Weather

HYDERABAD, Aug 24 (APP): Heavy rains in and around Hyderabad city for the past 24 hours have paralyzed normal life, with water entering houses and shops in several areas. According to the data released by the Meteorological Department, 101 mm of rain was recorded in […]

QUETTA, Aug 24 (APP): With onset of the fresh monsoon spell on Wednesday, flood-ravaged south and northern parts of Balochistan have once again started receiving heavy downpour increasing the plight of calamity-hit people to manifold. “As many as 230 people, women and children among them, […]

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua/APP): The comprehensive intensity of the regional heatwaves that have hit China since June 13 is the strongest since 1961 when the country started to keep complete meteorological records. As of Aug. 15, China had seen 64 days of regional heatwaves, topping […]

KARACHI, Aug 16 (APP): The administration of district Korangi on Tuesday put all the emergency centers in all zones of district Korangi on alert in view of more rain forecast. Administrator Korangi Javed-ur-Rehman and Municipal Commissioner Waseem Mustafa Soomro have directed the concerned departments to […]

Toulouse, France, Aug 14 (AFP/APP):A forest fire that flared anew in southern France sent 1,000 more people fleeing while overnight rain brought blazes elsewhere in the country under control, officials said on Sunday. France has been buffeted this summer by a historic drought as well […]

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) APP): The Cambodia’s Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MWRM) on Sunday predicted light-to-heavy rainfall across the country next week, that could result in flash floods in eight provinces. From Aug. 15 to Aug. 19, the kingdom will be affected […]

Toulouse, France, Aug 14 (AFP/APP): A forest fire that flared anew in southern France sent 1,000 more people fleeing while overnight rain brought blazes elsewhere in the country under control, officials said on Sunday. France has been buffeted this summer by a historic drought as […]

Seal, United Kingdom, Aug 13 (AFP/APP): Gesturing towards her thriving wildflower meadow and still-green tree cover in this otherwise parched corner of countryside in southeast England, Claire Price is adamant gardeners must adapt to the country’s evolving climate. Price is the owner and self-described “custodian” […]

ISLAMABAD, August 13 (Online): Met Office has predicted more torrential rains in Sindh, Balochistan and South Punjab in coming days. In a weather advisory Saturday), the Met Office informed that a depression has developed in Arabian Sea which is likely to move towards west along […]

Paris, Aug 13 (AFP/APP): Volunteer firefighters have been called up from their day jobs all over France this summer to help battle wildfires. “It’s the first year we’ve been summoned so much to help outside” our region, said 23-year-old Victorien Pottier. Volunteer firefighters make up […]