WEATHER REPORT

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Tanzania president visits northern region hit by deadly landslides
Dec 07, 2023 (AFP)
"This disaster has cost 76 lives in Katesh area, up to this afternoon," the head of state said, revising upwards an earlier toll from last week's disaster in th...
2023 to be hottest year on record after 'extraordinary' November
Dec 06, 2023 (AFP)
Last month smashed the previous November heat record, pushing 2023's global average temperature to 1.46 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels, the E...
Toll from Tanzania landslides revised down to 65
Dec 05, 2023 (AFP)
Torrential downpours at the weekend washed away vehicles and brought down buildings in the hillside town of Katesh, 300 kilometres (185 miles) north of the capi...
Iran's ancient 'wind catchers' beat the heat naturally
Dec 05, 2023 (AFP)
The wind catchers, called badgirs in Persian, are just one of the engineering marvels inhabitants have developed in this ancient city in central Iran -- where t...
Death toll from Tanzania landslides rises to 68
Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)
Torrential downpours at the weekend washed away vehicles and brought down buildings in the hillside town of Katesh, 300 kilometres (185 miles) north of the capi...
2023 set to be hottest year ever: UN
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
The UN's World Meteorological Organization warned that 2023 had shattered a whole host of climate records, with extreme weather leaving "a trail of devastation ...
Storm death toll jumps to 10 across Ukraine
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
The storm has lashed swathes of the south of the country, as well as the Moscow-annexed Crimea peninsula, occupied Ukraine and southern Russia. "Ten people died...
Lightning strikes kill 18 people in India
Nov 27, 2023 (AFP)
Such big rainstorms are not expected in Gujarat during winter months, and fierce downpours caught many off guard. While flash floods and lightning kill dozens o...
Madagascar heatwave rooted in human-caused climate change: study
Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)
Scientists from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group said the heatwave in the Indian Ocean island, which affected millions of people, "would have been virt...
Sand and dust storm frequency increasing in many world regions, UN warns
Nov 21, 2023 (SPX)
Accompanied by policy recommendations, the warning comes as a five-day meeting takes place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to take stock of global progress in the Conv...
Two killed as stormy winds lash Bulgaria, Romania
Nov 19, 2023 (AFP)
Heavy rains and snowfall cut electricity lines and blocked or flooded roads in the east of the two countries, prompting a state of emergency in Bulgaria's Black...
Turkish ship and 12 crew reported missing in storm
Nov 19, 2023 (AFP)
The Kafkametler vessel sent out a distress signal at 10:29 am (0729 GMT), according to a subdivision of the ministry of transport, which added that it gave off ...
Threat from sand and dust storms spreading: UN
Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)
Toxic sand storms plague parts of desert and steppe covered Central Asia and North Africa and the UN called them a threat to life. The UN's Convention to Combat...
Heat projected to kill nearly five times more people by 2050
Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)
Lethal heat was just one of the many ways the world's still-increasing use of fossil fuels threatens human health, according to The Lancet Countdown, a major an...
Rio de Janeiro bakes in record heat
Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)
Thermometers read 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) but that didn't convey the intensity of the heat, authorities said. In Rio, it felt like 58.5 degr...
Heat projected to kill nearly five times more people by 2050
Nov 14, 2023 (AFP)
Lethal heat was just one of the many ways the world's still-increasing use of fossil fuels threatens human health, according to The Lancet Countdown, a major an...
Hottest October on record as 2023 on track to be warmest year in history
Nov 08, 2023 (AFP)
With temperatures soaring beyond previous averages by exceptional margins, scientists say the pressure on world leaders to curb planet-heating greenhouse gas po...
Hottest October globally marks fifth record-shattering month
Nov 08, 2023 (AFP)
With temperatures soaring beyond previous averages by exceptional margins, scientists say the pressure on world leaders to curb planet-heating greenhouse gas po...
Tuscany death toll from Storm Ciaran rises to eight
Nov 04, 2023 (AFP)
Two killed as stormy weather lashes Bulgaria
Nov 04, 2023 (AFP)
A 51-year-old man died when a wall collapsed on him in the village of Razvigorovo, near the eastern town of Shumen, the interior ministry said. The second victi...
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