WEATHER REPORT

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Tourist toll rises in heat-hit Greece after German found dead
Jun 21, 2024 (AFP)
The man had been declared missing on Sunday and was found near a rugged ravine in the south of the island, the fire department said in a statement. State news a...
'Bodies on the ground': Pilgrims recount hajj heat horrors
Jun 21, 2024 (AFP)
While he survived the gruelling annual rites that unfolded in extreme heat again this year, he has not seen his wife since Sunday and fears she is among the mor...
Hajj death toll tops 1,000 after extreme heat: AFP tally
Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)
The new deaths reported Thursday included 58 from Egypt, according to an Arab diplomat who provided a breakdown showing that of 658 Egyptians who died, 630 were...
Higher than normal temps all summer in US: govt
Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)
"What we're predicting is generally that much of the US, excepting a few places, are forecast to be above normal," Johnna Infanti, a meteorologist for the Natio...
Iraqis flock to river or ice rink to escape searing heat
Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)
"At the end of the day, I'm sweaty and exhausted because of the sun," said Abdallah, a 21-year-old house painter in the Iraqi capital. "At home, there's no elec...
Mexico records 155 heat-related deaths since March
Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)
At least 2,567 people have suffered heat-related illnesses so far this warm season, which started mid-March and will continue until the beginning of October, th...
Children electrocuted as Mexico storm kills four
Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)
Tropical storm Alberto, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, was downgraded to a tropical depression shortly after hitting eastern Mexico. Ho...
Saudi hajj pilgrims' deaths highlight how extreme heat kills
Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)
The pilgrimage involved hours of walking and praying in a country where temperatures reached 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit) this week. The World Health O...
Climate change made deadly heat 35x more likely in US, Mexico, C. America
Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) group of scientists also said that extreme highs witnessed over that region in May and June were four times as likely to occ...
Loved ones search for missing as hajj death toll passes 900
Jun 19, 2024 (AFP)
Relatives scoured hospitals and pleaded online for news, fearing the worst after temperatures hit 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit) in Mecca, Islam's holies...
Jordan, Tunisia report additional hajj heat deaths
Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)
As of Tuesday evening, the total number of reported deaths this year stands at 235, compared with more than 240 last year. Most countries have not specified how...
Diplomats say at least 550 pilgrims died during hajj, mostly Egyptians
Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)
At least 323 of those who died were Egyptians, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, two Arab diplomats coordinating their countries' responses tol...
Four dead, over a dozen missing as extreme weather hits China
Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)
Downpours "exceeding historical daily maximums" in some areas of Fujian province caused the four deaths, state news agency Xinhua said, citing the flood control...
Searing heat scorches US from Chicago to East Coast
Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)
"A heat wave will settle and persist across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and the Northeast through the next few days," the National Weather Service said, explai...
Hajj pilgrimage ends amid deadly Saudi heat spike
Jun 17, 2024 (AFP)
One of the world's largest religious gatherings unfolded during the oven-like Saudi summer again this year, and authorities recorded more than 2,700 cases of "h...
Ecuador landslide kills six, 30 others missing
Jun 17, 2024 (AFP)
The emergency occurred in the municipality of Banos de Agua Santa, a picturesque area in Tungurahua province near the base of an active volcano. "Due to the rai...
US braces for crushing heat wave; as Acropolis shut again as heat claims first Cyprus victim
Jun 14, 2024 (AFP)
"Temperatures will soar next week from the Midwest to the Northeast, where several dozen record afternoon high and record warm morning lows are set to fall," th...
Storm destroys symbolic tree in Benin voodoo capital
Jun 13, 2024 (AFP)
A huge storm brought down the tree that for centuries stood witness to where slaves were auctioned before being shipped off from Benin's nearby coast. It was a ...
As pilgrims swelter, climate change looms over Hajj
Jun 13, 2024 (AFP)
The annual pilgrimage, one of the world's largest religious gatherings, coincides again this year with the hot Saudi summer, with officials predicting average h...
Earliest-ever heatwave in Greece closes Athens Acropolis
Jun 12, 2024 (AFP)
The UNESCO-listed archaeological site closed from midday to 5:00 pm (0900 to 1400 GMT), with temperatures topping 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) in...
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