Long before concrete and steel arrived in the Philippines, Filipino communities had already worked out how to live comfortably in a hot, humid and flood-prone archipelago; they simply raised their houses off the ground. The bahay kubo, or nipa hut, is the clearest example, a small home built from bamboo, wood and thatched nipa palm […]
People rest in the shade at the Great American State Fair, during an extreme heat wave (AP photo) A massive heat wave across eastern US pushed electricity demand close to record levels on Friday, prompting the country’s largest power grid operator to activate emergency measures to reduce consumption.PJM Interconnection, nation’s largest supplier which provides electricity […]
Representational AI photo For millions of Americans, summer has always meant backyard barbecues, baseball games and long sunny evenings. But this year, the season is looking very different.A powerful heatwave is expected to grip large parts of the United States over the Fourth of July weekend, with the National Weather Service warning that more than […]
A ‘prolonged, dangerous heatwave’ is sweeping across the central and eastern United States, just hours ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. The temperature is expected to go up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit 40.5 degrees Celsius), According to the National Weather Service. The soaring temperatures are raising concerns as US President Donald Trump hosts a […]
A routine school day in the small town of New London, Texas, turned into one of the deadliest disasters in American history when a massive explosion ripped through the New London Consolidated School, reducing much of the five-year-old building to rubble in just a few seconds. By the time the dust settled, 295 people, most […]
Earth will reach its farthest point from the Sun on July 6, a yearly astronomical event known as aphelion. At around 152.1 million kilometres from the Sun, the planet will be about 5 million kilometres farther away than it is in early January. Yet, despite this greater distance, the Northern Hemisphere will remain firmly in […]
A request by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani asking residents to set their air conditioners to 78°F (25.6°C) during a dangerous heatwave has sparked a political row, with Republicans accusing him of promoting “socialism.“As NY faced extreme temperatures with the heat index expected to reach 110°F (43.3°C), Mamdani urged residents to help reduce pressure […]
India has commissioned a pilot hydrogen production facility that uses heat from a nuclear reactor, rather than conventional grid electricity, to generate clean hydrogen.The facility, set up by the Department of Atomic Energy at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, uses high-temperature heat from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor […]
Udaipur, May 26 (Udaipur Kiran) – Heat conditions are expected to intensify once again in Udaipur as temperatures continue to rise during the Nautapa period. The maximum temperature recorded a rise of one degree on Tuesday, increasing discomfort during daytime hours. According to the Meteorological Department, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees […]
Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said the prevailing heat conditions would continue in the state at least till May 28.“No large change in maximum temperature during next five days, thereafter fall by 2-3°C in Odisha,” an IMD forecast said.On the day, Bhubaneswar recorded a maximum temperature of 39.3 degrees Celsius, even as the […]
