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More than two million Muslims begin pilgrimage to Mecca

Published on: June 26, 2023
12:31

Riyadh, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Two million Muslims from around the world began their pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, amid intense heat, and without restrictions due to Covid-19, it was learned here on Monday.

Evacuations and red alert in Chilean communes due to heavy rains

Published on: June 23, 2023
13:24

Santiago, Chile, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Several communes in central Chile have received an evacuation order due to the risk of rivers overflowing and landslides, as a result of the heavy rains that are affecting a large part of the country.

Red alert in northern China due to heat wave

Published on: June 23, 2023
12:34

Beijing, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Beijing and other regions in northern China have decreed a red alert due to a heat wave that has shot thermometers over 40 degrees Celsius.

Central Cuban province is prepared for hurricane season

Published on: June 21, 2023
13:23

Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) This central Cuban province maintains its plans updated to face the hurricane season according to the National Civil Defense Strategy, Governor Alexis Lorente said on Wednesday.

Cuban president participates in Meteor 2023 practical exercises

Published on: May 21, 2023
10:47

Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel participated on Sunday in the practical exercises of the Meteor 2023 maneuver in order to be better prepared for weather events and other dangers of natural, technological and health origin.

WMO forecasts storm El Niño may return this summer

Published on: May 3, 2023
15:32

Geneva, May 3 (Prensa Latina) The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Wednesday warned the likelihood of El Niño developing later this year. This would have the opposite impacts on weather and climate patterns in many regions of the world to the long-running La Niña and would likely fuel higher global temperatures.

Europe faces second-warmest winter on record

Published on: March 31, 2023
17:48

Paris, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) Most of southern and western Europe was affected by substantial anomalies in soil moisture triggered by killing dry and warm winter, the second-warmest winter on record as climate change continues to intensify, ESA reported Friday.

Rains forecast but water runs out in Uruguayan towns

Published on: March 15, 2023
00:15

Montevideo, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Meteorologists forecast rains for this week in Uruguay, but today's water situation is critical in the interior of the country, hit by persistent drought.

Russian and Belarusian scientists to create new forecast system

Published on: January 5, 2023
08:48

Moscow, Jan 5 (Prensa Latina) Specialists from the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (IAAR), together with Belarusian colleagues, will develop a new Artificial Inteligence based climate change forecast.

Tropical Storm Ian to hit western Cuba on Monday

Published on: September 25, 2022
09:32

Havana, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) Tropical Storm Ian's trajectory models indicate that it will impact Cuba's western region with great intensity since early Monday morning, according to local television on Sunday.

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