climate change
Unexpected effects of climate change: worse food safety, more car wrecks
Environment
August 14, 2018
Unexpected effects of climate change: worse food safety, more car wrecks
On excessively hot days, there are more likely to be fatal car accidents and food safety problems, and police…
California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
World
August 8, 2018
California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
Thousands of firefighters battled relentless flames ripping across California on Wednesday, as the death toll from a series of…
Earth at risk of becoming ‘hothouse’ if tipping point reached, report warns
Science
August 7, 2018
Earth at risk of becoming ‘hothouse’ if tipping point reached, report warns
Scientists are warning that a domino effect will kick in if global temperatures rise more than 2°C above pre-industrial…
Wildfire burns in Portugal for fourth day, 1,150 firefighters mobilize
World
August 6, 2018
Wildfire burns in Portugal for fourth day, 1,150 firefighters mobilize
More than 1,150 firefighters struggled to put out a fire in Portugal’s southern Algarve tourist region on Monday, which…
California wildfires claim seventh victim, still spreading
World
August 5, 2018
California wildfires claim seventh victim, still spreading
A seventh person died in a northern California wildfire on Saturday, as a couple of other fast-growing wildfires in…
Three dead in Spain as Europe wilts under record heatwave
World
August 4, 2018
Three dead in Spain as Europe wilts under record heatwave
Three men have died from heatstroke in Spain as Europe sweltered in a record heatwave Friday, with temperatures hitting…
Record temperatures could hit Spain, Portugal amid European heat wave
World
August 3, 2018
Record temperatures could hit Spain, Portugal amid European heat wave
London (CNN) – Forecasters have warned of potentially record-breaking temperatures in Spain and Portugal this week as much of Europe…
China region set to become deadliest heat wave zone: report
Environment
August 1, 2018
China region set to become deadliest heat wave zone: report
China’s north plain, one of the most densely populated regions on Earth, is set to become the world’s deadliest…
World’s largest king penguin colony declines by nearly 90%
Environment
July 31, 2018
World’s largest king penguin colony declines by nearly 90%
The world’s largest colony of king penguins has shrunk by almost 90% in the last three decades, researchers said…
Moderate weather for Tuesday, Cairo: 36
Egypt
July 30, 2018
Moderate weather for Tuesday, Cairo: 36
Meteorologists predict moderate weather on Tuesday in the northern coast of Egypt. Hot temperatures are expected along Lower Egypt,…