WEATHER REPORT

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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...
North Korea reports 'fierce' heat as peninsula bakes
Aug 13, 2024 (AFP)
The North was recently hit by severe flooding in its northern regions near China, with state media reporting on high-level efforts to mitigate the impact of "di...
Athens suburbs burn as Greece calls on EU for help
Aug 12, 2024 (AFP)
In unprecedented scenes in the Greek capital, residents wearing masks against the choking smoke were desperately dousing their homes with water hoses in the lea...
Homeless struggling to survive Greece's cruel heat
Aug 12, 2024 (AFP)
Particularly exposed as a street person, the 64-year-old was hiding in the shade. With temperatures rising every year, the Greek capital's homeless do what they...
Europe's heatwaves, bigger and more often
Aug 12, 2024 (AFP)
Emissions of greenhouse gases increase the intensity and duration of heatwaves particularly in Europe, which according to the World Meteorological Organization ...
Earth registers hottest July on record: US agency
Aug 12, 2024 (AFP)
The monthly report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also said that 2024 now has a 77 percent chance of being the warmest year on ...
Heat killed nearly 50,000 in Europe in 2023 with heatwaves, bigger and more often
Aug 12, 2024 (AFP)
The study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health estimated that 47,690 died in connection with heat during the world's warmest year and Europe's second-wa...
2024 'increasingly likely' to be warmest on record: EU monitor
Aug 08, 2024 (AFP)
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said last month was the second warmest on record books going back to 1940, only slightly cooler than July 2023. Betw...
'Inadequate' heat protection for Gulf's migrant workers: HRW
Aug 08, 2024 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are among the hottest places in the world with summer temperatures often edging towards 50 degrees Celsius (122...
Heat wave indices struggle to accurately measure severity
Aug 08, 2024 (SPX)
"We found that some existing indices may not be appropriate to all geographical regions and climate conditions," says senior author and geospatial expert Qihao ...
Climate change is fuelling rise in hot nights: analysis
Aug 07, 2024 (AFP)
High nighttime temperatures can become dangerous if they prevent the human body from cooling off and recovering from daytime heat. The World Health Organization...
Saudi delivery drivers bake in 'deadly' summer heat
Aug 07, 2024 (AFP)
Gulping a bottle of cold water as the mercury neared 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), the motorcycle driver said he was well aware the Gulf kingdom'...
11 perish in new Ethiopia landslide: local authority
Aug 05, 2024 (AFP)
Eleven bodies have been found in the Kawo Koisha district of the Wolaita administrative zone, and search and rescue operations are under way, the Wolaita Zone G...
July in Greece hottest on record: observatory
Aug 05, 2024 (AFP)
Average temperatures between 1960 and 2024 have increased by 2.5 degrees Celsius (4.5 Fahrenheit) in the Mediterranean country, the observatory said on its mete...
China landslide death toll rises to 8, with 19 missing
Aug 04, 2024 (AFP)
The disaster occurred early Saturday morning near Kangding, in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Sichuan province. A flash flood and mudslide ...
Two dead as landslide sweeps away bridge, Earlier bridge collapse toll rises to 38
Aug 03, 2024 (AFP)
State broadcaster CCTV said "local mountain torrents and landslides" swept away part of Ridi village in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province. T...
Beachgoers in Italy struck by lightning: reports
Aug 03, 2024 (AFP)
The bolt of lightning hit the stretch of beach near Alba Adriatica, in the central Abruzzo region, just after midday, wrote the ANSA news agency, which said tha...
Extreme heat breaks records in eastern China
Aug 03, 2024 (AFP)
China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with unseasonable heat searing parts of the north and east while torrential rains have triggered floods and lands...
Japan sees hottest July since records began
Aug 02, 2024 (AFP)
Temperatures in the country were 2.16 degrees Celsius higher than average, breaking last year's record for July of 1.91 degrees Celsius above average. "It was t...
Heat claims 175,000 lives a year in Europe: WHO
Aug 02, 2024 (AFP)
Of the roughly 489,000 heat-related deaths recorded each year by the WHO between 2000 and 2019, the European region accounts for 36 percent, or on average 176,0...
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