Page 2 - Record Heatwave News Today

Bangladesh's weather bureau said Wednesday that last month was the hottest April on record, with the South Asian nation and much of the region still enduring a suffocating heat wave.

Today was no different. bc helicopters were hoping to get in the air and continue to bucket the fire, thats now estimated at about 11,000 hectares in size. but due to the significance of the smoke, they were grounded for much of the day, unfortunately. there is some good news, however, in the three fires really here in the 0kanagan weve got the one in west kelowna, one in lake country, and so we know here in kelowna, the one that started on thursday night, we had some residents return home today...

In our news wrap Saturday, mass protests continue across Israel against the government’s judicial overhaul as Prime Minister Netanyahu recovers from a heart procedure, triple-digit temperatures are coming to the Great Plains and Midwest, Greece is battling wildfires while flash floods hit India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and Russian airstrikes severely damaged historic landmarks in Odesa.

The high level of inflation, natural disasters, and national debt has cause Pakistan to seek international aid.

A city in southeast China is in the grip of a ‘gold’ rush as amateur treasure hunters flock to dried-up riverbeds to unearth ‘illegal’ ancient booty.

In our news wrap Saturday, NASA's Artemis moon mission has been postponed a second time, excessive heat is scorching the West Coast and fueling wildfires, nine migrants were found dead after trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was laid to rest in Moscow, and Serena Williams played what was likely her final match at the U.S. Open Friday night.

Ready to prepare — being ready to provide whatever assistance is needed to those in ukraine and in the neighbouring area. nicholas roth from the nuclear threat initiative speaking to me earlier. vladimir putin has signed a decree to increase russias army by 10% to about two million people. just over half the total personnel will be soldiers, though its not yet clear if the numbers will be boosted through volunteers, or broader conscription. while no official death tolls are available, russian ...

Safety concerns grow at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine, after the russian—occupied site was temporarily disconnected from the national power grid. many parts of the world have been facing soaring soaring temperatures, but in china, a record heatwave has led to particularly severe drought, threatening crops and drying up riverbeds. for 12 consecutive days, officials have issued a national red alert, when four or more provinces experience temperatures over a0 degrees for two days or m...

Coming into the programme with your thoughts. coming into the programme with your thou~hts. ., ~ coming into the programme with your thou~hts. . ~ , ., vladimir putin has signed a decree to increase russias army by ten percent — to about two million people. just over half the total personnel will be soldiers — though its not yet clear if the numbers will be boosted through volunteers, or broader conscription. while no official death tolls are available, russian forces have suffered heavy los...

This is plain bizarre. kevin rudd. the president of the asia society and former australian prime minister. to algeria now which has been ravaged by wildfires this summer. at least 38 people are believed to have died and hundreds others were injured in forest fires that swept through 1a districts of northern algeria. its among several north african countries suffering the effects of a record heatwave. the bbc�*s bassam banouini has more. i think cloud of white billowing smoke from forest fire r...