Current location:travel >>
Weather forecasters warn Pakistanis to stay indoors ahead of new heat wave
travel536People have gathered around
IntroductionISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan on Tuesday urged people to stay indoors as the country is h ...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan on Tuesday urged people to stay indoors as the country is hit by an extreme heat wave that threatens to bring dangerously high temperatures and yet another round of glacial-driven floods.
Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab, is shutting all schools for a week because of the heat, affecting an estimated 18 million students.
“The sweltering heat will continue this month,” said Zaheer Ahmed Babar, a senior official at the Pakistan Meteorological Department. He added that temperatures could reach up to 6 degrees Celsius (10.8 Fahrenheit) above the monthly average. This week could rise above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in many parts of the country, Babar said.
It’s the latest climate-related disaster to hit the country in recent years. Melting glaciers and growing monsoons have caused devastating floods, at one point submerging a third of the country.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Horizon Herald news portal”。http://saotomeandprincipe.fivesixgroup.com/content-19e599457.html
Related articles
Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial focuses on his wife's New Jersey home
travelNEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey businessman rescued the home of Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife from foreclosu ...
【travel】
Read moreDPRK rules out summit with Japan, rejects more contacts: KCNA
travelThe government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will "reject any contact ...
【travel】
Read moreDylan Cozens scores 2 goals as Sabres beat Lightning 4
travelTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Cozens scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres concluded another disappointing ...
【travel】
Read more
Popular articles
- Elvis' granddaughter Riley Keough fights Graceland estate auction
- 11 killed in suspected IS attack in Syrian desert region: war monitor
- Xi, Tokayev send congratulations to launch of Kazakhstan tourism year in China
- German chancellor arrives in SW China
- Congo names third American in a foiled coup plot as mourners gather in Utah to remember plot leader
- Capitals beat the Bruins 2
Latest articles
Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured Kabul
China's Q1 foreign trade surge signals economic upturn
Chinese boy bands eye global stardom under new deal
Meet Donald Trump's glamorous right
Police raid the headquarters of the Milan
Chinese boy bands eye global stardom under new deal
LINKS
- Terror suspect who killed 2 police officers acted on his own, Malaysia minister says
- China makes headway in addressing ship pollution on Yangtze River
- Terror suspect who killed 2 police officers acted on his own, Malaysia minister says
- China's top legislature starts standing committee session
- Heise scores 2 goals as Minnesota beats Toronto 4
- China to establish national park at Qinghai Lake
- East China's Jiangxi strives for high
- French authorities report a sixth fatality in New Caledonia violence
- New Asteraceae species discovered in SW China
- Mali's historic city of Djenné mourns lack of visitors