Blazing heat in Iraq as Baghdad, south top 50˚C

Iraqis grappled on Monday with searing heat in the capital Baghdad and parts of the country's south, where the weather service said temperatures reached 51˚C in the shade. Iraq's...

Heatwave

Iran's capital will shut for a day due to heatwave

Iranian government offices, banks and businesses in the capital province of Tehran will shut down on Wednesday due to an intense heat wave and the need to conserve energy,...

Heat wave in Europe kills 1,500 people in 10 days

Europe is reeling under an unprecedented heatwave, and it has touched extremely high temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and 46 degrees Celsius in late June and early July. And...

Sharjah campaign targets 10,000 workers to combat heat exhaustion

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), in collaboration with the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) in Sharjah and a network of government and private sector partners, has...

Dusty weather with scorching heat to continue in the coming days across UAE

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast the formation of cumulus clouds in the east, which could bring rain on Thursday and Friday. Dust-raising winds are expected to...

Here is how to keep your home cool this summer

With record-breaking temperatures becoming a seasonal norm, the challenge of keeping your home cool is no longer reserved for far-flung climates. In the UK — where traditional homes are...

Sunburn

Sharjah records highest temperature at 50.2°C in Al Dhaid, residents urged to hydrate regularly

The UAE has once again breached the 50 degrees Celsius mark, the third time in three months. The National Center of Meteorology reported that the highest temperature recorded in...

Hot weather

The record hottest June this year in Western Europe shows the climate change affecting life in every corner of the world. In the modern world we are living now,...