Heatwave

Delhi remained in the grip of a punishing heatwave on Wednesday, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for the capital. Temperatures ranged between 40.9°C and 45.0°C across various parts of the city, while…
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India is on the brink of a significant rise in extreme weather events, with climate change set to dramatically escalate the frequency and intensity of both heatwaves and heavy rainfall by 2030—especially across its urban centers, according…
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Delhi on Wednesday recorded a minimum temperature of 23.4 degrees Celsius, 1.8 notches above the season's average. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 37 degrees Celsius, PTI quoted the India Meteorological Department (IMD).…
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Delhi is likely to continue reeling under intense heat on Tuesday, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) extended the yellow alert till Wednesday. The capital recorded its first heatwave of the season on Monday, with temperatures…
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In mid-June, nearly 62 crore (619 million) people in India endured extreme heat conditions aggravated and worsened by climate change, according to an analysis by climate scientists released on Thursday. India topped the list of countries…
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A fresh spell of heatwave is likely to begin over northwestern India from June 9, the India Meteorological Department warned on Saturday. It also warned of flash floods over a few watersheds and neighbourhoods of coastal Karnataka, Kerala,…
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Cases of eye stroke are on the rise amid ongoing severe heatwave across different parts of the country. Heatwave can affect several aspects of our well-being and put us at risk of heart ailments, brain disorders, lung, liver, and kidney…
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The heatwave scorching swathes of the country has even hit areas such as parts of Kerala, resort towns of Ooty (Tamil Nadu), Matheran (Maharashtra) in the Western Ghats, and Bengaluru, which are not usually associated with such weather.…
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The second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with 88 parliamentary constituencies across 13 states and one Union Territory set to vote, began on Friday. The weather forecast, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), was said…
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California’s grid operator is warning of potential power shortages that could lead to blackouts Wednesday as a heat wave mounts and a historic years-long drought has drained hydropower supplies. Officials asked residents to conserve power…
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