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2024 was Turkey's hottest-ever year on record
Istanbul (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 Turkey experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, its weather agency said Monday, as bouts of extreme temperatures multiplied across the globe due to climate change. "In 2024, the average temperature in Turkey was 15.6 degrees Celsius (60 degrees Fahrenheit), which is 1.7C higher than the average between 1991-2020," a statement said. "2024 was the hottest year in the last 53 years," it said, referring to the year when Turkey began keeping records. The previous record of 15.5 degrees w ... read more |
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Saudi prepares for another hajj menaced by extreme heatRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, with crowd management an essential first step, analysts say. ... more 
Brazil, Indonesia, Serbia and China all report 2024 as hottest year on recordRio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 4, 2025 Last year was Brazil's hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming. ... more 
India's 2024 was hottest year since 1901: meteorological officeNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 1, 2025 India's meteorological department said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world's most populous nation following a global pattern of extreme weather sparked by climate change. ... more 
Bad weather set to hit UK New Year celebrationsLondon (AFP) Dec 30, 2024 Adverse weather on Monday looked set to hit UK New Year festivities, as the organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party cancelled the event on public safety grounds. ... more |
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2024 'certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitorParis (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 This year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said Monday. ... more 
Portugal records hottest-ever November: weather agencyLisbon (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 Portugal has experienced its hottest-ever November, the country's meteorological agency the IPMA said Thursday, the average air temperature 2.69 degrees Celsius higher than the average for 1981-2010. ... more
Global temps soar: China, Spain, and Japan all report warmest seasons on recordBeijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2024 China reported its warmest autumn this year since records began decades ago, its National Climate Centre announced on Wednesday. ... more 
Japan witnesses warmest autumn on recordTokyo (AFP) Dec 3, 2024 Japan has recorded its warmest autumn since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, delaying the country's popular displays of seasonal foliage into December. ... more
After floods, Spain records warmest November everMadrid (AFP) Dec 3, 2024 Spain has registered its warmest November since record-keeping began more than six decades ago, even after October ended with its worst floods in a generation, official data showed Tuesday. ... more |
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Storms kill five across Greece, India; 122,000 evacuated in Malaysian floods
Athens (AFP) Dec 1, 2024 A storm sweeping through Greece has killed two people on the island of Lemnos, and damaged roads and buildings in Rhodes, authorities said on Sunday. Storm Bora, which arrived in Greece on Saturday, is forecast to bring heavy snowfall to the north and northwest until Tuesday. More than 17 centimetres (6.7 inches) of rain fell in 12 hours on Saturday, the Greek weather service said. Two men died on Lemnos in the Aegean sea on Saturday after the civil protection service issued an emergency ale ... read more 
Third death as Storm Bora batters GreeceAthens (AFP) Dec 2, 2024 A storm sweeping through Greece has claimed a third victim, state TV reported Monday, after damaging roads and buildings on the islands of Lemnos, Rhodes and other parts of the country. ... more |
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Death toll from Uganda landslides rises to 20: Red CrossKampala (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 The death toll from landslides which hit several villages in eastern Uganda rose to 20, with more than 100 still unaccounted for, the Red Cross said Friday. ... more 
Four children drowned in Sri Lanka as storm heads to IndiaColombo (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Sri Lankan rescue teams said Thursday they had recovered four drowned children killed in a flash flood, with four other people missing, after torrential rains from a powerful but slow-moving storm now heading towards India. ... more 
Indonesia's North Sumatra landslide death toll rises to 27Jakarta (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 The death toll from flooding triggered by intense rains in western Indonesia has risen to 27, after a landslide buried vehicles, a rescue official said Thursday. ... more 
Unusual heatwave hotspots defy climate models across the globeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 The year 2023 claimed the title of Earth's hottest year, with temperatures soaring 2.12 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, surpassing the prior record set in 2016. This was the tenth ... more 
Storm Bert bring widespread flooding in BritainLondon (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 Strong winds and heavy rain from storm Bert battered much of Britain again on Sunday, causing "devastating" flooding in particular in Wales, with around 100 flood alerts in place nationwide, authorities said. ... more |
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