NEW DELHI, INDIA – MAY 29: Residents of JJ Cluster Vivekanand Colony at Chanakyapuri fill up water from a tanker in the morning on May 29, 2024 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) Vipin Kumar | Hindustan Times | Getty Images A record heat wave has engulfed India’s capital … Read more
Delhi recorded an all-time high temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday as extreme heat conditions gripped the north and western parts of India, causing students to faint in schools and drinking water taps to dry up. A heat wave alert has been in place for large parts of India since last week but on Wednesday the temperature in … Read more
FORT WORTH, TX – MAY 23: Scottie Scheffler (USA) hits from the 6th tee during the Charles Schwab Challenge on May 23, 2024 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX. ( Icon Sportswire | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Kentucky prosecutors on Wednesday dropped all criminal charges against golf champ Scottie Scheffler related to … Read more
BIKANER, India — People in northern India have been struggling with an unrelenting, weekslong heat wave that has forced schools to close in some places and raised the risk of heatstrokes for laborers working outdoors. India’s weather department expects the high temperatures to persist across the region for the next few days and has put … Read more
PHOENIX — Priscilla Orr, 75, was living in her old white Kia in a supermarket parking lot last summer after telling her family she lost her money and home to a romance scam. But the car broke down, and the air conditioner stopped working, leaving her vulnerable to the dangerous desert heat. Orr collapsed last … Read more
Auroras filled much of the world’s skies for several nights in mid-May as a historic geomagnetic storm coursed 100 kilometers above our heads. Being able to see auroras so deep into the tropics was possibly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but there will almost certainly be more strong geomagnetic storms later this year, giving hope to aurora … Read more
At least one person was killed, and dozens injured when a Singapore Airlines flight hit turbulence on Tuesday, renewing questions about how turbulence can impact air travel and the safety measures that can be taken to avoid injury. It’s not yet known exactly what caused the death of the 73-year-old man on that flight or … Read more
NOTE: The following article contains video and photographs that some might find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. Howler monkeys, already a threatened species, are dropping dead and falling from the trees in Mexico, likely due to the extreme heat. It’s difficult to say exactly how many monkeys have died in the country’s southeast … Read more
Australian airlines are working to cut emissions in line with reduction targets but without a local industry to produce the sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) needed to do so, the cost of air travel was set to soar. But funding for a local SAF industry announced in the 2024-25 federal budget means airlines can now “remain … Read more
Wildfires continue to rage across parts of Western Canada, with evacuation orders issued for many communities, and telephone and internet services in parts of the territories and northern B.C. being disrupted. Other parts of the world, too, suffered extreme weather events this month, such as heavy rains and storms bringing floods and landslides. A large … Read more
