Focus on Weather
Europe suffered record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023
Heat singled out by climate monitors as the biggest climate-related threat as global warming drives ever-hotter European summers.
Pakistani province issues flood alert and warns of loss of life due to glacial melting
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has been hit hard by the deluges, authorities issued a flood alert because of the melting of glaciers
Municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists in Canada’s Alberta
Alberta, which produces most of Canada's oil, natural gas and beef, opened water-sharing negotiations among licence-holders as it entered its fourth year of...
Oil-rich regions in Kazakhstan brace for floods, Siberian rivers burst
Kazakh state oil pipeline company KazTransOil said it was building protective embankments at its facilities in the region due to flooding.
No respite for Mali laborers as deadly heat wave hits West Africa
The heat wave has led to a surge in deaths, experts say, warning of more scorching weather ahead as effects of climate change...
Ecuador hit by power cuts of up to 13 hours amid electricity crisis sparked by drought
Parts of Ecuador are facing hours-long power cuts amid an electricity crisis sparked by a drought that has left key hydroelectric reservoirs nearly...
Slow recovery as Dubai airport, roads still deluged
Climate experts say the rains, the UAE's heaviest since records began 75 years ago, are consistent with changes caused by global warming.
‘Human-induced’ climate change behind Sahel heatwave: study
The heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, said the World Weather Attribution
Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour
With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn't really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab...
Ecuador rations electricity as drought persists in the northern Andes
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country’s main cities as a drought linked to the El...
