Winter

Low rains, snow shortage, dry lakes: How winter drought is threatening Europe

Europe recorded the third warmest January this year, as per Copernicus climate monitor. High temperatures, low rainfall and lack of snow this winter have raised concerns about the impact of a drought in parts of France, Italy and Spain

They survived Turkey, Syria earthquake. Now they battle the biting cold

Survivors in Turkey and Syria, who were left homeless by the powerful temblors, are now facing freezing temperatures. Many have been forced to sleep in government shelters or outdoors amid rain and snowfall in some regions

China’s Mohe freezes at -53° Celsius: Which are the coldest places in the world?

Mohe, China's northernmost city, recorded its lowest temperature ever on Sunday. Japan and North and South Korea are also bracing for extreme weather conditions in the coming days. As the mercury plummets, a look at some of the coldest places on the planet

How the ‘killer’ cold has disappeared from north India

A weather system called western disturbance has brought much-needed respite from cold wave conditions over northwest India. Under its influence, light or moderate isolated to scattered showers are expected in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana in the coming days

Afghans dying not just of hunger, but also cold

With temperatures plummeting several notches below freezing point across Afghanistan, the people in the Afghan Taliban ruled country are facing a lot of hardships

Russia: Siberian city freezes as temperature plummets to minus 50 degrees centigrade

Residents in the mining town of Yakutsk, which is located around 5,000 kilometers east of Moscow in the Russian Far East, are suffering from extreme cold this winter

Coldest day in Delhi this season: It’s 1.4 degrees, will temperatures hit zero?

As another cold wave spell gripped northwest India, the minimum temperature in Delhi dropped to 1.4 degrees Celsius early Monday. Temperatures might fall by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a weather expert

Cold wave conditions prevail in North and Northwest India on Friday; Rajasthan’s Bikaner hits zero

The next 24 hours are also expected to witness "ground frosting conditions" in numerous locations throughout Rajasthan, according to the weather department

Chilling cold grips Madhya Pradesh, temperature plummets to 0.2 degree Celsius in Nowgong

Schools up to Class 8 remained closed in some districts including Bhopal, Indore, Vidisha and Ujjain on the orders of the local administration

Weather Forecast: THESE states to get rain as winter cold intensifies

According to the Meteorological Department, there will be another cold wave in Delhi and NCR this weekend due to which the temperature may drop to four degrees Celsius