Tag: heatwave
Alp ski resorts forced to adapt amid lack of snow • FRANCE 24 English
Record breaking warm temperatures hit Europe over the New Year's weekend, which for holiday goers in the Alps meant very little snow. In Austria, the lack of...
Shanghai turns off decorative lights on the Bund to save power
Shanghai turned off decorative lights along its famed Bund riverfront on August 22, 2022, as a nationwide heatwave sends power demands soaring, authorities said. The lights will remain off for two days. The heatwave and drought have reduced stretches of t...
Record drought poses serious threat to Europe's environment and critical infrastructure | DW News
Around much of the Northern Hemisphere, from Hungary to Hawaii, from the drying Rhine River to the now-recovering Rio Grande, or from Casablanca to Californi...
Incredible Wildfires scorch southern Europe amid record heatwave
Incredible Wildfires scorch southern Europe amid record heatwave
Floods, droughts and effects of extreme weather conditions.| DW Documentary
Long periods of sunny weather; a few heavy rain showers. That’s all fine...or is it? With increasing frequency, summer days are turning into long periods of drought, while rainfall is causing catastrophic flooding. Whereas weather systems were relatively...
Searing heatwave scorches China, pushing temperature to 42°C
A searing heatwave has swept across northern and eastern China, causing extreme temperatures. On June 24, 2022, Zhengzhou topped 42.3 degrees Celsius (108°F), breaking the heat record in June since 1954.
Floods, drought and the consequences of extreme weather | DW Documentary
Long periods of sunny weather; a few heavy rain showers. That’s all fine...or is it? With increasing frequency, summer days are turning into long periods of drought, while rainfall is causing catastrophic flooding.
Pakistani city on ‘front line of climate change’ sees record temperatures
Pakistani city on ‘front line of climate change’ sees record temperatures
