Tag: Heat
Rising heat stress could cost 80m jobs by 2030: UN
LONDON: Rising heat due to climate change could lead to the loss of 80 million jobs by 2030, with poor countries worst hit, the...
Cyclone alert issued for Arabian Sea by Pak Met Dept
KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department's (PMD) Tropical Cyclone Centre has issued a warning about a forthcoming cyclone developing in the Arabian Sea.
The alert issued by...
Misbah exposes filthy dressing room at LCCA ground
LAHORE: Umar Gul faints in the heat
The Quaid-e-Azam (QeA) trophy, Pakistan's "premier" first-class cricket competition (the inverted commas are necessary). Once, and arguably still, the...
Heat may affect thinking skills
Heat waves can sap productivity by slowing down thinking, even in the young and healthy, a small study suggests.
Harvard researchers found that during a...
Lahorites face scorching heat as temp soars to 41°C
LAHORE: The temperature in the provincial capital on Wednesday soared to 41 degrees Celsius while a minimum of 26 degrees Celsius was recorded in the...
Karachi faces persistent outages as power plant remains offline
KARACHI: Prolonged outages persisted in most parts of the metropolis on Friday as the fault at the Bin Qasim Power Plant could not be fixed...
Djokovic survives brutal Melbourne heat test as Sharapova shines
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic survived a gruelling fitness test under the brutal Melbourne sun Thursday to stay alive at the Australian Open as Maria Sharapova...
Silent killer: Sweltering planet braces for deadly heat shocks
LONDON: When Hurricane Harvey blasted ashore in August, drowning south Texas in a year’s worth of rain in just a few days, it left...
Heat, harassment concerns keep women away from PTI rally
Volunteers of Imran Tiger Force and 300 women police officers keep things under control
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) showed its public strength on Sunday in...
Pre-monsoon heat to continue for next five days
The prevailing intense pre-monsoon heat will continue for another five days in most parts of the country.
The Metrological Department on Wednesday forecasted that the...
Kuznetsova overcomes Wozniacki, Sydney heat
Russia's Kuznetsova, a two-times grand slam champion who was knocked out in the first round in Auckland last week and had to qualify for...
Technology to convert heat waste into electricity
Scientists have claimed a breakthrough in converting waste heat to electricity by developing a new thermoelectric material which they say is best in the...
Karachiites brace for sizzling heat!
The practicing Muslims in Karachi tend to be religious when they talk about the weather that dramatically turned scorching as soon as the holy...
Dozens dead in US heat as relief rolls in
A crippling heat wave that has held large swathes of the United States hostage gave way slightly on Sunday — but not before leaving...
Rain to beat heat spell
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday forecast rain for different parts of the country which will beat the prevailing long heat spell, giving relief...
Traders protest against load shedding
The traders in all districts of Punjab, including provincial capital, held protest rallies against crippling electricity loadshedding, besides establishing symbolic hunger strike camps to...
Intense heat cuts number of visitors to zoo
The recent surge in the temperature has decreased the number of visitors to the Lahore zoo besides putting the animals in misery.
The administration,...
