This is Beirut, 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iranian authorities ordered many government offices to close on Wednesday in a bid to cut power consumption as a heatwave strains generating capacity, state media reported. At least 15 of Iran's 31 provinces will see public offices either shut or operating on reduced hours, the official IRNA news agency said. Provinces affected include West ...
This is Beirut, 08/07 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Authorities across southern and central Europe scrambled Tuesday to respond to a deadly mix of heatwaves, wildfires, and severe storms as soaring temperatures and extreme weather battered multiple countries from Greece to Spain. In Greece, the Acropolis in Athens was partially closed for safety reasons amid a four-day heatwave, with temperatures ...
This is Beirut, 23/05 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Europe climate weather Drought Crops
Parts of northern Europe have seen their worst drought in decades in recent weeks, with farmers from Scotland to the Netherlands fearing the dry spell will dent harvests if it continues. Water shortages can stunt the growth of crops such as wheat, corn, rapeseed and barley, Nicolas Guilpart, a lecturer in agronomy at the Agro Paris Tech research ...
This is Beirut, 16/03 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Greece Weather Athens National Observatory
Greece is riding a weather "rollercoaster," with weekend temperatures spiking to a record high for March, just ahead of a forecast bout of snow and frost, meteorologists said on Sunday. The mercury soared to 33.7 degrees Celsius (92.66 Fahrenheit) on Sunday in Lasithi, in Crete—the highest-ever recorded for March, according to the Athens ...
Hala Abdallah, 25/02 17:05 - Reading : less than a minute
lebanon weather Beirut corniche
It's 10 °C in Beirut, just another normal day on the corniche, despite the storm that swept through the country.
Michael al-Andary, 06/02 14:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon is grappling with severe winter conditions as storm ‘Acil’ sweeps through the country, bringing heavy snowfall, torrential rains, and freezing temperatures. Snowfall began in the early hours of Thursday at altitudes as low as 900 meters, covering several mountainous regions with a light layer, while intense rainfall in the Bekaa ...