World
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International
7/18/2023 6:19:59 PM
Italy and France are each sending two firefighting planes to Greece to help it cope with wildfires burning on multiple fronts around Athens, with more extreme heat on the way.
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Egypt
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Society
7/17/2023 11:10:38 PM
A scorching heatwave that has recently brought the feels-like temperatures across much of Egypt to over 40 degrees Celsius will continue till the beginning of the next week, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) said.
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World
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International
7/14/2023 2:11:26 PM
Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.
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World
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International
7/10/2023 9:10:56 PM
The beginning of July was the hottest week on record for the planet, according to early findings Monday from the World Meteorological Organization, after a series of scorching days saw global temperature records tumble.
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World
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International
6/18/2023 8:45:07 PM
At least 96 people died in two of India’s most populous states over the last several days, officials said Sunday, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heat wave.
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Egypt
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Society
5/5/2023 5:10:28 PM
Temperatures will drop by three to four degrees Celsius across the country starting Saturday, ending the recent heat wave, while high winds will stir up dust in the north of the country, Egypt’s Meteorological Authority (EMA) said.
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Egypt
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Society
4/17/2023 5:43:49 PM
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) has urged Egyptians to avoid direct sunlight exposure on Monday and Tuesday due to an impending heat wave across the country.
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Egypt
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Society
4/4/2023 7:52:19 PM
Most of Egypt's governorates will experience 2-4 degrees Celsius drop in temperature on Wednesday and Thursday followed by a rise in daytime temperatures nationwide, settling into a moderate heat wave through Monday, according to the Egyptian Metrological Authority (EMA).
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COP27
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Climate change
11/4/2022 3:27:00 PM
The Middle East is at high risk of water and food scarcity as well as severe heat waves as a result of climate change, said a Greenpeace study released Wednesday.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/1/2022 7:48:22 PM
The world needs to set aside an area bigger than the United States for tree planting and other measures to meet climate pledges, according to research published Tuesday that warned against "unrealistic" carbon-cutting plans.
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COP27
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Focus
10/30/2022 1:55:41 PM
Heat waves, intensified by climate change, have cost the global economy trillions of dollars in the last 30 years, a study published Friday found, with poor countries paying the steepest price.
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COP27
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Climate change
9/28/2022 11:17:24 PM
Switzerland's glaciers are melting like never before, an academic study released Wednesday found, with their ice volume declining by 6% this year amid rising concerns about global warming and a summer heat wave that swept across Europe.
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World
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International
9/14/2022 8:55:39 PM
In 2021 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued the first volume of its latest authoritative report on climate change. The United Nations secretary-general branded its findings a “code red for humanity”.
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World
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International
9/12/2022 10:41:12 PM
France saw record temperatures for September hit the country, notably the south west, amid a heatwave drifting up from Morocco, the Meteo-France weather service said Monday.
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World
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International
9/10/2022 8:36:24 PM
Southern Californians welcomed cooler temperatures and spotty rain Saturday from a tropical storm veering off the Pacific Coast days after a relentless heat wave nearly overwhelmed the state's electrical grid.
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World
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International
8/24/2022 12:48:46 PM
China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record.
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World
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Region
8/17/2022 12:07:09 PM
While vacationers might enjoy the Mediterranean Sea's summer warmth, climate scientists are warning of dire consequences for its marine life as it burns up in a series of severe heat waves.
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Life & Style
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Health
8/9/2022 1:56:44 PM
Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says.
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World
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International
8/6/2022 5:44:04 PM
Spanish firefighters on Saturday struggled to contain wildfires that have ravaged large tracts in the northwest, as a third summer heat wave grips the country.
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Egypt
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Society
7/27/2022 5:09:51 PM
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) advised people to stay away from direct exposure to sunlight this week, since it will increase the feeling of the heat, as high temperatures and humidity continue to prevail across much of the country.
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