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7 Dead, 3 Missing After Heavy Rain, Floods Hit China: Report
China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rains battering swathes of the country and many regions enduring sweltering heat waves, is by far the world's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases says scientists.
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5 Billion People Suffered Extreme Heat In June, 619 Million In India Alone
Nearly five billion people globally, including 619 million from India, experienced climate-change-driven extreme heat over nine days in June, according to a new analysis by an independent group of scientists based in the US.
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Opinion | Delhi Heat Crisis Is Behind Us. It's Time To Forget About It, Again
Delhi has a habit of slinking into complacency when 'terrible' becomes just a notch better and gets categorised as 'bad'.
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India Reports Over 40,000 Suspected Heatstroke Cases This Summer
India heatwave death toll: India recorded more than 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases this summer as a prolonged heatwave killed more than 100 people across the country.
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Video: IIM Amritsar Students Stage "Sleep Protest" In Mess, Demand AC In Dorms
The video shows students sleeping in the institute's mess as a mark of protest against the management's failure to provide cooling facilities in the dorms amid the heatwave.
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Greece Shuts More Tourist Sites Amid Scorching Heat Wave
Greece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at designated air-conditioned spots as the first heatwave of the summer persisted for a third day.
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In Pics: Battling Delhi's Blazing Heat Wave On The Job
As the peak power demand breached the 8000 MW mark in Delhi for the first time ever on 29 May, the city refused to let the heat drag it down. While it was business as usual for air conditioned offices, it is a different story for blue collar workers.
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Explained: How Extreme Heat Can Affect Your Mental Health
During heat waves, hospital admissions for mental health spike. The past 10 years were the hottest on record, and as we prepare for another scorcher of a summer, its time to take steps to increase our preparedness for extreme heat.
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Odisha Announces Summer Vacation For Schools As Mercury Soars To 44.6 Degree Celsius
Odisha school summer vacations: All schools, including those run by government, government-aided and private, will remain closed from April 25.
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As Summer Intensifies, Temperature Crosses 40 Degree Mark In Many States
Intense heat swept large swathes of India on Sunday, with maximum temperatures settling four to six degrees Celsius above normal in many areas.
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What PM Modi Said At Meet To Review Preparedness For Heatwave
Amid a forecast for extreme weather conditions in summer months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday reviewed the preparedness for heat wave conditions and called for all arms of governments at central, state and district levels to work in synergy.
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Extreme Heat Across Asia, UN Warns Over 243 Million Children At Risk
More than 243 million children across East Asia and the Pacific are at risk of heat-related illnesses and death, as the region braces for a summer with record heat in the coming months, according to a United Nations agency.
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Mumbai Sets Up Cold Rooms, Stocks Up On Medicines To Battle Heat Wave
The civic body in Mumbai has set up cold rooms and made heat stroke medicines available at its health facilities anticipating a searing summer, an official said on Friday.
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Extreme Heat To Scorch India During Election Period
The weather office has forecast more days of heat wave this summer in many areas of central, northern plains and southern India.
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Earth Had The Hottest Summer On Record In 2023, Says NASA
This new record comes as a global heat wave intensified wildfires in Canada and Hawaii and fueled intense heat in South America, Japan, Europe, and the US, as per NASA.
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7 Dead, 3 Missing After Heavy Rain, Floods Hit China: Report
China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rains battering swathes of the country and many regions enduring sweltering heat waves, is by far the world's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases says scientists.
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5 Billion People Suffered Extreme Heat In June, 619 Million In India Alone
Nearly five billion people globally, including 619 million from India, experienced climate-change-driven extreme heat over nine days in June, according to a new analysis by an independent group of scientists based in the US.
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Opinion | Delhi Heat Crisis Is Behind Us. It's Time To Forget About It, Again
Delhi has a habit of slinking into complacency when 'terrible' becomes just a notch better and gets categorised as 'bad'.
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India Reports Over 40,000 Suspected Heatstroke Cases This Summer
India heatwave death toll: India recorded more than 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases this summer as a prolonged heatwave killed more than 100 people across the country.
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Video: IIM Amritsar Students Stage "Sleep Protest" In Mess, Demand AC In Dorms
The video shows students sleeping in the institute's mess as a mark of protest against the management's failure to provide cooling facilities in the dorms amid the heatwave.
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Greece Shuts More Tourist Sites Amid Scorching Heat Wave
Greece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at designated air-conditioned spots as the first heatwave of the summer persisted for a third day.
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In Pics: Battling Delhi's Blazing Heat Wave On The Job
As the peak power demand breached the 8000 MW mark in Delhi for the first time ever on 29 May, the city refused to let the heat drag it down. While it was business as usual for air conditioned offices, it is a different story for blue collar workers.
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Explained: How Extreme Heat Can Affect Your Mental Health
During heat waves, hospital admissions for mental health spike. The past 10 years were the hottest on record, and as we prepare for another scorcher of a summer, its time to take steps to increase our preparedness for extreme heat.
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Odisha Announces Summer Vacation For Schools As Mercury Soars To 44.6 Degree Celsius
Odisha school summer vacations: All schools, including those run by government, government-aided and private, will remain closed from April 25.
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As Summer Intensifies, Temperature Crosses 40 Degree Mark In Many States
Intense heat swept large swathes of India on Sunday, with maximum temperatures settling four to six degrees Celsius above normal in many areas.
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What PM Modi Said At Meet To Review Preparedness For Heatwave
Amid a forecast for extreme weather conditions in summer months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday reviewed the preparedness for heat wave conditions and called for all arms of governments at central, state and district levels to work in synergy.
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Extreme Heat Across Asia, UN Warns Over 243 Million Children At Risk
More than 243 million children across East Asia and the Pacific are at risk of heat-related illnesses and death, as the region braces for a summer with record heat in the coming months, according to a United Nations agency.
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Mumbai Sets Up Cold Rooms, Stocks Up On Medicines To Battle Heat Wave
The civic body in Mumbai has set up cold rooms and made heat stroke medicines available at its health facilities anticipating a searing summer, an official said on Friday.
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Extreme Heat To Scorch India During Election Period
The weather office has forecast more days of heat wave this summer in many areas of central, northern plains and southern India.
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Earth Had The Hottest Summer On Record In 2023, Says NASA
This new record comes as a global heat wave intensified wildfires in Canada and Hawaii and fueled intense heat in South America, Japan, Europe, and the US, as per NASA.
