Cape Town floods as icy cold front hits SA, Greece’s first helicopter airline, Boeing pleads guilty to a criminal fraud charge, Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ producer dies at 63, and Napoleon’s pistols sell for €1.69m at auction.
Japan reports record spike in potentially deadly bacterial infection, MK party ends boycott, Olympics in July will be ‘nearly impossible’ over extreme heat, and Russia overtakes US as gas supplier to Europe.
We’ve already added ice to the tequila dispenser and set up a splash pool in the 2OV boardroom.
Large parts of Europe resembles a post-apocalyptic movie as recent footage shows fires lapping at Italy’s Palermo’s international airport while two pilots were killed when their firefighting aeroplane lost control and crashed.
It looks like the word ‘unprecedented’ is here to stay, and this time it is in reference to the climate crisis.
“This is not a milestone we should be celebrating, it’s a death sentence for people and ecosystems.”
England is notorious for its cloudy, cold weather, so when the country is made to endure the hottest day ever (in excess of 40 degrees Celsius), weird things are bound to happen.
UK hits 40C – fires surge. Methanol possible Enyobeni cause of death. Twitter vs Elon gets court date. Emily Ratajkowski leaving ‘serial cheater’ husband.
Two shocking videos reveal the devastating extent of wildfires in the country.
Europe’s unreal heatwave. Cyril’s Eskom 2.0 idea shot down. Joe Rogan calls Trump ‘drugged man baby’. Twitter gunning for Musk deal. J-Lo’s name change.
Despite weather stations recording temperatures of 45,2°C in Cape Town and 45,9°C in Robertson this weekend, the record books go unchanged.
This past weekend, the Northern Cape village of Vioolsdrif set a new record for highest-ever temperature recorded in South Africa. Or did it?
A heatwave on the winter side of autumn? Here’s what’s going on in the atmosphere above Cape Town to cause such splendid weather.
As the UK sizzles through a record-breaking heatwave, conditions are taking their toll as a Wimbledon ballboy dramatically collapses mid-game
As temperatures continue to soar across India, many of the country’s poor and elderly have succumbed to the extreme conditions. Some roads have even begun to melt.
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In what looks like a scene straight from ‘The Walking Dead’, a heatwave in Queensland, Australia is so severe that it’s killed over 100,000 bats. Killed them DEAD.
Look, make no mistake, it’s bloody hot. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard Capetonians deliver the classic, “Fuck it’s hot hey?” Indeed it is, and the lack of wind makes it even hotter. Not that we’re complaining – this is fine, especially after that 10 day hurricane we had in December! Judging […]