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Increasing Global Heatwave Hotspots Defy Climate Model Predictions
Heatwave hotspots exceeding climate models are emerging globally, with regions like northwestern Europe, central China, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest witnessing record-breaking extremes. Recent findings reveal jet stream wobbles, vegetation drying, and atmospheric patterns driving these anomalies. Notable impacts include wildfires, crop failures, ...
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Suicide Attack Kills 10 Soldiers In Pakistan A Day After 8 Killed In Gunbattle
A suicide attack in northwest Pakistan killed 10 soldiers Tuesday, an intelligence source told AFP, after a separate clash less than a day earlier left eight dead in the same region bordering Afghanistan.
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Temperature Reaches 49 Degrees In Rajasthan's Phalodi As Heatwave Continues
The mercury surged to 49 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan's Phalodi -- the highest temperature recorded in the country this year -- as a sweltering heat wave stewed northwest India and some parts of the central region on Friday.
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6 Barbers Kidnapped, Shot Dead By Terrorists In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Unidentified militants shot and killed six barbers from Pakistan's Punjab province after abducting them from the restive northwest region, police said.
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China Set For Nuclear Weapons Test? What Satellite Images Show
Satellite images first published in a detailed New York Times report indicate the possible reactivation of China's Lop Nur nuclear test facility in the remote Xinjian Autonomous Region in the northwest of the country.
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Weather Office Predicts Warmer November Amid Strong 'El Nino' Conditions
Above-normal minimum temperatures are expected in most parts of India in November, barring some areas in the northwest and west-central regions, amid strengthening El Nino conditions, the IMD said on Tuesday.
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Heat Wave To Persist In East India, Relief In Northwestern Plains Soon
Heat wave conditions are predicted in parts of east India over the next four days and the northwest region of the country over the next two days, the Met office said on Monday.
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Most Of India To Witness Above-Normal Temperatures From April To June
Most of India, barring parts of northwest and peninsular region, is expected to experience above-normal maximum temperatures from April to June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.
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Earthquake In Northwest Iran Kills 3, Injures 800
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran overnight, killing at least three people and injuring more than 800 in the region near the border with Turkey, state officials and media said Sunday.
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18 Trapped After China Gold Mine Collapse: Report
Rescuers were working Sunday to reach 18 people trapped underground after a cave-in at a gold mine in northwest China's Xinjiang region, state media reported.
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Dramatic Video Shows Massive Sandstorm Ripping Through Parts Of Northwest China
Dramatic videos have surfaced online of a massive sandstorm ripping through China's northwestern region last week. The storm reportedly forced travel to come to a halt as residents and tourists alike sheltered in place.
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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northwest China, 2nd in 2 Days
A 5.2 magnitude quake jolted China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Sunday.
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UN Human Rights Chief's "Potemkin-Style" China Visit Amid Global Backlash
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will begin her China visit from Monday amid reports of human rights abuses in the northwest region that has invited criticism from right organizations from around the world.
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Respite From Heatwave In Northwest India Likely Over Next Three Days
Scorched by a heatwave, northwestern parts of India can expect some respite over the three days as an extra-tropical weather system is likely to bring showers over the region with peak intensity rains forecast for Monday.
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Hindus From India, US, UAE Pray At 100-Year-Old Temple In Pakistan
Hindu pilgrims from India, US and Gulf region prayed at 100-year-old renovated Maharaja Paramhans Ji mandir in northwest Pakistan on Saturday amidst tight security, one year after temple was demolished by a mob belonging to a radical Islamist party.
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Increasing Global Heatwave Hotspots Defy Climate Model Predictions
Heatwave hotspots exceeding climate models are emerging globally, with regions like northwestern Europe, central China, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest witnessing record-breaking extremes. Recent findings reveal jet stream wobbles, vegetation drying, and atmospheric patterns driving these anomalies. Notable impacts include wildfires, crop failures, ...
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Suicide Attack Kills 10 Soldiers In Pakistan A Day After 8 Killed In Gunbattle
A suicide attack in northwest Pakistan killed 10 soldiers Tuesday, an intelligence source told AFP, after a separate clash less than a day earlier left eight dead in the same region bordering Afghanistan.
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Temperature Reaches 49 Degrees In Rajasthan's Phalodi As Heatwave Continues
The mercury surged to 49 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan's Phalodi -- the highest temperature recorded in the country this year -- as a sweltering heat wave stewed northwest India and some parts of the central region on Friday.
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6 Barbers Kidnapped, Shot Dead By Terrorists In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Unidentified militants shot and killed six barbers from Pakistan's Punjab province after abducting them from the restive northwest region, police said.
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China Set For Nuclear Weapons Test? What Satellite Images Show
Satellite images first published in a detailed New York Times report indicate the possible reactivation of China's Lop Nur nuclear test facility in the remote Xinjian Autonomous Region in the northwest of the country.
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Weather Office Predicts Warmer November Amid Strong 'El Nino' Conditions
Above-normal minimum temperatures are expected in most parts of India in November, barring some areas in the northwest and west-central regions, amid strengthening El Nino conditions, the IMD said on Tuesday.
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Heat Wave To Persist In East India, Relief In Northwestern Plains Soon
Heat wave conditions are predicted in parts of east India over the next four days and the northwest region of the country over the next two days, the Met office said on Monday.
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Most Of India To Witness Above-Normal Temperatures From April To June
Most of India, barring parts of northwest and peninsular region, is expected to experience above-normal maximum temperatures from April to June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.
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Earthquake In Northwest Iran Kills 3, Injures 800
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran overnight, killing at least three people and injuring more than 800 in the region near the border with Turkey, state officials and media said Sunday.
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18 Trapped After China Gold Mine Collapse: Report
Rescuers were working Sunday to reach 18 people trapped underground after a cave-in at a gold mine in northwest China's Xinjiang region, state media reported.
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Dramatic Video Shows Massive Sandstorm Ripping Through Parts Of Northwest China
Dramatic videos have surfaced online of a massive sandstorm ripping through China's northwestern region last week. The storm reportedly forced travel to come to a halt as residents and tourists alike sheltered in place.
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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northwest China, 2nd in 2 Days
A 5.2 magnitude quake jolted China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Sunday.
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UN Human Rights Chief's "Potemkin-Style" China Visit Amid Global Backlash
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will begin her China visit from Monday amid reports of human rights abuses in the northwest region that has invited criticism from right organizations from around the world.
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Respite From Heatwave In Northwest India Likely Over Next Three Days
Scorched by a heatwave, northwestern parts of India can expect some respite over the three days as an extra-tropical weather system is likely to bring showers over the region with peak intensity rains forecast for Monday.
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Hindus From India, US, UAE Pray At 100-Year-Old Temple In Pakistan
Hindu pilgrims from India, US and Gulf region prayed at 100-year-old renovated Maharaja Paramhans Ji mandir in northwest Pakistan on Saturday amidst tight security, one year after temple was demolished by a mob belonging to a radical Islamist party.
