Category Record Heat Alert

Severe heatwave death toll climbs to 34 in under 2 months in Thailand

THE Public Health Ministry in Thailand said 34 people have died from heat-related illnesses in under  two months amid the El-Nino heatwave that has struck the country.   The official figures were released by the ministry on Saturday revealed the…

Major Record Breaking Heatwave Paralyses Zimbabwe, Africa

A punishing heatwave is wreaking havoc in Zimbabwe, giving airline pilots a torrid time and literally sapping the energy out of a country that has seen its hydro-electric reservoir evaporate in the scorching heat.   As the El Niño phenomenon…

Severe heatwave breaks records in Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia

The remote island community of Groote Eylandt has recorded its hottest day on record, as other parts of the Top End continue sweltering through a heatwave.   Groote Eylandt, 630 kilometres east of Darwin, set a new daytime temperature record…

Severe heatwave of 52C (125.6F) hits the Middle East

Intolerably high temperatures and soaring humidity are close to breaking meteorological records across region A heatwave has engulfed much of the Middle East, sending temperatures and humidity soaring throughout the region.    The searing heat, ailing infrastructure and power cuts…