#heatwave

The met office has issued a yellow weather warning for “extreme temperatures” on Thursday, with the mercury set to rise to a whopping 41 degrees Celsius. The warning will be in ...

Tens of millions of people sweltered across the US Northeast and Midwest on Monday as record-high heat disrupted electricity supplies and train travel. Heat warnings, which began over the weekend ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Sunday that there is a need to adjust policies as Cyprus is possibly its worst drought and heatwave in years. In an interview with ...

A 34-year-old man is intubated at Nicosia general hospital’s intensive care unit with heatstroke, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday. “Yesterday afternoon, a 34-year-old man was ...

The Cyprus distribution system operator expects a lower demand for electricity for Tuesday compared to the all-time record recorded the previous day, deputy spokesperson Rogiros Tapakis said. Temperatures on Tuesday ...

Public warnings have been issued on Tuesday in view of the ongoing heatwave and related deaths urging vigilance for symptoms of both heat exhaustion and heat stroke. “Heat exhaustion can ...

The meteorological department issued a renewed yellow weather warning for Tuesday for temperatures above 40C, in effect from 11am to 5pm. Fire risk remains on “red alert” and the Forestry ...

Τhe Cyprus distribution system operator has called on the public to restrict the consumption of electricity between 6pm and 10pm, in order to prevent having to cut the load on ...

The most extreme temperatures ever were recorded in June, ranking the month the hottest in Cyprus’ climate history. Temperatures inland were 5.7C higher than the average for the month. Met ...

Cyprus’ civil defence has issued advice to the public following a yellow warning for extreme heat. With temperatures expected to peak at 41°C inland and 33°C in the mountains, the ...

By Sybille de La Hamaide and Michael Hogan A heatwave due to spread throughout Europe this week is set to take a heavy toll on summer crops in the southeast ...

With the heatwave projected to peak at 45C and the red warning for 11am to 5pm, the labour ministry has halted moderate to heavy outdoor work. The temporary ban includes ...

A red warning is in place for Friday, from 11am to 5pm, as temperatures are expected to peak at 45C inland and 35 in the mountains. The met office said early ...

The vast majority of private preschools and kindergartens will remain open on Friday despite high temperatures that will force state education to close early, the association representing the private sector ...

The labour inspection department on Thursday ordered that all outdoor heavy to moderate work must cease between midday and 4pm due to extremely high temperatures. A general amber warning is ...

The heatwave persists on Thursday with a new amber warning for temperatures and red for forest fires. The amber warning is in place from 12 noon till 5pm, when temperatures are ...

Some classes will be cancelled on Friday, due to the high temperatures of around 43C expected to affect the island, the education ministry announced on Wednesday. Thursday is already a ...

A total of three people are being treated for heat-related afflictions at the Nicosia general hospital on Saturday, with high temperatures persisting. The three, a 73-year-old man and two women ...

Amid the ongoing heatwave affecting Cyprus, the social welfare deputy ministry has conducted surprise inspections of nursing homes in Nicosia and while most facilities were found to be adhering to ...

With the orange heatwave warning in effect from 11am till 5pm, people in Cyprus are bracing themselves for another scorcher on Friday. Temperatures are expected to peak at 44C inland ...

With temperatures in Cyprus reaching a record high for early June, main culprit El Niño is set to give its place to cooler La Niña in the Pacific, ...

Desperate efforts to avert island-wide power cuts due to excessive demand on a deficient grid have been successful. The freak heatwave hit Cyprus while maintenance works were being carried out ...

Nearly 25,000 people have suffered suspected heat stroke and 56 died after several heatwaves across India between March and May, local media reported, citing government data. May has been a particularly bad ...

Temperatures are predicted to rise well above normal next week, and are set to reach 40C, the Met Office said on Saturday. An officer said that on Monday and Tuesday ...