Officials are urging people to be cautious in the water during the ongoing heat wave after a series of recent drownings in Massachusetts. Over the weekend alone, two minors were hospitalized and two people died. A minor, whose name was withheld, had no pulse when he was pulled out of the water at Lake Gardner … Read more
This Wednesday, the foothills of the central zone could be hit by a new and intense summer storm, although not with the intensity of last weekend, but which still keeps the authorities on alert, due to electrical storms with a very high level of zero and high temperatures throughout the area. The La Niña phenomenon … Read more
Noon under the scorching South Los Angeles sun. In the almost deserted streets of this poor neighborhood of the City of Angels, the thermometer hovers around 100 ° F (38 ° C). On the 54e street, the few shops still open are desperately trying to refresh their shops by running at full speed old rusty … Read more
The California authorities ordered new evacuations this Thursday before the rapid advance of massive fires in the center and north of the State, which have also created columns of smoke in the area of San Francisco and affected air quality. The flames, most born from a burst of lightning earlier in the week, are fueled … Read more
Cloudless skies, temperatures exceeding thirty degrees Celsius and crystal clear water enticing to swim. But what looks like a perfect summer day is a nightmare for the world. Russian Siberia is experiencing unusually hot days and temperature records are falling in the areas beyond the Arctic Circle. “Although the city of Verkhoyansk is known as … Read more
– Elderly people during a heat wave in a nursing home. Image: Robin Hilberink / AD – A combination of a heat wave with the coronavirus can have major effects on public health. Experts argue in favor of adapting the national heat plan to the corona time. – In a letter sent in De Gelderlander, … Read more