Northeast Asia battles severe cold snap and heavy snow

Countries across Northeast Asia are battling freezing weather with temperatures falling to their lowest in at least a decade and snowfall hampering travel.

Grid operator urges Ukrainians to save electricity as temperatures drop

Ukraine’s power grid operator issued a new appeal to civilians to save electricity on Friday as temperatures fell and energy consumption rose, threatening new strains on a network devastated by Russian airstrikes.

Bomb Cyclone, Winter Storm Elliott: More than 1.5 million without power, frigid air overtakes U.S.

 

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 More than 200 million people -- around 60% of the population -- were under an advisory or warning on Friday, the National Weather Service said. The weather service's map “depicts one of the greatest extents of winter weather warnings and advisories ever,” forecasters said.

Schools in Czech Republic Ordered to Turn Down Heat to Battle Fuel Shortage

The current energy crisis brought on by the war between Russia and Ukraine forced the Czech Ministry of Health to draft an amendment that calls for lower temperature as well as fewer ventilation requirements in gyms and classrooms.

Iran urges people to dress warmly to cut gas use - FRANCE24

Iran's oil ministry on Sunday urged people to wear warm clothes to reduce a surging demand for gas, as people turn up their heaters to cope with bitterly cold winter temperatures.

High Temperatures Spark Bushfires in Western Australia

 

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US West swelters in heat wave, Death Valley reaches 54 degrees Celsius

 

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Eco R Geo: REKORDHITZE IN DEN USA: Über 50 Grad – Bewohner sollen wegen Waldbrandgefahr Strom sparen

Eco R Geo: REKORDHITZE IN DEN USA: Über 50 Grad – Bewohner sollen wegen Waldbrandgefahr Strom sparen

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21 dead in Canadian heat wave

The worst heat wave in decades has claimed 21 lives in Canada with another day of scorching temperatures and related smog expected Thursday.

Cold weather alert remains high in Italy, at least eight people dead

At least eight people died in Italy, as a wave of cold kept sweeping the country with freezing temperatures and heavy snowfalls on Monday.

Several deaths reported as cold weather grips Europe

Europe is shivering amid icy temperatures from Poland to Turkey. Several deaths have been reported as a result of the freezing weather conditions.

WFP issues emergency aid to over 140,000 North Korean flood victims

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided food assistance to over 140,000 North Koreans affected by recent flooding in the northeast of the country, according to a press release on Tuesday.

UN team in Jordan uses cranes to hoist relief aid to Syrian refugees at sealed border

UN, 5 August 2016 – Syrians stranded at a sealed border with Jordan have received life-saving food and other supplies from the United Nations in a unique operation that saw aid hoisted by crane and monitored by drones across the closed frontier.

The word 'fire' clear on EgyptAir voice recorder, but still no real answers

The word "fire" was clearly audible on the EgyptAIr Flight 804 voice recorder before it went down nearly two months ago, Egyptian officials say. But safety experts say there are still no clear answers on what happened on the jet.

Piloto trató de apagar fuego en avión de EgyptAir

Información de una de las grabadoras de vuelo es consistente con los datos de partes del avión recuperadas que mostraban calor, fuego y humo en la nave antes del siniestro.

Canada fire continues to grow on seventh day

A wildfire ripping through Canada's oil sands region blazed for a seventh day as officials warned almost 100,000 people who fled the area that they would not be returning home soon.

Canada: Fort McMurray fire spreads, thousands airlifted

A massive wildfire in Canada exploded tenfold in size, forcing the evacuation of 8,000 people from work camps north of Fort McMurray by air as the inferno grew to 850sq km.

Raging wildfire spreads to more areas in west Canada

The wildfire in western Canada has ballooned to 85,000 hectares in Fort McMurray overnight and is now billowing across a wide front south of the city, a senior official said Thursday.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers worst bleaching

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is currently experiencing the worst, mass bleaching event in its history, with the overwhelming majority of reefs being ranked in the most severe bleaching category, according to a statement by the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies.

La temperatura del planeta en 2015 fue la más alta de los últimos 136 años

La temperatura media del planeta en 2015 fue la más alta desde que comenzaron los registros climáticos hace 136 años, reveló un informe anual divulgado hoy por la NASA y la Administración de Océanos y Atmósfera de Estados Unidos (NOAA)