Inside the scorch zone, signs of hasty retreat

Edit Gulf News 07 May 2016
No one knows when Fort McMurray residents will be allowed into the city to check on their homes, never mind move back ... ....

Rain brings relief from scorching May heat

Edit The Times of India 07 May 2016
Bhopal. Rain and thundershowers over the last couple of days have brought down day temperature across the state. Day temperature in the state capital went down from 39.7 on Thursday to 37.9 degrees Celsius on Friday, which was three degrees Celsius less than average day temperature ... ....

7 lifehacks to survive Pakistan's scorching summer

Edit Dawn 07 May 2016
2015 was the hottest year on record dating back to 1880; 2014 the second hottest, 2010 third, 2013 fourth, and so on. There are numerous factors contributing to this — some of which are beyond the control of an average person. More so in Pakistan than in countries in the developed world ... This is because of constantly-running air conditioners as well as internal combustion engines producing heat under the scorching sun ... 1 ... Examine ... expert ... ....

How hot does a car get in Regina's sizzling heat?

Edit CBC 07 May 2016
CBC Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga sat in a hot car for ten minutes on a scorching day in Regina to see how toasty it would get. Don't try this at home kids! ... ....

Spared death in derailment, West Virginia man gets new home

Edit The Seattle Times 07 May 2016
MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. (AP) — Lush grass sways in the breeze on once-scorched earth where Morris Bounds’ home had stood, flattened and incinerated by a derailed oil train that exploded yet allowed him a path to escape. “Seventeen came over right here,” Bounds said, referring to the number of rail cars that barreled onto his […]> ... ....

John and Christina Farrell hanging tough

Edit CBC 07 May 2016
They found love, family and livelihoods in Fort McMurray, and John and Christina Farrell vow that their forced evacuation from the scorched oilsands city will only be a temporary one ... ....

Alberta flies drones to find cause of epic Canadian wildfire

Edit Reuters 07 May 2016
LAC LA BICHE, Alberta, May 7 (Reuters) - Fire-ravaged Alberta will use drones to investigate the cause of a huge blaze that has scorched the Canadian province and displaced some 88,000 people. ....

Evacuees flee as wildfire rages uncontrolled in Alberta

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 07 May 2016
The images were largely ones of devastation — scorched trucks, charred homes and telephone poles, burned out from the bottom up, hanging on the wires like ......

Ahmedabad will get cooling sunblock for 2 more days

Edit The Times of India 07 May 2016
Ahmedabad. Cloudy weather will bring down maximum temperatures at many parts of Gujarat, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials have forecast, adding that citizens will likley get some relief from the scorching heat ... The minimum temperature registered was 27.8 C ... ....

Glucose, lemon juice for traffic policemen in Berhampur

Edit The Times of India 07 May 2016
Berhampur. Traffic police constables in the Silk City had a pleasant respite from the scorching heat when they were provided lemon juice and glucose water at traffic signals across the city. The cost was met from the police welfare fund ... ....

Rain in several parts of country give respite from heat

Edit The Hindu 07 May 2016
Rains lashed several parts of the country bringing the mercury down and giving respite from the scorching heat. In the Capital it was a cloudy and sunny day in patches on Friday with the mercury hovering below the normal levels ... - PTI. ....

Rain brings respite in many parts of Tamil Nadu

Edit The Hindu 07 May 2016
Rain in many parts of Tamil Nadu brought respite to the people from the sizzling temperature, with Padalur in Perambalur recording the highest of 13 cm ... The rain in interior and southern districts brought cheer to people as the scorching summer had made life difficult ... Keywords. Rain ....

Over 80,000 flee homes in bid to escape from wildfire

Edit Belfast Telegraph 07 May 2016
The massive, raging Canadian wildfire has forced the evacuation of three more communities south of the country's main oil sands city ... Share Go To ... The province of Alberta has declared a state of emergency ... The images were largely ones of devastation - scorched trucks, charred homes and burned-out telephone poles....
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