PETALING JAYA: There is no let up in the heat alerts for parts of the country despite the inter-monsoon having rolled in since last week. According to the latest advisory by the Meteorological Department( MetMalaysia), eight places are under Level 2 heat alerts as at 4. 30pm on Friday( April 5). The places are Padang Terap in Kedah, Hulu Perak in Perak, Jeli and Gua Musang in Kelantan, Jerantut, Raub, Temerloh and Bera in Pahang. Under Level 2, daily maximum temperatures are likely to reach betw

These values are 151 per cent, 265 per cent and 125 per cent of pre-industrial( before 1750) levels, it said.... This should set alarm bells ringing among decision makers.... We are clearly off track to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and aiming for 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels....

Of course, I want to play better than I did at the Sudirman Cup and I don't want to play down my chances although my opponent is better." I feel that our Uber Cup squad have our own strengths, we just lack experience.... We will give it our best and fight for victory.... We should be more appreciative of their efforts as they continue to boldly face challenges despite playing in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic," he said.-Bernama....

LOS ANGELES, July 27( Xinhua)--U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new actions to protect communities from extreme heat. Biden directed the U.S. Department of Labor to issue first-ever Hazard Alert for heat and announced new investments to protect communities. Since 2011, more than 400 American workers have died due to environmental heat exposure, and thousands more are hospitalized every year, according to a release of the White House. The Hazard Alert will reaffirm that workers have

LOS ANGELES, July 27( Xinhua)--U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new actions to protect communities from extreme heat. Biden directed the U.S. Department of Labor to issue first-ever Hazard Alert for heat and announced new investments to protect communities. Since 2011, more than 400 American workers have died due to environmental heat exposure, and thousands more are hospitalized every year, according to a release of the White House. The Hazard Alert will reaffirm that workers have

COVID-19 testing sites and mobile vaccination units were out of service as well. The Seattle Parks Department closed one indoor community pool after the air inside became too hot — leaving Stanlie James, who relocated from Arizona three weeks ago, to search for somewhere else to cool off.... She doesn't have AC at her condo, she said.“ Part of the reason I moved here was not only to be near my daughter, but also to come in the summer to have relief from Arizona heat," James said.... “ This is

This means a 43-point week like in 2013 might not be in the cards right now, ensuring the overall pace stays slow. Analysts were shocked on March 31 when USDA revealed US farmers would reduce their corn plantings by 4% from last year to 89.5 million acres.... Final corn plantings in those four years were at least 2% lower than what had been reported in March. The slowest May 8 planting pace where corn acres still rose from March to final was 44% in 2009.... The views expressed here are the wri