Weather

Havana, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):Cuba on Monday declared a cyclone alert in its six most western provinces as fast-approaching Hurricane Ian strengthened rapidly, with Florida also ramping up preparations ahead of a possible hit. Authorities in Havana said they were ready to evacuate those from the […]

Montreal, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Parts of eastern Canada resembled a “war zone” Sunday after powerful storm Fiona swept houses into the sea and caused major power outages, as the Caribbean and Florida braced for intensifying Tropical Storm Ian. Fiona, a post-tropical cyclone that had earlier killed […]

BEIJING, Sept. 24 (Xinhua/APP): The 80-day flood season in the mainstream of the Tarim River, China’s longest inland river, in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has ended, the Ministry of Water Resources said Saturday. The highest water level measured at hydrological stations along the […]

Montreal, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):Hurricane Fiona made landfall in eastern Canada’s Nova Scotia on Saturday, the US National Hurricane Center said, with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles (144 kilometers) per hour and heavy rainfall. The NHC said the storm would affect many parts of eastern […]

QUETTA, Sep 22 (APP): The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather in most parts of Balochistan during next 24 hours. According to the Met Office, the minimum temperature in Quetta was recorded at 13.0 degree centigrade and 4.9 degree centigrade in Ziarat on […]

San Juan, Sept 21 (AFP/APP): Hurricane Fiona continued its slow and devastating march northward after slamming the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday and leaving a trail of destruction in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Wednesday morning […]

San Juan, Sept 20 (AFP/APP):Hurricane Fiona, a powerful Category 3 storm, was battering the Turks and Caicos islands on Tuesday after leaving two people dead and triggering major flooding and power outages in the Caribbean. “Hurricane Fiona has proven to be an unpredictable storm,” Anya […]

Nagua, Dominican Republic, Sept 19 (AFP/APP): Hurricane Fiona slammed into the Dominican Republic on Monday after knocking out power and causing widespread flooding in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi said the storm had caused “catastrophic” damage in the US island territory with some […]

KARACHI, Sep 16 (APP): Pakistan Meteorological department on Friday predicted hot and humid weather for the Sindh province during the next 24 hours. Mainly, hot and humid weather was likely to prevail in most parts of the province. […]

KARACHI, Sep 13 (APP): Pakistan Meteorological department on Tuesday predicted hot and humid weather in most parts of the Sindh province during the next 24 hours. However, thundershower is forecast in Mirpurkhas, Thatta, Mithi, Umerkot, Badin, Karachi and Tharparkar. Mainly, hot and humid weather is […]