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China renews orange alert for high temperatures
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 26 (ANI): China on Friday renewed an orange alert for high temperatures, as sweltering heat waves continue in many regions of the country.
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China renews red alert for high temperatures
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 23 (ANI): China's national observatory on Tuesday renewed a red alert for high temperatures, the most severe warning in its four-tier warning system, as heatwaves continue in many parts of the country.
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China renews red alert for high temperatures
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 21 (ANI): Amid the sweltering heatwaves in several regions across the country, China's national observatory on Saturday renewed a red alert for high temperatures, the most severe warning in its four-tier warning system.
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California wildfires: Over 14,000 acres land destroyed, 6000 people displa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], July 25 (ANI): A huge wildfire raging for the third day on Sunday in central California destroyed land of over 14,000 acres and displaced over 6,000 people from rural communities.
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Record high temperatures hit Chinese provinces
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 24 (ANI): Several Chinese regions including Xinjiang and Fujian facing record high temperatures as blistering heatwaves hit the country with the hot weather forecast.
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Heatwave in Europe underscores need for effective action to combat climate
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Copenhagen (Denmark), July 22 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the regional governments to implement the Paris climate agreement, which is termed a "health treaty" by the COP26 (United Nations Climate Change Conference) Health Programme, as the prolonged heatwaves continue to
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Heatwave in Spain kills 679 people in eight days
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], July 20 (ANI): Spain's Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that 679 people had lost their lives in the first eight days (July 10-17) of the second heatwave that hit the country this summer.
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WMO warns of frequent heatwaves in decades ahead
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 20 (ANI): Extreme heat in western Europe is causing devastating wildfires in France and Spain, and unprecedented drought in Italy and Portugal, according to World Metrological Organization (WMO).
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Wildfires stretching across Spain as heatwave continues
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Wildfires have so far burnt more than 22,000 hectares of woodland and scrub in Spain since the start of the heatwave over a week ago, emergency services stated.
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China swelters under severe heat waves, over 900 million people affected
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 17 (ANI): China's meteorological department has issued a high-temperature warning for 12 days as severe heat waves grip the country, affecting 900 million people and over half of the national territory within a week.
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UK issues first-ever red warning for extreme heat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK] July 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Met Office of the United Kingdom (UK), the country's national weather service, on Friday issued a red warning for extreme heat, the highest-level alert, that covers parts of England next Monday and Tuesday.
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Searing heatwaves, torrential rains impact thousands in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): Thousands of people in Pakistan this summer experienced searing heat waves crossing 50 degrees Celsius (122F) in some places, one that is being attributed to the impact of climate change.
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