Cyprus on high alert as extreme heat brings life to standstill
Outdoor work and food delivery services were suspended in Cyprus on Wednesday as the first heatwave of the year brought scorching temperatures to the Mediterranean island.
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BMD predicts rain likely in Dhaka, seven other divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted rain or thundershower across the country including Dhaka over 24 hours, starting from 9:00am on Wednesday...
It鈥檚 time we acted
WE RECENTLY travelled to villages in Satkhira and Patuakhali and stayed there for a few days during a heatwave. The electricity frequently went out, leaving us without fans or air conditioning. The stillness of the air made it unbearable, and almost everyone became tired and sick. Women, who cook and...
Flash flood, heatwave go together
A heatwave set in over 16 districts on Saturday, while heavy rain induced flash flood raged through the north-eastern districts of Sylhet and...
India court urges heatwave emergency as deaths rise
An Indian court has urged the government to declare a national emergency over the country鈥檚 ongoing heatwave, saying that hundreds of people had died during...
Exceptionally early heatwave hits Finland
Finland has been experiencing unusually warm weather this May, prompting the Meteorological Institute to issue a heat warning on Monday.
Heatwave cancels lessons for half Pakistan鈥檚 schoolchildren
Half of Pakistan鈥檚 pupils will be shut out of schools for a week as the nation takes crisis measures to lessen the effect of a series of heatwaves, officials...
Bay of Bengal under cyclone watch
Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Wednesday confirmed the formation of a low pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal and warned that the low might intensify into a cyclonic storm by tomorrow...
1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwave
Over 1,000 camps have been set up across Pakistan鈥檚 southern province of Sindh in anticipation of a severe heatwave, disaster management officials said on Tuesday...
Unexpected heatwave likely to continue
A fresh heatwave started on Tuesday with the forecasts of it continuing until the end of the week...
India shuts schools as temperatures soar
Indian authorities in the capital have ordered schools shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures hit 47.4 degrees Celsius with Delhi gripped by a 鈥榮evere heatwave鈥�...
Heatwave ends with a low pressure brewing over Bay
The heatwave that began on May 13 ended on Sunday as day air temperatures dropped below 36C almost all over Bangladesh amid continued rain, accompanied by lightning and hailstorms...
Heatwaves, droughts threaten rice yields聽in Bangladesh
Bangladesh faces immense challenges in keeping up its rice production amid frequent heatwaves and droughts in the absence of heat-tolerant rice varieties and...
Mild to moderate heatwave sweeps over Bangladesh
Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over eight divisions across the country, said met office forecast for the next 24 hours begins from 9:00am on Friday.....
Heatwave continues
At least three people died with heat stroke symptoms as the ongoing mild to moderate heatwave continued for the second day on Thursday, amid forecasts of...
Climate change makes heatwave in South Asia 45 times more likely: Report
The heatwave in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries became 45 times more likely due to climate change, says a new report...
2-day heat alert sparks fresh worries
A mild to moderate heatwave continued to scorch five divisions, including Dhaka, until Wednesday afternoon amid a heat alert issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department for 48 hours...
Mild heat wave sweeping different parts of Bangladesh
A mild heat wave is sweeping different parts of the country including Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions, said a Met office bulletin on Wednesday...
Heatwave returns to grip most parts of Bangladesh
The mild heatwave that started on Monday spread to most parts of Bangladesh by Tuesday afternoon, expanding to four entire divisions and...
Mild heatwave begins
Yet another heatwave began on Monday, just six days after the longest-ever 37-day heatwave in the country鈥檚 history ended causing 15 deaths from...
New heatwave likely from聽this week
A fresh heatwave is likely to start this week with a gradual decrease in rainfall and an increase in day temperatures over the next few days, the Bangladesh...
NMST distributes umbrellas among students
Considering the ongoing heatwave and it dire impact, National Museum of Science and Technology took an initiative to distribute umbrellas among the poor students in the remote areas of the country...
Longest-ever heatwave ends after 37 days
At least 11 more people were killed between Monday and Tuesday afternoons in five districts as Kalbaishakhi kept thrashing Bangladesh, bringing the country鈥檚 longest-ever heatwave finally to an end...
15 people die of heatstroke in two weeks: DGHS
At least 15 people died of heatstroke in 14 days till Sunday across Bangladesh...
DGHS launches guidelines to protect children, pregnant women from heat
The Directorate General of Health Services in Bangladesh, with UNICEF鈥檚 support, on Sunday launched the National Guidelines to protect children and vulnerable populations, including pregnant women from heat-related health risks...
Highest temp drops below 40 after 19 days
The day temperature in Jashore and Chuadanga dropped below 40C first time in nearly three weeks as Bangladesh came out of a severe to very severe heatwave that saw...
All educational institutions to resume classes today聽聽聽聽
Academic activities in all government primary schools, government and non-government secondary level schools and colleges across Bangladesh are...
Nat鈥檒 guideline on heat-related health risks to be launched tomorrow
A national guideline on heat-related illnesses will be launched on Sunday, May 5, 2024, to protect children and vulnerable populations including pregnant women from heat-related health risks...
Severe heatwave prevails in 4 dists, Dhaka may witness rain: BMD
Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted rains or thunder showers in parts of the country including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Saturday.....