Heatwave

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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As Delhi continues to reel under the severe heatwave, massive consumption led to the capital's power demand hit its all-time high once again on Wednesday. Delhi's peak power demand on June 19 reached a record level of 8,656 MW in the…
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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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Several states across India, including Telangana, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand, Vidarbha region Maharashtra, Gangetic West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu, experienced heatwave conditions and scorching heat on Sunday, with temperatures soaring up to 45…
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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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East and South Peninsular India reeling under severe heatwave conditions are unlikely to get any relief for the next five days, the latest weather forecast suggests. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heatwave to…
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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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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday that the country is set to experience “extreme heat wave days” between April and June this year, coinciding with the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in seven phases (from April 19 till…
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Climate change made the recent heatwave in Uttar Pradesh at least two times more likely, as per the Climate Shift Index, which quantifies the impact of climate change on local weather in real time. As per reports, the districts of Ballia…
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