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Study finds extreme heat is the new normal for oceans
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new study has found that more than half of the ocean surface has exceeded a historical heat extreme threshold on a regular basis since 2014.
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Billion people could face deadly levels of heat stress with global warming
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): One billion people across the world could be affected by extreme heat stress - a potentially fatal combination of heat and humidity - if global temperature reaches the 2 degrees Celsius threshold, a new scientific report released on Tuesday by the UK Me
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Biden administration launches new initiative to counter climate crisis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): The Biden administration is launching a new government initiative to deliver accessible and actionable information to individuals and communities that are being hit by flooding, drought, wildfires, extreme heat, coastal erosion, and other intensifying clima
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Pakistan's energy shortfall refuses to abate amid scorching heat, load-she
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): Amid a delay in the monsoon season, Pakistan continues to sizzle under the scorching sun and suffer agonising load-shedding as the power shortfall stubbornly persists at over 8,000 MW and generation of 19,000 MW against the peak demand of 27,000 MW, according
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25 die, 12,800 face health problems due to extreme heat in Japan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Close to 12,800 people suffered health complications and 25 others died as a result of persisting extreme temperatures in Japan over the past week, the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday.
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Extreme heat in Japan leaves 6 killed, near 3,500 injured in one week
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (Sputnik/ANI): Six people died and almost 3,500 others suffered health complications linked to extreme temperatures that blanketed Japan over the past week, the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday.
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Extreme heat damages plants in Agra's nurseries
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Nursery owners in Uttar Pradesh's Agra have asserted that their plants and flowers are succumbing to scorching heat despite regular watering.
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European heat wave fueled by human-induced climate change, study finds
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 3 (ANI): The extreme heat waves that enveloped parts of Western Europe last month were made much more likely and intense by human-induced climate change, a study has found.
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Vegetation can help cool potentially deadly urban heat islands: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): Planting more vegetation, using reflective materials on hard surfaces and installing green roofs on buildings can help cool potentially deadly urban heat islands, recent study suggests.
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Sisodia directs postponment of remedial classes for Grade 10, 12
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 03 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday directed the Directorate of Education to postpone remedial classes for Grade 10 and 12 until further notice in the wake of extreme heat wave condition prevailing in the city.
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Heatwave in Bihar: Toll rises to 91
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 18 (ANI): The toll due to extreme heatwave from different parts in the state rose to 91 on Tuesday with 32 deaths reported from Gaya alone, according to Education Minister Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma.
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DM invokes Sec 144 to bar some day activities during heatwave in Gaya
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], June 17 (ANI): Due to the extreme heatwave conditions prevailing in Bihar, District Magistrate of Gaya using the provisions under section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) issued an order prohibiting people from stepping out of their houses between 11 am to 4
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