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Paris 2024
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News
7/30/2024 12:43:29 PM
The 2024 Olympics famously launched with a rain-soaked opening ceremony that drenched athletes and spectators alike. Now, they're facing the opposite experience Tuesday: a heat wave.
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Life & Style
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Health
7/27/2024 3:01:23 PM
Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change.
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Egypt
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Society
7/16/2024 11:56:46 AM
Egypt is in for another extremely hot and humid weather this week, with the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) expecting temperatures to rise by two or three degrees starting Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
7/13/2024 2:40:00 PM
The Egyptian National Railways Authority (ENRA) issued instructions on Saturday for train drivers to reduce the speed of trains on most lines to ensure the safety of passengers, amid a heatwave that affects rail and equipment functioning.
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World
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International
7/6/2024 6:25:36 PM
Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
6/14/2024 4:00:16 PM
The Egyptian National Railways Authority (ENRA) has instructed train drivers to run at a reduced speed on most lines due to the high temperatures.
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Egypt
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Society
6/13/2024 9:01:00 AM
Egypt’s Meteorological Authority warned on Wednesday against a new heat wave that will hit Egypt starting on Thursday but will luckily end on the eve of Eid Al Adha on Saturday.
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World
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International
6/8/2024 2:02:23 PM
Las Vegas set a new record high again on Friday and Albuquerque tied its high mark, but forecasters said the weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest earlier than usual in temperatures well into triple digits was on its last legs.
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World
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International
6/6/2024 9:37:40 PM
An extreme early-summer heatwave was expected to peak Thursday across much of the western United States, where millions were scrambling to cope with the sudden sharp rise in temperatures.
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World
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International
6/4/2024 3:36:01 PM
Parts of California, Nevada and Arizona are expected to bake this week as the first heat wave of the season arrives with triple-digit temperatures forecast for areas including Phoenix, which last summer saw a record 31 straight days of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius).
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World
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International
5/21/2024 12:51:59 PM
Authorities in Pakistan on Tuesday issued an advisory urging people to stay indoors as the country is hit by an extreme heat wave that threatens to bring dangerously high temperatures and yet another round of glacial-driven floods.
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Egypt
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Society
5/19/2024 10:45:49 AM
The heat wave that hit Egypt on Saturday will continue till Thursday, with highs averaging between 37-40 degrees Celsius, according to the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA).
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World
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International
8/20/2023 9:22:13 PM
Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central US, causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico almost to the Great Lakes.
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World
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International
8/5/2023 11:30:07 AM
Tourists at a seaside hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes snatched up pails of pool water and damp towels as flames approached, rushing to help staffers and locals extinguish one of the wildfires threatening Mediterranean locales during recent heat waves.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Focus
8/1/2023 6:37:26 PM
The current Cerberus heat wave gripping southern Europe is among the worst that has ever affected the continent, bringing home the reality of global climate change, writes Sawsan Samy Elawady
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Egypt
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Society
7/31/2023 11:04:00 PM
Egypt will start on Tuesday applying a temporary detailed nationwide plan to reduce electricity load amid increased consumption due to the heat wave, which will include the time and duration of power cuts in each district.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
7/26/2023 8:40:00 PM
Power cuts are adding to the woes of the current heat wave.
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World
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International
7/25/2023 6:10:55 PM
A Greek air force's water-dropping plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, with both pilots feared dead, as authorities battled blazes that have been raging for days across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures.
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World
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International
7/24/2023 10:48:44 AM
Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as crews fight several wildfires in heat-battered Greece.
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World
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International
7/20/2023 7:08:51 PM
Millions suffered through intense heat Wednesday as fires raged, health worries mounted and the world appeared headed for its hottest month of July on record.
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