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Showing posts with label heatwave. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
ABC News: Forest fires sweeping across eastern Russia have killed at least 25 people and the forced the evacuation of thousands in the hottest weather since records began 130 years ago.
Fanned by strong winds, fires ripped through woods and fields that have been scorched for weeks by a heatwave, incinerating hundreds of wooden houses.
"We don't know where to go," said Galina Shibanova, 52, standing outside her burning home in the town of Maslovka in the Voronezh region, about 500 kilometres south of Moscow.
"We called the emergency services, and not one person answered the phone," said Ms Shibanova.
Igor Vlasnev, head of the Voronezh region fire services, said the situation was expected to worsen on Saturday because of rising temperatures.
"Everyone is waiting, and wishing, for rain," he said.
"The forecast for tomorrow is that the situation will worsen both in terms of temperature and wind conditions, which are expected to change (on Saturday night)."
Russia has been sweltering since June in a heatwave that has destroyed crops and pushed thousands of farmers to the verge of bankruptcy. >>> Reuters | Saturday, July 31, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
THE GUARDIAN: Hottest day of year expected tomorrow as heatwave spreads across England
Sunday is forecast to be the warmest day of the year so far, with temperatures hitting 30C (86F) – hotter than Rome, Athens, Lisbon and Istanbul.
The heatwave, which is set to continue for most of next week, comes as millions prepare to watch England take on Germany in the World Cup, Murraymania sweeps Wimbledon, and thousands bask in the sun at the usually mud-caked Glastonbury music festival.
London and south-east England are expected to experience the warmest weather. Western England and the Midlands will also have hot sunny weather but it will be cloudy in Northern Ireland and Scotland, with a risk of heavy showers and thunderstorms. Today was forecast to be slightly cooler, with temperatures of 26C in the south-east. >>> David Batty and agencies | Saturday, June 26, 2010
Saturday, January 31, 2009
THE TELEGRAPH: An intense heatwave that is gripping south-eastern Australia has caused at least 19 deaths, destroyed 11 homes and cut power to thousands of properties.
The states of South Australia and Victoria recorded temperatures above 109F (43C) on Friday. As the mercury rose, bushfires raged across eastern Victoria, fuelled by bone dry conditions and sweeping winds.
The "brutal" weather broke records in the city of Melbourne, which for the first time experienced three consecutive days above 109F (43C). At the hottest part of the day, the city suffered 113F (45.1C). And the temperatures failed to fall art night, with residents attempting to sleep through 100F (38C) 107F heat.
Sweltering temperatures also hit the usually-temperate island of Tasmania, which had its hottest day on record, reaching 107F (42.2C). >>> By Bonnie Malkin in Sydney | Saturday, January 31, 2009
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