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Severe heatwave feels like 73C (163.4F) in Iran Iraq reaches 52C (125.6F)

While the dog days of summer have triggered heat alerts in many Canadian cities, the weather woes are much worse half way across the world. In the Iranian city Bandar Mahshahr, the mercury soared to 46 C on Friday…

Earth Extremities
August 1, 2015

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Underground explosion causes power outage in downtown Long Beach, USA

Streets are closed in downtown Long Beach and electricity is out after an underground vault explosion blew off a manhole cover at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday, initially leaving 30,000 homes and businesses without power. The number of affected customers…

Earth Extremities
July 31, 2015

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Scorching heatwave breaks record temperatures of 47C (116.6F) drag on in Xinjiang, China

Record high temperatures will continue to scorch areas in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region over the next three days, the National Meteorological centre (NMC) said Saturday. Temperatures will rise above 35 degrees Celsius in most areas of Xinjiang…

Earth Extremities
July 26, 2015

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Sweltering heatwave of 43C (109.4F) continues in Jordan

More scorching weather is forecast today as the kingdom continues to bake in a sweltering heatwave which pushed temperatures well beyond their seasonal average by 4 to 5 degrees Celsius. The weather will remain hot across the kingdom while…

Earth Extremities
July 26, 2015

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Typhoon Nangka pounds Shikoku; pair dead; hundreds of thousands told to flee

A strong typhoon made landfall Thursday night on Shikoku, leaving two people dead and a number of other people injured. Authorities urged hundreds of thousands of people there and elsewhere to evacuate, while transportation services were crippled. Typhoon…

Earth Extremities
July 16, 2015

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Near Category 1 Hurricane Causes Mayhem In Brainerd, Minnesota, USA

A swathe of trees lay blown over Monday after a super cell thunderstorm hit the Brainerd lakes area with near category 1 hurricane force winds. (Kelly Humphrey, Brainerd Dispatch) A supercell thunderstorm struck the Brainerd lakes area Sunday night with…

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Mega heatwave reaches an amazing 63.7C / 146.66F in Beijing

Over the past three days in Beijing the mercury has climbed to a fiery 40 degrees Celsius, causing the Beijing Meteorological Bureau to issue a health warning and enabling city residents to barbecue shrimps in the street. According to…

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Severe storms flood and damage homes in Indiana, USA

Heavy thunderstorms swept through Indiana early Sunday morning. According to Mooresville dispatch, the rain flooded homes, stranding residents. The Mooresville Fire Department reported five water rescues on Bishop St., six on Taylor St., and one on Edgewood Dr. …

Earth Extremities
July 12, 2015

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Hurricane rips off roofs in Pavlodar Oblast, Kazakhstan

A hurricane has blasted through Pavlodar Oblast, Tengrinews reports citing the press office of the Oblast Department of Emergency Situations. Heavy wind hit Aktorgay District of Pavldodar Oblast tearing off roofs of the local public school, KazPochta post office…

Earth Extremities
July 9, 2015

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Severe heatwave knocks TV station off air in France

The heatwave scorching much of Europe had an unusual victim on Saturday – Franco-German TV channel Arte was forced off the air for five hours. Meanwhile, thousands of holidaymakers were stuck in traffic jams on France’s motorways. Viewers of…

Earth Extremities
July 4, 2015

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