Florida braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Idalia

Steinhatchee, United States, Aug 29 (AFP/APP): Hurricane Idalia barreled towards the west coast of Florida on Tuesday, triggering mass evacuation orders and flood alerts as authorities warned the storm could strengthen to “extremely dangerous” levels before landfall. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Idalia, […]

French heatwave sets new late-summer record

Paris, Aug 23 (AFP/APP): Temperatures in France hit an all-time high for late summer on Tuesday, the weather authority said, as the country continues to swelter under a punishing heat wave. The nationwide average temperature over 24 hours hit 26.9 degrees Celsius (80.5 Fahrenheit), Meteo […]

Major hurricane heads toward northwest Mexico, California

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Aug 20 (AFP/APP): Mexico prepared Friday for a powerful Pacific hurricane that triggered a warning of “potentially catastrophic” flooding in a northwestern tourist region and the neighboring US state of California. Hurricane Hilary threatened to bring strong winds, flash floods and […]