PETALING JAYA: The Meteorological Department of Malaysia has issued a warning for flash floods in several states over the weekend due to a low pressure system developing in the country. The department said that the low pressure system would lead to thunderstorms with heavy downpours and strong winds in the evenings in states such as Perlis, Kedah, Perak, Sabah and Penang from now until Tuesday.“ People in these states should be vigilant and extra cautious, ” it said. The flash floods warning com

This news has been read 1421 times!... KUWAIT CITY, April 29: The Meteorological Department has issued a weather advisory today, warning residents of potentially hazardous weather conditions in the region.... This surge in wind velocity may result in the dispersal of dust particles, significantly reducing horizontal visibility to less than 1, 000 meters in certain areas.In addition to the strong winds and reduced visibility, there is a possibility of scattered rain showers throughout the advis

The Pakistan Meteorological Department( PMD) on Saturday predicted that the prevailing heatwave in the country was likely to continue over the next week as well.... The rise in temperature could also increase energy and water demands, which was why the latter should be used judiciously, the department said.... Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman advised citizens to take greater care in order to avoid heatstroke and heat exhaustion.In a series of tweets, she noted that senior citizens and

GABORONE, Dec.... 21( Xinhua)--The Chinese Embassy handed over a mobile meteorological station to the Botswana government in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, Thursday, aiming at helping improve the southern African country's capacity to address climate change. The multi-satellite data mobile receiving and processing system, donated by the Chinese government, will provide strong support to Botswana in environmental monitoring, agricultural production and extreme climate prevention, to help Bot

South Asia’s long running heatwave spell has continued to roil citizens in Delhi after record temperatures breached an unprecedented 49C mark in some parts of India’s national capital. The same temperature has been recorded in other parts across India and Pakistan as well, while governments issue health warnings and urge people to remain indoors. The India Meteorological Department( IMD) said two of its weather stations in the capital’s Mungeshpur and Najafgarh areas recorded temperatures at 49.

NANCHANG, June 19( Xinhua)--The meteorological bureau and natural resources department of east China's Jiangxi Province issued the year's first red alert for geological disasters at 6 p.m. Sunday. The authorities estimated that from 8 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Wednesday, the risk of collapse, landslide and debris flow is very high in the middle and eastern part of the city of Shangrao. The meteorological bureau has also upgraded the emergency response for major meteorological disasters to Level-II,

WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email Messenger KUWAIT CITY, Jul 2: The Meteorological Department stated that the temperature for the last two days reached53.5 degrees Celsiusin some areas of Kuwait.... The temperatureis expected to drop on Sunday and will range between 48 to 49 degrees Celsius. LIVE An error occurred.... Please try again later Tap to unmute Learn more Advertisement The current temperatures are recorded in the shade as the Meteorological Department does not count temperatures under

GEORGE TOWN: Gold and silver bars, foreign currencies and even safes – paper versions of them – are among the popular offerings for the departed this Qing Ming, also known as Chinese All Souls Day or Tomb Sweeping Day. Ang Siew Siew, who sells prayer paraphernalia for the festival, said she believes the popularity of such offerings is because the families concerned want “ to encourage savings to ensure that the deceased have enough money to spend in the afterlife ”.... “ In reality, people are

They explained that a decision was issued to reassign the Director of the Air Navigation Department Imad Al-Sanousi as the Director of the Navigational Devices Department.... In addition, the Director of the Meteorological Department Adel Bouresli has been transferred to the position of the Director of the Air Navigation Department.... The Directorate General of Civil Aviation( DGCA) new building The Director of the Navigational Devices Department Hamed Abdullah has become the Director of the

Ripley has worked at the department over 30 years and said she is taking an early retirement now." It feels like a death," Ripley told ABC News.... There will be more opportunity for it.... And, you know, he means what he says....