LAHORE: City receives light rain

LAHORE, Jan 11 (APP): The provincial capital on Wednesday received light rain which turned the weather cold, dropping the minimum temperature to 7 °C. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department, cloudy weather prevailed over most parts of the country. However, rain occurred in North/West Balochistan, Khyber […]

Japan’s weather agency expects La Nina to conclude by end of winter

TOKYO, Jan. 11 (Xinhua/APP) –: Japan’s weather agency on Wednesday predicted that the La Nina weather phenomenon will conclude by the end of this winter with weather patterns returning to normal. There was a 70-percent chance the phenomenon will end by around February, the Japan […]

Extreme weather caused $165 billion in US damage in 2022: officials

Washington, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change “supercharging” some extreme weather, a government report said Tuesday. The country experienced 18 separate billion-dollar […]

Summer, autumn of 2022 hottest in over 60 years for China

BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua/APP):– The number of days with an average temperature across China above 35 degrees Celsius hit 16.4 in 2022, the highest since 1961, said the China Meteorological Administration on Monday. The average temperature year-round stood at 10.5 degrees Celsius, second only to […]

Cold weather forecast for city

KARACHI, Jan 06 (APP): Pakistan Meteorological Department on Friday predicted cold and dry weather for most cities of the Sindh province including Karachi during the next 24 hours. However, shallow foggy weather is predicted for Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, and Mohenjodaro. Mainly, cold and dry weather […]

Third spell of snowfall starts in Galyat

NATHIAGALI, Dec 29 (APP):After a month-long dry weather, the third spell of current winter rain and snowfall has begun in the upper parts of Hazara division. In district Abbottabad, Galyat and Thandyani received more than 6 inches of snow while in Mansehra, Shogran, Kaghan and […]

Blizzard of the century’ leaves nearly 50 dead across US

New York, Dec 26 (AFP/APP):Emergency crews in New York were scrambling Monday to rescue marooned residents from what authorities called the “blizzard of the century,” a relentless storm that has left at least 25 dead in the state and is causing US Christmas travel chaos. […]