Big chill hits Hong Kong’s elderly, with 555 phoning emergency call centre...
Hong Kong is bracing itself for a bitter blast of winter, with the government issuing official precautions for residents and opening more temporary cold weather shelters, while hiking enthusiasts are...
View ArticleU.S. South braces for snow and freezing cold ahead of winter storm
(Reuters) - Predictions of icy roads and freezing temperatures prompted school closings and emergency preparations in several states in the U.S. South on Wednesday, ahead of a major storm expected to...
View ArticleChill or thrill? Cold spurs 555 elderly callers to phone emergency helpline,...
Even as some Hongkongers suffer from dizziness and aches due to the cold, others are planning “ice chasing trips” to take advantage of the falling temperatures. Between midnight on Thursday and noon on...
View ArticleExtra cold shelters opened and elderly callers bombard crisis line as...
Government authorities rushed to open extra cold shelters to the public while calls from the elderly to an emergency help line soared on Friday as Hong Kong braced itself for plummeting temperatures....
View ArticleCities reach out to shield homeless from dangerous cold
With the strongest cold wave in decades headed across China, local governments are sending 24-hour patrols to the streets to help homeless people. A rescue station at Bengbu, Anhui province, prepared...
View ArticleCity in frigid grip of cold wave
: Delhiites had to endure a chilly and foggy Wednesday as it recorded the lowest day temperature of this season. The city also...
View ArticleCar-hailing apps to the rescue: Didi Kuaidi cut total daily car rides in...
China’s market-leading car-hailing app Didi Kuaidi reduced the total number of car trips in China by 1.14 million a day on average last year, equivalent to a drop of 2.1 per cent in the number of car...
View ArticleCode Blue Emergency Declared by Health Dept (Camden County, NJ)
(Source: Camden County, NJ) (January 22, 2016) - As the nor'easter approaches the region a blizzard warning has been called, Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Camden County Department of...
View ArticlePune chills at 7.3 degree C; Met says this Jan’s lowest
ON FRIDAY, the city recorded the lowest temperature for the month of January at 7.3 degree celsius, which was four degrees below normal. The met department recorded a dip in both maximum and minimum...
View ArticleFog to persist for few more days
ISLAMABAD: The Meteorological Department on Thursday said fog will persist over most of the plain areas in Punjab, Peshawar and upper Sindh at night and well into the morning for a few more days....
View ArticleDeep snow drifts, bitter wind chills, and record cold
A raging blizzard, bitter wind chills, and record cold top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history. From the National Weather Service archives here are the events that happened on...
View ArticleExtra cold shelters opened as officials battle to shield Hongkongers from...
Hong Kong is bracing itself for a bitter blast of winter, with the government issuing official precautions for residents and opening more temporary cold weather shelters, while hiking enthusiasts are...
View ArticleLive with rain for three more days
The temperatures are likely to dip further and the City will experience rainfall for the next three days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) officials have forecast. The City has been...
View ArticleSteady rain takes city by surprise
A gloomy sky and a low mist that skirted high-rises eventually ended in steady rain that took the city by surprise on Wednesday. The city received 4.4 mm of rainfall – or...
View ArticleChina urges measures to cope with freezing weather
BEIJING -- Local governments should take countermeasures to cope with a cold wave that has hit much of China, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Civil...
View ArticleNorth Korea's day of the 'Big Cold' lives up to reputation
Pyongyang, North Korea • The date known on traditional calendars as the day of the “Big Cold” lived up to its reputation Wednesday in North Korea. The country has been hit by a severe cold wave sending...
View ArticleDelta looks to partners for Asia plans
Delta Air Lines Inc will rely on partnerships with China Eastern Airlines Corp (中國東方航空) and Jet Airways India Ltd to improve connectivity to Asia’s largest economies, a senior executive for the region...
View ArticleBig Buddha hit with big chill: mercury drops to 1.7 degrees as Hong Kong cold...
The mercury dropped to even lower single digits in Hong Kong at lunchtime as a severe cold snap and biting winds continue to plague the city and temperatures dipped below forecasters’ earlier...
View ArticleFrost warning issued by Hong Kong Observatory as Big Buddha feels the chill,...
A frost warning has been issued by the Hong Kong Observatory as the city continues to face a severe cold snap and temperatures dipped below forecasters’ earlier predictions. The Observatory warned that...
View ArticleMercury heads south in Hong Kong with low of six degrees Celsius forecast for...
Temperatures will drop to as low as six degrees Celsius early next week as an intense cold surge from the north is forecast to reach the city. In its nine-day weather forecast updated this morning, the...
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