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After driest August since 1901, IMD predicts normal rainfall across countr
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to IMD, the rainfall averaged over the country as a whole during September 2023 is likely to be normal (91-109 per cent of Long Period Average). The LPA of rainfall over the country during the month of September based on data from 1971-2020 is 167.9 mm.
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Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander relays data on Moon's temperature
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The payload attached to the lander recorded the variation of temperature on the lunar surface with an increase in depth. ISRO shared a graph on X, formerly Twitter, which showed the change in temperature on the moon’s surface and underneath.
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Heatwaves are getting more deadly and frequent
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The old, the ill, and the poor are especially vulnerable to the devastating effects of heatwaves like the one we are presently experiencing. One of the deadliest natural disasters in recent memory, the 2003 heatwave that saw temperatures in Europe exceed 47.5 degrees Celsius claimed between
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DEWA’s R&D Centre files patent for device that enhances metal 3D print
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The device also maintains the optimum temperature required to handle raw metal materials in 3D printing
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Researchers create new test chamber to find better ways to keep people coo
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A shipping container that can be used to test passive cooling systems could assist researchers and builders in discovering carbon-free solutions to keep people cool in high temperatures.
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Rain lashes parts of Delhi, brings relief from scorching heat
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Rain lashed several parts of Delhi on Saturday morning, bringing temperatures further down in the city, which was witnessing sultry weather conditions.
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Australia: Snake season starts early as high temperatures hit country's ea
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Snakes tend to “brumate” over the winter, a state similar to hibernation during which they become less active and often seek out a place to hide until temperatures start to climb again. Usually, this doesn’t happen until September.
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Medications of chronic diseases can affect body's temperature: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A study has found that medications that are used to treat various chronic diseases may hinder the body’s ability to lose heat and regulate its core temperature to optimal levels.
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Study reveals how temperatures trigger brain to boost appetite
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Scripps Research neuroscientists have uncovered brain circuits that cause mammals to crave more food when exposed to cold temperatures.
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Bhutan emerges as Net zero carbon emission country
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhutan is one among the 196 nations that committed to the Paris Agreement during the UN Climate Change Conference focused to restrict global temperature increases to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels
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Israel broils under heat wave, breaks record for electricity usage
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Israelis continued sweltering under a heat wave on Monday, breaking records for electricity usage. The extreme temperatures were blamed for the death of a soldier during a training exercise, the suspension of some flights at Ben Gurion International Airport, and significant agricultural dama
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World's oceans set new surface temperature record, scientists fear could r
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
This week, the average surface temperature of the world’s oceans reached 20.96C, breaking the 2016 record--20.95C.
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