![Greece tames wildfire near Athens, arson suspected Greece tames wildfire near Athens, arson suspected](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/71718864939_tbdamagedvehicle.jpg)
Greece tames wildfire near Athens, arson suspected
Wildfire forced dozens to flee their homes, and authorities now believe the fire was the result of arson as well as hot, dry conditions.
Thu Jun 20 2024
![El Nino: Al-Sultan Abdullah views 'drying' Sungai Pahang from the air El Nino: Al-Sultan Abdullah views 'drying' Sungai Pahang from the air](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-03/51711621755_SultanPahang.jpg)
El Nino: Al-Sultan Abdullah views 'drying' Sungai Pahang from the air
The Sultan of Pahang decided to fly over the river and view the condition of the drying up river while on the way back from Kuala Lumpur.
Thu Mar 28 2024
![Hot, dry weather expected to subside in early April Hot, dry weather expected to subside in early April](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2019-03/41551413926_CuacaPanas.jpg)
Hot, dry weather expected to subside in early April
Maqrun Fadzli Mohd Fahmi said that this phase occurs when there is a shift in wind direction from the northeast to the southwest monsoon.
Mon Mar 25 2024
![Tourist arrivals, dry season focus at today's Dewan Rakyat sitting Tourist arrivals, dry season focus at today's Dewan Rakyat sitting](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-11/51700711253_BangunanParlimen.jpg)
Tourist arrivals, dry season focus at today's Dewan Rakyat sitting
The current Dewan Rakyat sitting will last for 19 days, with the debate on the Royal Address by MPs from Feb 27 to March 7.
Thu Mar 07 2024
![Hot, dry weather for Malaysia at end of Northeast Monsoon Hot, dry weather for Malaysia at end of Northeast Monsoon](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-07/61689657698_TBhotweather.jpg)
Hot, dry weather for Malaysia at end of Northeast Monsoon
According to MetMalaysia, hot weather during this period is a repeated phenomenon that occurs annually every February to May.
Tue Feb 13 2024
![Catastrophic Libya flood kills thousands, desperate relatives search for survivors Catastrophic Libya flood kills thousands, desperate relatives search for survivors](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-09/61694664248_rainfall.jpg)
Catastrophic Libya flood kills thousands, desperate relatives search for survivors
Swathes of the city obliterated by a torrent of water unleashed by powerful storm that swept down a usually dry riverbed, bursting dams.
Thu Sep 14 2023
![El Nino could doom Indonesia's rare tropical glaciers by 2026 El Nino could doom Indonesia's rare tropical glaciers by 2026](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-08/41692066052_hotweather.jpg)
El Nino could doom Indonesia's rare tropical glaciers by 2026
Indonesia, home to a third of the world's rainforest after Brazil and Congo, expects the dry season could run until October.
Sun Aug 27 2023
![Desperate for a drink: Indonesian villagers dig up dry river bed in drought Desperate for a drink: Indonesian villagers dig up dry river bed in drought](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-08/51691560727_Sunardi.jpg)
Desperate for a drink: Indonesian villagers dig up dry river bed in drought
Sunardi's village has been digging up the river bed since June, when the water in their wells ran out.
Wed Aug 09 2023
![From pixels to pails, crowdfunded wells quench thirst in Senegal's drylands From pixels to pails, crowdfunded wells quench thirst in Senegal's drylands](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-07/71689936369_fetcheswater.jpg)
From pixels to pails, crowdfunded wells quench thirst in Senegal's drylands
Water scarcity is so acute at this time of year that many communities face a dire choice: water your farms or quench you thirst.
Fri Jul 21 2023
![Southeast Asia braces for more droughts and haze Southeast Asia braces for more droughts and haze](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-02/61676212766_air.jpg)
Southeast Asia braces for more droughts and haze
The dry weather could result in prolonged droughts and haze affecting millions across the region as it did in 2015.
Fri Jul 14 2023
![Tennis: Djokovic puzzled as leaf-blowers needed at slippery Wimbledon Tennis: Djokovic puzzled as leaf-blowers needed at slippery Wimbledon](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-07/61688535310_Tennis.jpg)
Tennis: Djokovic puzzled as leaf-blowers needed at slippery Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic's match was delayed for over an hour as ball boys took to using leaf blowers to dry the grass.
Wed Jul 05 2023
![Britain's record holding climber says Everest is 'dry, more rocky' Britain's record holding climber says Everest is 'dry, more rocky'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-05/51684711260_KentonCool.jpg)
Britain's record holding climber says Everest is 'dry, more rocky'
British climber Kenton Cool made his 17th ascent of the worlds highest peak this week, the most by a foreigner.
Mon May 22 2023
![More than half of the world's large lakes are drying up, study finds More than half of the world's large lakes are drying up, study finds](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-05/51684485853_lake.jpg)
More than half of the world's large lakes are drying up, study finds
More than half of the world's large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change.
Sat May 20 2023
![NRECC ready to deal with impact of hot, dry weather NRECC ready to deal with impact of hot, dry weather](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-05/71683610362_NikNazmi.jpg)
NRECC ready to deal with impact of hot, dry weather
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) is prepared to deal with the possible consequences and impact of the hot and dry weather.
Tue May 09 2023
![Flood scars beauty of Tok Bali Beach Flood scars beauty of Tok Bali Beach](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-12/81672217797_PantaiTokBali.jpg)
Flood scars beauty of Tok Bali Beach
Visitors have had to put up with the waste - empty plastic bottles, rotten wood and dry leaves - scattered in heaps along the sandy beach.
Wed Dec 28 2022