WEATHER REPORT

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Two dead as Saudi storm closes schools, cuts main road to Mecca
Nov 24, 2022 (AFP)
"Two deaths have been recorded so far, and we call on everyone not to go out unless necessary," the Mecca regional government said on its Twitter page. The Mecc...
Heatwaves could kill 90,000 Europeans per year by 2100: EEA
Nov 08, 2022 (AFP)
"Without adaptation measures, and under a scenario of 3 degrees Celsius global warming by 2100, 90,000 Europeans could die from extreme heat annually," it said....
At least 15,000 killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022: WHO
Nov 07, 2022 (AFP)
The three months from June-August were the hottest in Europe since records began, and the exceptionally high temperatures led to the worst drought the continent...
Record-breaking November heat in Canada's Montreal
Nov 05, 2022 (AFP)
Montreal, the largest city in Quebec province, saw temperatures exceed 23 degrees Celsius (73 degrees Fahrenheit), beating the last record set for the month in ...
Landslides and floods kill seven in eastern Venezuela
Nov 05, 2022 (AFP)
Six bodies were found in the city of Puerto La Cruz, and another, that of a child, in the nearby town of Guanta, said state governor Luis Marcano. "The whole hi...
One killed, scores missing after tornadoes hit southern US
Nov 05, 2022 (AFP)
Storms roared through McCurtain County in the southeastern part of Oklahoma on Friday, leaving one person dead and others missing, according to state officials....
More rain on the way as Philippine storm death toll hits 150
Nov 03, 2022 (AFP)
More than 355,400 people fled their homes as Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae pounded swathes of the archipelago nation late last week and over the weekend. Of the ...
Growing concern over unseasonal warm spell in Europe
Oct 31, 2022 (AFP)
The mercury has been rising well above the norm across vast swathes of Europe, from Spain to as far north as Sweden. After a summer marked by repeated heatwaves...
Sweden sees record heat for this late in the year
Oct 29, 2022 (AFP)
The record temperature of 19.5 degrees Celsius (67.1 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded in the city of Kristianstad in the south of the country on Friday. "This i...
Global warming palpable for 96% of humans: study
Oct 28, 2022 (AFP)
But some regions felt it far more sharply and frequently than others, according to a report based on peer-reviewed methods from Climate Central, a climate scien...
Heat waves cost poor countries the most, exacerbating inequality
Oct 28, 2022 (AFP)
And those lopsided economic effects contribute to widening inequalities around the world, according to the research. "The cost of extreme heat from climate chan...
31 killed as storm lashes southern Philippines
Oct 28, 2022 (AFP)
The storm unleashed flash floods carrying uprooted trees, rocks and mud overnight in mainly rural communities around Cotabato, a city of 300,000 people on Minda...
Heatwaves will make regions uninhabitable within decades: UN, Red Cross
Oct 10, 2022 (AFP)
Heatwaves are predicted to "exceed human physiological and social limits" in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and south and southwest Asia, with extreme events tri...
22 dead, more than 50 missing in Venezuela landslide
Oct 09, 2022 (AFP)
Dozens of people have died in recent months in the crisis-hit South American nation as a result of historically high precipitation. "We are seeing very signific...
As Iraq concrete jungle swelters, ancient stone houses stay cool
Oct 04, 2022 (AFP)
Tracing its roots back 2,700 years, the picturesque Kurdish town of Akre says it is better adapted to the modern-day perils of climate change than other parts o...
Lightning strike kills three people in Bulgaria
Sep 27, 2022 (AFP)
A fourth, who had been with them, was in a serious condition in hospital, according to a spokeswoman for the emergency services. The victims were aged between 2...
Batteries, community spirit help California fight heat wave
Sep 22, 2022 (AFP)
The mercury topped 110 Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) on consecutive days, as a thrumming heat dome parked itself over the western United States. But the grid never fa...
Earth from Space: UK heatwave
Sep 22, 2022 (ESA)
The image, captured on 12 August 2022, shows the United Kingdom's previously green land appear brown (particularly in the southeast) amid the scorching conditio...
Alaskans assess damage as powerful storm rumbles north
Sep 18, 2022 (AFP)
The vast remains of Typhoon Merbok battered coastal towns as it rumbled northward, and by Sunday morning it had largely moved into the Chukchi Sea, north of the...
Toll from Italy storms rises to 11
Sep 17, 2022 (AFP)
The storms hit on Thursday evening, with more than 400 millimetres (16 inches) of rain falling in some places in just a few hours. "Searches are ongoing for the...
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