital Wash...
Thousands without power as high winds batter southern Australia
Aug 28, 2024 (AFP)
Electricity network operator AusNet reported 72 separate outages across the south of the country, where wind gusts hit 113 kilometres (70 miles) per hour. Some ...
Indian desert school's unique design offers respite from heat
Aug 28, 2024 (AFP)
The Rajkumari Ratnavati girls' school uses the same yellow sandstone as the 12th-century fort in nearby Jaisalmer, in India's western state of Rajasthan, dubbed...
'Alarming' rise in deadly lightning strikes in India: scientists
Aug 27, 2024 (AFP)
Lightning caused a staggering 101,309 deaths between 1967 and 2020, with a sharp increase between 2010 and 2020, a team of researchers led by Fakir Mohan Univer...
Australia registers record high winter temperature
Aug 26, 2024 (AFP)
The Bureau of Meteorology said it logged the scorching reading from a military training facility at Yampi Sound at 3:37 pm local time -- apparently smashing the...
Ten dead in northern Ethiopia landslide: state media
Aug 25, 2024 (AFP)
The Amhara Media Corporation (AMC) reported Saturday that "10 people have died in the disaster", quoting local administrator Tesfaye Workneh who said four bodie...
Report says 2023 set new records on heat, other climate-change factors
Aug 22, 2024 (UPI)
The NOAA said the new figures come from the State of the Climate report, an international review of climate data that was published in the Bulletin of the Ameri...
Seoul residents sweating with record 'tropical nights' weather
Aug 16, 2024 (AFP)
"I take a cold shower before bed and tie freezer packs around my electric fan to cool the air," Lee Ji-soo told AFP Friday. Overnight temperatures in Seoul have...
During a heatwave, temperatures not the only threat: expert
Aug 16, 2024 (AFP)
- Isn't heat what kills during a heatwave? - "The impact of heat on health is far more than just temperature... its effect can be felt across income levels, age...
Seoul breaks 118-year record with 26th 'tropical night'
Aug 16, 2024 (AFP)
"The cold air is not coming down from the north and as we are affected by the warmer side of the southwest, the temperature is continuously recording around 25 ...
Scorching heat magnifies housing crunch for Hong Kong's elderly
Aug 15, 2024 (AFP)
Her 50-square-foot room is partitioned with well-worn planks from four other small rooms, commonly known as sub-divided units. It is a sweaty but low-cost optio...
Extreme heat exposure on the rise for millions of kids: UN
Aug 14, 2024 (AFP)
As climate change continues to push up temperatures globally, one in five children -- some 466 million kids -- live in areas that are registering "at least doub...
Korean peninsula swelters, Seoul nears 'tropical nights' record
Aug 14, 2024 (AFP)
North Korean authorities also issued a warning over "fierce heat" with temperatures of up to 37 degrees Celsius (99 Fahrenheit), as AFP images showed Pyongyang ...
South Korea swelters with 'tropical nights' record in sight
Aug 14, 2024 (AFP)
The so-called tropical nights phenomenon refers to when the temperature does not drop below 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit) overnight, according to the Korea...
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