WEATHER REPORT

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Western Europe bakes in heatwave
Jun 29, 2015 (AFP)
Temperatures soared above 40 degrees (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Spain and Portugal on Monday prompting health concerns and the scorching heat was expected to m...
Cheers and warnings as Europe braces for heatwave
Jun 26, 2015 (AFP)
A powerful heatwave is forecast to sweep across Europe's western flank next week, to the delight of fans of the Wimbledon tennis tournament in Britain even as F...
Pakistan heatwave death toll passes 1,000
Jun 25, 2015 (AFP)
The death toll from Pakistan's killer heatwave rose past 1,000 on Thursday, with more fatalities expected, as cloud cover and lower temperatures brought some re...
Deadly Pakistan heatwave shows signs of easing
Jun 24, 2015 (AFP)
The death toll from a heatwave in southern Pakistan rose to 750 on Wednesday, but the scorching weather showed signs of easing, bringing some respite to the swe...
Pakistan heatwave deaths close to 700: officials
Jun 23, 2015 (AFP)
Nearly 700 people have died in a severe three-day heatwave in Pakistan, officials said Tuesday, with medics battling to treat patients as a state of emergency w...
Over 200 dead in Pakistan heatwave: officials
Jun 22, 2015 (AFP)
More than 200 people have died in a heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said Monday, as the government called in the army to help tackle widespread heatstr...
New Tool Could Track Space Weather 24 Hours Before Reaching Earth
Jun 10, 2015 (SPX)
Our sun is a volatile star: explosions of light, energy and solar materials regularly dot its surface. Sometimes an eruption is so large it hurls magnetized mat...
Low- and hi-tech solutions emerge for urban heat peril
Jun 10, 2015 (AFP)
Climatologists call it the "urban heat island" effect -- when a heatwave transforms a city into a furnace where citizens swelter, suffer or even die. The phenom...
NOAA's GOES-R satellite begins environmental testing
May 31, 2015 (SPX)
The GOES-R satellite, slated to launch in 2016, is ready for environmental testing. Environmental testing simulates the harsh conditions of launch and the space...
Rain brings relief as India heatwave death toll tops 2,200
May 31, 2015 (AFP)
Scattered rain on Sunday brought much-needed but only temporary relief to parts of India hit by a long heatwave as the death toll from the blistering temperatur...
India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000
May 30, 2015 (AFP)
India's brutal weeks-long heatwave has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as the government launched a mass education campaign to help pe...
Hospitals overwhelmed as India heatwave deaths top 1,700
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
Hospitals in India battled Thursday to treat victims of a blistering heatwave that has claimed more than 1,700 lives in just over a week -- the highest number r...
Deaths from major heatwave sweeping India top 1,100
May 27, 2015 (AFP)
More than 1,100 people have died in a blistering heatwave sweeping India, authorities said Wednesday, as forecasters warned searing temperatures would continue....
Tornado, floods leave deadly trail at Mexico-US border
May 26, 2015 (AFP)
A tornado ripped into a town in northern Mexico on Monday, killing at least 13 people and flattening hundreds of homes in a deadly six-second blast of carnage, ...
India heatwave kills 800 as capital's roads melt
May 26, 2015 (AFP)
At least 800 people have died in a major heatwave that has swept across India, melting roads in New Delhi as temperatures neared 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenh...
More than 430 dead in India heatwave
May 25, 2015 (AFP)
More than 430 people have died in two Indian states during a heatwave that has seen temperatures nudge 50 degrees Celsius and force Kolkata's iconic yellow taxi...
New evidence links Arctic warming with severe weather
May 25, 2015 (SPX)
New evidence has linked Arctic warming with severe weather in countries including the UK and US. Professor Edward Hanna and PhD student Richard Hall, from the U...
Study shows Colorado's biggest storms can happen any time
May 25, 2015 (SPX)
In a state known for its dramatic weather and climate, Colorado's history of extreme precipitation varies considerably by season and location, according to a ne...
Scientists tackle mystery of thunderstorms that strike at night
May 22, 2015 (SPX)
Thunderstorms that form at night, without a prod from the Sun's heat, are a mysterious phenomenon. This summer scientists will be staying up late in search of s...
Study highlights ways to boost weather and climate predictions
May 21, 2015 (SPX)
Long range weather forecasts and climate change projections could be significantly boosted by advances in our understanding of the relationship between layers o...
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