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India forecasters warn abnormally hot summer looms
New Delhi (AFP) April 1, 2025 India can expect hotter-than-usual temperatures this summer with more heatwave days taking a toll on lives and livelihoods, the weather office warned. The country is no stranger to scorching summers but years of scientific research has found climate change is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent and more intense. Summer in India lasts from April to June, when temperatures often soar past 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) at the season's peak. This year, the hot weather ... read more |
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One dead, one missing as storm lashes southern SpainConstantina, Spain (AFP) Mar 18, 2025 A woman died and her husband remained missing on Tuesday after a swollen stream swept away their car during a violent storm in southern Spain, officials said. ... more
At least 33 dead as tornadoes ravage central USHouston (AFP) Mar 16, 2025 At least 33 people have been killed and dozens more injured when tornadoes and violent storms raked across the central United States, as forecasters warned more severe weather was expected Sunday. ... more
Argentina port city 'destroyed' by massive rainstorm, 13 deadBahia Blanca, Argentina (AFP) Mar 9, 2025 Argentina's port city of Bahia Blanca has been "destroyed" after being pummeled by a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said Saturday. ... more 
Heat wave shuts down schools in nearly half Philippine capitalManila (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 Soaring temperatures shut down schools in nearly half the Philippine capital on Monday, local officials said, as the torrid dry season started in the tropical Southeast Asian country. ... more |
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South Brazil heat wave forces schools to suspend returnBrasilia (AFP) Feb 10, 2025 A court has postponed the start of classes Monday for thousands of schools in southern Brazil as a heat wave threatens temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius, education officials reported. ... more
January smashes heat record, surprising scientistsParis (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Last month was the hottest January on record, blitzing the previous high and stunning climate scientists who expected cooler La Nina conditions to finally start quelling a long-running heat streak. ... more
January sets 'surprising' heat record: EU monitorParis (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Last month was the hottest January on record, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, despite expectations that cooler La Nina conditions might quell a streak of record-breaking global temperatures. ... more 
Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazardLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 05, 2025 An international research team, led by King's College London, has discovered that as global temperatures keep climbing, increasingly large regions of the planet will surpass safe heat thresholds for ... more
Record January heat of almost 27C bakes Spain's ValenciaMadrid (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Spain's Mediterranean coastal city of Valencia registered Monday its hottest January temperature of 26.9 degrees Celsius in records going back more than 150 years, the national weather agency said. ... more |
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Record wind gusts lash Ireland as violent storm hits
Dublin (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 Ireland recorded its strongest-ever wind gusts on Friday as "destructive" Storm Eowyn barrelled in from the Atlantic, cutting power, grounding flights and shutting schools, officials said. Ireland and Scotland were put on high alert ahead of Eowyn making landfall, with schools ordered to close and trains and flights cancelled as forecasters warned the storm could wreak havoc and destruction. Tens of thousands of homes lost power on Friday, as gusts of 183 kilometres (114 miles) per hour were rec ... read more 
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 25Jakarta (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on Friday, a search and rescue agency official said. ... more |
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16 dead, 5 missing in Indonesia landslide: officials Jakarta (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 At least 16 people have been killed and five more are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Indonesia's Central Java province, local police and disaster officials said Tuesday. ... more
Australia declares disaster in areas of storm-hit eastSydney (AFP) Jan 18, 2025 Authorities declared a natural disaster Saturday in parts of eastern Australia where gales have toppled trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes. ... more 
2024 was Turkey's hottest-ever year on recordIstanbul (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. ... more 
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 |
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