Paris, July 4 (IANS) June 2026 became the hottest June ever recorded in France since records began in 1947, with an average temperature of 22.7 degrees Celsius, 3.8 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 normal, Meteo-France said Friday in its monthly climate report. According to the public weather service, June 2026 surpassed the previous record set in June 2003, when temperatures were 3.5 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average. A historic heatwave that began on June 17 pushed temperatures to…
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New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Delhi-NCR witnessed a cloudy and humid morning on Tuesday, accompanied by light winds, raising hopes of relief after days of scorching heat. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light rainfall, dust storms, and gusty winds are likely to affect parts of the National Capital Region during the day as the southwest monsoon continues to advance across northern India. The monsoon has strengthened its presence over large parts of the country, bringing widesp…
Rome, June 29 (IANS) The number of ‘red alert’ cities in Italy continues to increase due to extreme heat. On Monday, 22 cities were put on maximum alert and on Tuesday, the number would rise to 25, Italian news agency Adnkronos reported.Record heat is not letting go of Italy for now, nor Europe. Even if forecasts speak of thunderstorms and falling temperatures starting from Wednesday, July 1, the heat continues to hit the country,According to the latest update of the Ministry of Health’s heatwav…
Geneva, June 29 (IANS) More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 linked to high temperatures, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media platform X.”Right now 150 million people are living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling,” Tedros said on X on Sunday.He warned that “heat stress is often called the ‘silent killer’ – and European homes, workplaces and schools were no…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Delhi-NCR woke up to warm and humid conditions on Monday morning, with residents continuing to grapple with uncomfortable weather amid the delayed arrival of the monsoon. Residents may get relief from the scorching heat as cloudy skies and spells of rain are expected in parts of the national capital region. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated chances of showers accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds in Delhi-NCR as monsoon conditions become mo…
Rome, June 24 (IANS) Europe is witnessing a record heatwave, putting several countries under pressure as the World Health Organisation has called the situation a “health emergency”. In Italy, the red alerts will rise to 16 on Wednesday, reports Adnkronos. Tuesday was officially the hottest day ever recorded in France since measurements began in 1947. At 3 p.m., the national thermal index was 29.6 degrees Celsius, while the previous record, of 29.4 degrees Celsius, had been recorded on July 25, 2…
Paris, June 23 (IANS) The night from Monday to Tuesday was the hottest recorded in France since national meteorological records began in 1947, with the national nighttime heat indicator, calculated from data at 30 meteorological stations across the country, reaching 21.6 degrees Celsius, Meteo-France said on Tuesday.According to the meteorological institute, 54 departments in mainland France were placed under red heatwave alert, the highest alert level, on Tuesday, while 35 departments were plac…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Delhi on Saturday, warning residents of scattered thunderstorms, thundersqualls, gusty winds and light rainfall later in the day as weather conditions across the National Capital Region continue to shift under the influence of a fresh western disturbance.According to the weather department, Delhi is expected to have partly cloudy skies throughout the day, with thunderstorms and gusty winds developin…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat recorded its highest-ever daily ridership on Monday, with approximately 1,25,500 commuters travelling on the corridor in a single day, an official said. This milestone reflects a significant shift in the way people are travelling across NCR, with commuters increasingly preferring Namo Bharat as a fast, reliable and time-bound public transport, said the official in a statement on Tuesday.On average, around 1 lakh commuters have been …
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Fitch Ratings has kept India’s GDP growth at 6.4 per cent for FY27, saying that the ongoing West Asia crisis and global oil situation are likely to slow down the economy in the upcoming quarters this fiscal.In a note, the global leader in credit ratings and research said that “We expect GDP growth to ease to 6.4 per cent in FY27, a downward revision of 0.3pp from March”.Domestic demand will be the main driver of growth, but lower imports in real terms imply positiv…