Tag: heatwave
Drug Overdose: Heatwave, overflowing toilets at South Korea’s ‘cursed’ scout jamboree
SEOUL: South Korea was evacuating tens of thousands of scouts on Tuesday from a problem-plagued jamboree campsite ahead of a typhoon, days after a heatwave…
Heat: Dangerous US heat wave pushes eastward, capping globe’s record July
CHICAGO: An intensifying heat wave descended on the eastern United States on Thursday, prompting warnings about the dangers presented by the sweltering heat and humidity…
Heatwave: Greece facing longest heatwave on record while record highs hit US
ATHENS: Greece was Saturday facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), while a record-breaking…
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…
Temperatures: Record heatwaves sweep the world from US to Japan via Europe
ROME: Record heat is forecast around the world from the United States, where tens of millions are battling dangerously high temperatures, to Europe and Japan,…
Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China
WASHINGTON: Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States,…
Cash-strapped Bangladesh shuts power plant as heatwave hits
Cash-strapped Bangladesh shut its biggest power plant Monday because it was unable to afford the coal to fuel it, as a sweltering heatwave creates surging…
Crippling heatwaves deepen Asia’s reliance on Russian energy
The extreme heat that’s been scorching Asia in recent weeks has produced one clear beneficiary — Russia.As countries across the region scramble to make sure…
Spain, Portugal swelter as April temperature records broken
CORDOBA: Mainland Spain and Portugal have broken temperature records for April, as the Iberian neighbours swelter in an early-season heatwave that has exacerbated a long…
Heatwave hits India’s poultry sector; prices of chicken plummets 50%
Heatwave conditions in large parts of the country have hit the poultry sector hard, with prices of chicken crashing 50% over the past one week…