State Emergency Services Minister said the “scorching” heat lifted the risk for bushfires. Sydney: Australia’s southeast on Sunday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and prompted authorities to issue fire bans for large swaths of New South Wales state. The nation’s weather forecaster said temperatures would be up to 12 […]
Temperature rise has shattered records. (Representational) Beijing: Tourists flocked to China’s scenic Flaming Mountains this week to experience searing high temperatures amid punishing heatwaves that have scorched much of the Northern Hemisphere. Armed with broad-brimmed hats and umbrellas for added protection, tourists took selfies by a 12-metre-tall thermometer that displayed a real-time surface temperature of […]
