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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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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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