Tag: heat wave
Iran shuts down for two days because of ‘unprecedented heat’
DUBAI: Iran has announced that Wednesday and Thursday this week will be public holidays because of “unprecedented heat” and told the elderly and people with…
Millions hit by extreme heat on three continents
ATHENS: A sustained spell of dangerous heat was impacting the lives of millions of people across three continents on Wednesday as fires raged and health…
From US to Europe to Asia: Temperature reaches new highs as heatwaves scorch the globe
ROME: Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere, triggering health warnings and fanning wildfires in the latest stark…
Heat wave bakes southern Europe, sparking warnings to stay inside, drink water and limit exercise
ROME: Italian health officials intensified heat warnings Monday as southern Europe began a brutally hot week with temperatures expected to top 40 Celsius – or…
Chicago: Heat down below is making the ground shift under Chicago | World News
CHICAGO: Underneath downtown Chicago’s soaring art deco towers, its multilevel roadways and its busy subway and rail lines, the land is sinking, and not only…
Heat wave in US turns Texas prisons into ‘ovens’
HOUSTON: On the afternoon of July 4, as Americans were celebrating the country’s independence with elaborate fireworks displays, a prisoner named Joseph Martire passed out…
World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3
July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The average global temperature reached…
Canada wildfires again bring more unhealthy air in North America
WASHINGTON: Smoke from Canada’s wildfires was wreaking havoc on air quality across Ontario and a dozen US states Wednesday, with monitors warning of very unhealthy…
Haze over Great Lakes region reminds US residents that Canadian wildfires persist
CHICAGO: The haze of unhealthy air that settled over Chicago and other Great Lakes cities Tuesday reminded U.S. residents from the Midwest to the Northeast…
Canadian wildfires are causing the worst air in the US in cities like Chicago and Detroit
CHICAGO: Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region and…