The South African Weather Service has forecasted increased rainfall across Gauteng from Sunday to Tuesday. Showers and thundershowers are anticipated in the province from the afternoon into the evening. The Weather Service has warned that heavy rain could lead to power outages and flash floods in certain areas. On Monday, temperatures in Johannesburg and Pretoria … Read more
After two days of rare rainfall in southeastern Morocco, parts of the Sahara Desert, one of the world’s most dry and arid places, saw significant flooding for the first time in 50 years. According to Morocco’s meteorology agency, Tagounite, a village 450km south of Rabat, received over 100mm of rain in just 24 hours in … Read more
The Dose20:22Why should I be concerned about mosquitoes? Belle River, Ont., teacher Melanie Klimkowski never worried much about mosquitoes, since they never seemed interested in biting her. After learning more about the bugs at a special workshop with her eighth grade class, she says she now carries small amounts of mosquito repellant at all times … Read more
The Southwest monsoon remained active over Telangana, bringing heavy to very heavy rainfall across various districts, including the capital Hyderabad. On Saturday, Hyderabad witnessed heavy waterlogging in some parts of the city, leading to disruption in traffic. Narayanpet witnessed particularly heavy rainfall at isolated spots, while Mahabubabad experienced significant downpours across most areas. Additionally, Warangal, … Read more
Although cooler fall temperatures are coming, which local experts say usually drives down mosquito populations, one researcher says Calgary isn’t totally in the clear yet A relatively new species is likely hitting its peak population now, according to John Soghigian, an assistant professor of parasitology at the University of Calgary. The Culex pipiens, also referred to … Read more
After multiple water main breaks and floods across the country this summer, municipalities and experts are warning that urban flooding could become more common as Canada’s infrastructure ages. “We have good infrastructure in Canada. The challenge is it’s aging and we’re not keeping up,” John Gamble, president of the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of … Read more
The local Met office on Friday issued a ‘yellow’ alert for heavy rain in 10 of Himachal Pradesh’s 12 districts till August 20 even as showers in parts of the state led to the closure of 58 roads. A cloudburst in the Takloch area of Rampur subdivision of Shimla district late on Friday damaged a … Read more
By 8.50am, the property manager in Tang’s residential area had called her with a warning that the water level was rising quickly. Tang rushed out to discover the water was already up to her knees. She decided to wade through the streets to salvage what she could at her shop. By the time she arrived, … Read more
The national capital woke up to heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms in the early hours of Friday, bringing relief from the persistently humid weather.The India Meteorological Department on X informed that the Delhi and NCR region is likely to experience more rain during the next two hours. “Light rainfall/drizzle is very likely to occur at … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts, state news agency Xinhua reported. “The top priority is to fully engage in emergency rescue efforts, make every possible effort to search for the missing persons, minimise casualties to the greatest extent possible, and properly manage the aftermath, including comforting the families of those affected,” Xi … Read more
