Temperatures

Climate change is hitting Egypt, with record high temperatures and scarce rain: Climate professor

European Union researchers have announced that January recorded the highest average temperatures since records began. This comes amid a continued trend of unprecedented global temperatures, reflecting the growing impact of global warming on planet Earth. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, January 2025 continued a series of months with exceptional temperatures. The …

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Egypt Independent February 7, 2025

Temperatures to increase slightly in coming days

Mahmoud Al-Qiyati, a member of the media center at the General Authority for Meteorology, revealed the expected weather conditions in the coming days, as well as the weather phenomena that will hit the governorates. Al-Qiyati said, during a phone call with Ahmed Diab and Nihad Samir on the ‘Sabah Al Balad’ program broadcast on Sada …

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Egypt Independent October 25, 2024

Temperatures drop as Egypt enjoys mild weather this week

The General Authority for Meteorology has confirmed a relative improvement in today’s weather, Sunday, across most parts of the country, with continued decreases in temperatures. The meteorology statement indicated that Friday’s weather is witnessing a noticeable decrease in temperatures, with active winds on the coasts, including Matrouh, El Alamein, Alexandria, and Baltim. Alexandria will record …

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Egypt Independent September 15, 2024

Temperatures in Egypt rising again, peak of the heat wave in the middle of the week

Manar Ghanem, a member of the Information Center of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority, said that Friday’s weather witnesses a slight increase in temperatures during the daytime, by one to two degrees in most northern governorates. Ghanem explained that the rise in temperatures is due to the influence of the seasonal Indian Low, which covers a …

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Egypt Independent June 21, 2024

Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims die as Mecca temperatures hit 120 Fahrenheit

Dubai, United Arab Emirates CNN — Hundreds of people have died and thousands have been treated for heatstroke while performing the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca amid extreme temperatures of up to 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit). Some 165 Indonesians are among the dead, CNN Indonesia reported, citing the country’s Consulate General’s Hajj …

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Egypt Independent June 20, 2024

A punishing heat dome in California will only worsen. Here’s when temperatures could peak

CNN — A brutal heat dome is ramping up and sending temperatures to dangerous levels in California and the West in what is the region’s first significant heat wave of the year. And heat hasn’t peaked yet. July-like high temperatures will top out at 20 to 25 degrees above normal in multiple Western states this …

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Egypt Independent June 6, 2024