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Vadodara Zoo makes special arrangements to protect animals from heat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Talking to ANI, Deputy Commissioner of Vadodara Municipal Corporation Arpit Sagar said that green grass has been planted above the animal cage with a provision for health facilities to protect wildlife from the heatwave in Vadodara.
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Heatwaves do's and dont's: Tips to cool yourself this summer
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A heatwave is a period of abnormally high temperatures, more than the normal maximum temperature that occurs during the summer season in the North-Western parts of India, according to National Disaster Management Authority.
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Europe hotting up, 15700 deaths linked to heatwave in 2022: WMO report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Record-breaking heat waves affected Europe during the summer. In some areas, extreme heat was coupled with exceptionally dry conditions. Excess deaths associated with the heat in Europe exceeded 15,000 in total across Spain, Germany, the UK, France, and Portugal.
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WMO annual report highlights continuous advance of climate change
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Droughts, floods and heatwaves affected communities on every continent and cost many billions of dollars. Antarctic sea ice fell to its lowest extent on record and the melting of some European glaciers was, literally, off the charts.
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Heatwave impact: Maharashtra govt announces early summer vacation for stud
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to School Education Department, the summer vacation is announced for primary, middle and higher secondary schools of State board schools.
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Study finds heatwaves linked to climate change may prevent India from meet
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, intense, and lethal in India, putting a strain on public health, agriculture, and other socioeconomic and cultural systems. Ramit Debnath of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and colleagues suggested that heatwaves made more likel
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Odisha: Schools, Anganwadi Centres to remain closed for two days over hea
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
All schools up to class 12 both Government Aided and Private along with all the Anganwadi Centre will remain closed in Odisha on April 19-20 in view of the prevailing heatwave conditions in the state.
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Heatwave throws life out of gear in Odisha, Jharsuguda hottest with 43 deg
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Jharsuguda in the western part of the state was the hottest place recording 43 degrees Celsius while Sambalpur and many other districts recorded above 42 degrees," he added.
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IMD predicts marginal heat wave conditions for next two days in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As the heat is mounting up in the national capital, an expert from India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that there is a poor possibility of heatwave conditions in Delhi-NCR.
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Heatwave in Bengal: All educational institutions to remain closed from Apr
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
All educational institutions in West Bengal were directed to remain closed for a week from April 17 due to the prevailing heatwave situation in the state.
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Met issues heatwave warning for Odisha, Baripada simmers at 43.5 degrees C
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Baripada recorded 43.5°C, which is the highest temperature recorded in Odisha this month," Umashankar Das, a senior scientist at India Meteorological Department (IMD), told ANI.
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Mercury likely to be over 40 degrees C at some places in Odisha during nex
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Indian Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar issued a heatwave alert on Wednesday.
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