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Severe heatwave continues as emergency water tankers deployed in parts of South Africa

Extra water tankers have been called in to supply more water since the severe heatwave hit Pretoria last week.   DA ward councillor Bronwyn Engelbrecht said on Sunday, that she had called in the assistance of three extra water tankers.…

Severe Storms Cause at Least 10,000 Lightning Strikes in Queensland, Australia

Parts of south-east Queensland were lashed by hail and more than 10,000 lightning strikes as a severe thunderstorm hit the region yesterday, bringing power outages to more than 1,000 homes and businesses.   More severe storm cells had been forecast…

Transformer at substation explodes and catches fire in Waldwick, New Jersey, USA

MITSU YASUKAWA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Just under 2,000 people in northern and central Bergen County were without power after an explosion at a PSE&G substation in Waldwick on Sunday morning, according to the utility.   Several area fire departments and mutual aid…

Lightning strike ignites fire at a refinery in Texas, USA

(Source: KPRC/CNN) A lightning strike sparked a fire at an oil refinery on Thursday.   Heavy lightning was to blame for two fires in the area, both involving oil, including a fire at the Valero refinery.   Firefighters arrived at…

Large explosion in Los Angeles knocks LogMeIn’s British customers offline

An explosion in Los Angles last night triggered a power blackout and data centre outage, which led to a knock-on impact for UK customers of LogMeIn today, who were left unable to access remote desktop services, The Register can reveal.…

Severe heatwave causes electricity shortage and drought in Poland

A heat wave in Poland on Monday forced the national supplier to cut electricity to factories for several hours, and Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz appealed to people to save energy during the day.   Temperatures reached 38 Celsius (100 Fahrenheit)…

Extreme and punishing drought hits Puerto Rico very hard

“Other Caribbean spots also are struggling with drought, including the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and St. Lucia. It is the region’s worst drought in five years” Puerto Ricans are learning to live without water on an island that already was suffering…

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…