Tag: Heatwave
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2025 Hajj: Heatwave scare spreads in Saudi Arabia; pilgrims advised on precautionary measures to take
As Muslims from all over the world congregate in the annual Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East country’s National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued very strong heatwave warnings.
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Rolling blackouts, heatwave and tales from dead bulbs – By Azu Ishiekwene
I don’t know how it is in your part of town. But it’s been a nightmare in mine, a supposedly middle-class residential area in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital. Rolling blackouts do not begin to explain the depth of the misery. It’s been a dreadful time of rolling and erratic blackout
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How to deal with current heatwave
A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Folakemi Cole-Adeife, has urged Nigerians to pay special attention to how they feel in the face of extreme heat being experienced across the country.
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Europe under historic hot spell as heat torches many parts kills hundreds
Heat waves engulfing western and southern Europe show no sign of abating. Temperature records are expected to renew in some countries and the scorching sun has claimed hundreds of lives and fueled ferocious wildfires. Britain’s national weather service (Met Office) has warned that the country may brace for its hottest