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August shatters global heat records for 16th month INTERNATIONAL

August shatters global heat records for 16th month

Last month was the hottest August in modern times and marked the 16th month in a row when global records for heat were shattered planet-wide, US authorities said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Singapore PM's illness at rally caused by heat, dehydration INTERNATIONAL

Singapore PM's illness at rally caused by heat, dehydration

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took ill on Sunday in the middle of his annual National Day Rally speech because of heat and dehydration, his office said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Another scorching day expected in Qatar ARABIA

Another scorching day expected in Qatar

Scorching conditions will continue in the country on Saturday while strong winds are expected in some places by midday, the Met department has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Last month was hottest June on record: US scientists INTERNATIONAL

Last month was hottest June on record: US scientists

Last month was the hottest June in modern history, marking the 14th consecutive month that global heat records have been broken, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
In Cairo, heat and long days test the fasting faithful ASIA

In Cairo, heat and long days test the fasting faithful

Pushing his cart through the teeming Egyptian capital, 71-year-old Cairo street sweeper Abdallah Mohamed says nothing can stop him from fasting during Ramadan.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ramadan 'coinciding with longest daytime this year' ASIA

Ramadan 'coinciding with longest daytime this year'

The holy month of Ramadan is coinciding this year with the summer solstice or the longest day of the year with 14 hours and two minutes of daytime, Kuwaiti Civil Aviation meteorologist Essa Ramadan said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Extreme heat hits India SPORT

Extreme heat hits India

It’s already unbearably hot in India.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New heat record as global temperatures soar in February INTERNATIONAL

New heat record as global temperatures soar in February

Temperatures across the planet soared again last month, setting a new heat record for the warmest February since modern records began, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016