Tag: Heatwave

Drop in mercury level brings relief to residents

KARACHI: After witnessing its hottest day of the year on Wednesday with 46°C, Karachi experienced a temperature drop to 38.4°C. However, the heat index remained high as...

Heatstroke victims suffer as authorities bat no eye

--Patients complain of improper treatment at govt-run hospitals --Health dept spokesman says ‘situation under control’   LAHORE: Amidst the heatwave that has taken over the entire province for...

Hottest day recorded in Karachi as heatwave continues

KARACHI: Karachi witnessed its hottest day of the year yet on Wednesday as the mercury soared to 45°C, leaving citizens of the port city in...

Temperatures to rise up to 45°C as Karachi is hit by...

KARACHI: Karachiites should prepare themselves for yet another heatwave from Tuesday, which will engulf the metropolis for three days as temperatures soar above 40°C...

Another spell of heatwave likely to hit Karachi from Tuesday

KARACHI: Karachiites should roll up their sleeves again for another spell of the heatwave that is likely to start in the metropolis from Tuesday. The...

Twitteratis react to ongoing heatwave in Karachi

KARACHI: A heatwave has hit the city of Karachi, again, this year.  Over 60 people have died due to the heatwave, Edhi Foundation head Faisal...

Karachi heatwave continues: Mercury to cross 40 degrees

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday stated that the ongoing heatwave is said to continue for the fourth day in Karachi, with maximum...

Heatwave kills at least 65 in Karachi

KARACHI: At least 65 people have died in different areas of Karachi due to heatstroke, Edhi Foundation head Faisal Edhi confirmed on Monday. Faisal said that...

Pakistan’s heatwave woes to worsen further as summer temperatures spike steadily

ISLAMABAD: Deadly heatwaves are going to be a country’s much bigger socio-economic and health problem in the coming decades, particularly in densely populated urban areas...

High temperature with absence of breeze makes life difficult in Karachi

KARACHI: Mercury that rose to 44 plus degrees Celsius in Karachi on Sunday noon, with the absence of sea breeze and prolonged load shedding,...

Pakistan’s annual average temperature increasing by 0.5°C

ISLAMABAD: Over the last five decades, Pakistan's annual average temperature has increased by roughly 0.5°C, which raised the number of heat wave days per...

Bushfires destroy buildings in Australia as heatwave melts highway surface

SYDNEY: Bushfires in Australia destroyed buildings and threatened lives on Saturday as a heatwave in three states brought temperatures strong enough to melt the...

Karachi handles deadly heatwave threat, with early warning

KARACHI: When an unseasonal and potentially deadly heatwave loomed on weather forecasts last month, authorities in this port city took an unusual step: They...

Heatwave increases risk of heatstroke, dehydration 

HYDERABAD: The scorching heat of the ongoing hot spell has not only increased dehydration and food poisoning cases but also brought the people down...

Mercury likely to remain high until Friday

  ISLAMABAD: The current hot spell in Karachi is likely to persist till Friday, with maximum temperature expected to remain between 40 and 42 degrees...

Special units formed in 13 hospitals to deal with heatstroke in...

KARACHI: Sindh health department has established special units in 13 different hospitals in Karachi to treat victims of heatstroke, thereby finishing its arrangements to deal...

Emergency imposed as temperature soars high in Karachi

KARACHI: An emergency was imposed across various hospitals in Karachi after the temperature soared unexpectedly high on Saturday. According to climate experts, the city will...