Open this photo in gallery A man checking a network of generator wires during a power outage in Basra, Iraq, June.... Another 132 kV line was hit in Salahhadin on the same day. Local TV channels initially reported that the outage on Friday was due to the cutting of a major 400 kV line between Baghdad and the southern province of Babylon.... The ministry has not confirmed the incident. Total shutdowns can also occur when Iraq’s electricity network is working at maximum capacity....

July 29, 2021.... One of the most severe heat waves recorded since 1980s scorched southeast Europe on

The last holiday weekend of the summer will bring scorching temperatures to a large portion of the

Dozens of wildfires blazing through the Western U.S. are continuing to shroud surrounding areas in smoke and haze.At least 92 large wildfires are continuing to burn in the West, mostly in California, Oregon and Washington.... Smoke from the wildfires is continuing to bring poor air quality to much of the West, especially across the Northwest and northern Rockies.... The air quality is so bad in some areas that it prompted school closures....

correction An earlier version of this story misspelled Amelie Balemaken's name.... This story has been corrected. Amelie Balemaken wore a flowy dress and ballcap as she leaned against a giant orange tube and watched her delighted 3-year-old daughter collect water in a plastic bucket, dump it and start over.“ We’re so happy, ” Balemaken said.... They already had lots of RSVPs, but she suspected the spray park would entice more friends and family with kids to brave the heat. Advertisement “ It’s

There were over 170 reports of severe weather in the U.S.on Saturday, the majority of them on the East Coast.... Emily Elconin/ Reuters A truck makes its way through Edgewood Street which flooded as a result of heavy rain in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, July 17, 2021.... A 78-mph wind gust was reported just off shore of Cape May. MORE: Death toll in catastrophic European flooding: at least 183 dead Quarter-sized hail was reported in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania....

By Jihed Abidellaoui3 Min ReadJENDOUBA, Tunisia( Reuters)-For cork collector Khaled Warhani, the wildfires that devastated part of northern Tunisia’s lush woodland this summer were a warning of how the changing climate will hurt his livelihood. Slideshow( 5 images) Though the fires were far worse in neighbouring Algeria, the blaze that raged through the forested hills around Ain Draham burned 1, 000 hectares( 2, 470 acres) of woodland, including many of the cork oak trees that local people harve

Open this photo in gallery A person walks in Monastiraki Square shielding her face from the sun during a heat wave, in Athens, Greece, July 1, 2021.... LOUIZA VRADI/ ReutersScorching temperatures hit Greece on Thursday, prompting the Acropolis, its most visited monument, to temporarily close and sending people in Athens to the beaches to escape the peak of a heat wave that has baked the country for more than a week.“( I have got) the sea, swimming, the umbrella, I am just fine, ” said Vili, a 6

Photographs shared online show scores of moths" the size of hands" swarm homes and gardens across the country.... I was in the back garden with my daughter and mother-in-law." Then we saw this alien creature-I wasn’t even sure it was a moth at first, it was huge.... The adult moths do not feed at all, but the caterpillars, which are very large, feed on the leaves of poplar trees.".....

分享 This post has been read 7622 times!... The department director, Abdulaziz al-Qarawi, said in remarks to KUNA that Kuwait would remain gripped with the seasonal Indian law depression, coupled with unsteady hot winds that would cause dust waves, particularly in undeveloped areas.... On Friday, the highest heat level is expected at 46 degrees the daytime and 29-32 degrees at night....