WEATHER REPORT

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Two dead as fresh storms sweep across France
Jun 06, 2018 (AFP)
The deaths bring the toll from the record storms to three in the past two days. A 37-year-old man was found drowned in his car in northern France on Tuesday. On...
At least 18 killed as fresh storms hit north India
Jun 02, 2018 (AFP)
The latest in a series of freak storms that have left hundreds dead battered Uttar Pradesh state late Friday with winds of 100 kilometers (60 miles) an hour top...
Storms kill at least 47 as India temperatures mount
May 29, 2018 (AFP)
The storms and lightning strikes toppled walls and power pylons or electrocuted victims, as temperatures in India rose as high as 48.6 Celsius (119.5 Fahrenheit...
At least 32 dead in Ethiopia landslides: official
May 28, 2018 (AFP)
The Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO) said nine people died in the Gamo Gofa zone, with 17 injured. The state-affiliated Fana Broadcast Corporate o...
Floridians could face far more frequent, intense heatwaves
May 25, 2018 (SPX)
"More extreme heatwaves in Florida would have profound impacts on human health as well as the state's economy," Milrad said. "Heatwaves are a silent killer, cla...
Dozens feared killed in Karachi heatwave: charity
May 22, 2018 (AFP)
The non-profit Edhi Foundation said scores may have been killed by the sweltering weather, with double the usual number of bodies sent to the city's morgues in ...
Pakistan's Karachi hit by sweltering heatwave
May 21, 2018 (AFP)
The Pakistan Meteorological Department warned the sweltering heat would continue throughout the week, forecasting daytime temperatures of between 40-43 degrees....
5 killed in Cambodia lightning strike
May 19, 2018 (AFP)
The group was sheltering from a downpour in a mountainous area of Koh Kong province's Thmar Baing district on Thursday, police chief for minor crimes Lay Meng L...
Global demand for air conditioning to triple by 2050: report
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
Some 1.6 billion buildings worldwide have AC today, a number that will grow to 5.6 billion by 2050, "which amounts to 10 new ACs sold every second for the next ...
Violent storms in India kill at least 86
May 14, 2018 (AFP)
Winds of over 100 kilometres (60 miles) per hour struck parts of north, east and southern India late Sunday, uprooting trees, electricity pylons and damaging ho...
Lightning strikes kill dozens across Bangladesh and India
May 10, 2018 (AFP)
Farmers harvesting rice in open fields made up the majority of victims, Iftekharul Islam, a director at Bangladesh's disaster management department, told AFP. "...
13 killed as fresh thunderstorms lash India
May 09, 2018 (AFP)
Nine people were killed in northern Uttar Pradesh after a storm and high winds struck parts of the state late Wednesday, disaster management authorities said. M...
At least 125 killed as storms batter India
May 03, 2018 (AFP)
Dust clouds plunged swathes of north India into darkness as choking winds of more than 130 kilometres (80 miles) per hour swept across the states of Uttar Prade...
Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western Europe
Apr 25, 2018 (SPX)
The coastlines of Scotland and Ireland have seen the largest increases, with the average height of winter waves more than 10mm/year (more than 0.7metres in tota...
Power down as fierce storm hits Auckland
Apr 11, 2018 (AFP)
The storm hit the city of 1.5 million overnight, bringing down trees and peeling roofs from houses, with emergency services saying they were "inundated" respond...
New data confirm increased frequency of extreme weather events
Mar 22, 2018 (SPX)
Given the increase in the frequency of extreme weather events, EASAC calls for stronger attention to climate change adaptation across the European Union: leader...
Eastern Mediterranean summer will be 2 months longer by 2100
Mar 21, 2018 (SPX)
The summer, a dry and hot period of four months, will last for about six months by 2100; the winter, the region's rainy season, will accordingly shorten from fo...
World sees rapid upsurge in extreme weather: report
Mar 21, 2018 (AFP)
In Europe, where precise data reaches back decades, the number of severe floods has jumped five fold since 1995, according to the report, which updates a 2013 a...
Why is it so hot at night in some cities
Mar 14, 2018 (SPX)
Conversely, cities that are less organized, like those founded long ago, shed heat easily. The team's findings, published in Physical Review Letters (March 9, 2...
At least 16 dead as lightning strikes Rwanda church
Mar 11, 2018 (AFP)
Fourteen victims were killed on the spot as lightning hit the church in the Nyaruguru district in the Southern Province on Saturday, local mayor Habitegeko Fran...
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