Six die in Tokyo as Japan swelters in heatwave
Six people died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave, prompting authorities to issue a flurry of health warnings....
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Temperature during heatwaves could exceed 45 degree by 2030: study
A study unveiled on Tuesday projected that if the current trends of temperature hike persisted in the country, it could exceed 45 degree Celsius temperature by 2030...
The true catastrophe of our times
I HAVE been writing about climate change for so many years now but, in truth, it was always something I read about and took in globally. It was happening out there, often in horrific ways, but not what I felt I was living through myself...
Load-shedding rises despite heatwave retreating
Despite rain sending the ongoing heatwave on the back foot, load-shedding worsened on Wednesday, further exposing the extent of trouble the economic crisis has put Bangladesh into...
Bangladesh faces massive load-shedding as India's Adani cuts power supply
Bangladesh, which watched a humid heatwave intensify over almost half of its districts on Tuesday, suffered up to 16 hours of power cuts in places after the power supply from the coal-fired power plant run by Adani Power in India was drastically reduced without a pre-announcement...
Power demand peaks in northern India heatwave
Searing heatwave temperatures in northern India pushed power demand to a record high, the government said on Tuesday, with residents of the capital...
Heat, power cuts likely to ruin Eid holiday聽
This Eid vacation is likely to be spent in discomfort and suffering as conditions become favourable for the ongoing humid heatwave to intensify over the period amid crises severely restricting power generation capacity...
Worsening heatwave grips a third of country
After 11 days of onset, the ongoing heatwave substantially intensified over the 24 hours until Tuesday afternoon, spreading to a third of Bangladesh amidst forecasts of it...
Bangladesh faces severe impacts caused by extreme weather
A new report by Christian Aid reveals that extreme weather events have caused over $41 billion in damage worldwide in just six months since COP28...
Heatwave triggers power cut every hour
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh is implementing load shedding every hour as power demand increased amidst the ongoing heatwave that began on the...
Heatwave likely to continue
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Saturday warned that the ongoing heatwave sweeping parts of the country might continue for three...
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.
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...