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Weather Office Issues 'Red Alert' For Goa, 'Orange Alert' For Mumbai. See Full Forecast
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a "red alert" for several coastal districts of Maharashtra and Goa, warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from Friday through the weekend.
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Explained: How Delhi Went From Extreme Heat To Heavy Rainfall?
New Delhi, which endured one of its worst heatwaves in history earlier this month, has now faced the biggest downpour in decades, with rainfall over a 24-hour period surpassing the city's average for the entire month of June.
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How Delhi Went From Extreme Heat To Heavy Floods, Minister Explains
Delhi, which endured one of the worst heatwaves in history earlier this month, now faces severe water-logging with record-breaking rainfall in just 24 hours, surpassing the city's average for the entire month of June.
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28 Peacock Deaths In Delhi Since June 4 Amid Extreme Heat
Following the tragic deaths of 28 peacocks at Delhi's Palam Air Force station, the forest department has implemented measures to mitigate further losses and asked for weekly monitoring and frequent checks.
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Delhi Power Demand Reaches All-Time High Of 8.6 Gigawatts Amid Extreme Heat
As searing temperatures reaching up to 47 degrees Celsius continue to boil Delhi, the capital's electricity usage has reached an incredible peak of 8,647 MW today, its highest-ever peak power demand.
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Watch: Woman Distributes Buttermilk To Workers Toiling In Extreme Heat, Internet Thanks Her
In the video, Ms Sharma visits a construction site in the national capital and asks workers if they would like to have some buttermilk.
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Arvind Kejriwal Seeks BJP's Help As Delhi Water Crisis Deepens Amid Extreme Heat
As Delhi battles a severe water crisis amid rising temperatures, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday made an appeal to the Centre and the BJP to urge the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to help Delhi meet its water demands,
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Cities Worst Hit By Heatwaves, Say Experts, Warn Of Hotter Days
Extreme temperatures across India are having their worst impact in the country's teeming megacities, experts said Thursday, warning that the heat is fast becoming a public health crisis.
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What Is Eye Stroke Caused By Extreme Heat? Can It Lead To Loss Of Vision?
Delhi has been battling a severe heatwave over the last two weeks. While Mungeshpur, on the city's northwestern fringes, saw the mercury touching 52.9 degrees Celsius, a person died in a city hospital due to heatstroke.
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Delhi's Electricity Demand Breaches 8.3 GigaWatt For The First Time Ever
The extreme summer heat in Delhi pushed its peak power demand to an all-time high of 8,302 MW on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
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Heatwave To Continue In Parts Of Northwest India For Another 5 Days: Weather Office
The extreme heat crippling large parts of northwest India will continue for another five days, with Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh predicted to bear the maximum impact.
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Extreme Heat To Scorch India During Election Period
The weather office has forecast more days of heat wave this summer in many areas of central, northern plains and southern India.
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Delhi Reveals Heat Action Plan: No Schools In Afternoon, Curb On Non-Essential Water Use
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which prepared the plan and submitted it to the Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to help keep the indoors cooler.
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School Timings To Change During Summer? Delhi Has This Proposal
Delhi will alter school timings, suspend non-essential water use and survey vulnerable locations daily to mitigate the impact of extreme heat on susceptible populations in peak summers, according to the city's new heat action plan.
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Extreme Temperatures Create "Heat Islands" Around Delhi, NASA Shares Pic
In the midst of extremely hot weather conditions in India, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently shared an image showing "heat islands" in and around Delhi.
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Weather Office Issues 'Red Alert' For Goa, 'Orange Alert' For Mumbai. See Full Forecast
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a "red alert" for several coastal districts of Maharashtra and Goa, warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from Friday through the weekend.
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Explained: How Delhi Went From Extreme Heat To Heavy Rainfall?
New Delhi, which endured one of its worst heatwaves in history earlier this month, has now faced the biggest downpour in decades, with rainfall over a 24-hour period surpassing the city's average for the entire month of June.
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How Delhi Went From Extreme Heat To Heavy Floods, Minister Explains
Delhi, which endured one of the worst heatwaves in history earlier this month, now faces severe water-logging with record-breaking rainfall in just 24 hours, surpassing the city's average for the entire month of June.
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28 Peacock Deaths In Delhi Since June 4 Amid Extreme Heat
Following the tragic deaths of 28 peacocks at Delhi's Palam Air Force station, the forest department has implemented measures to mitigate further losses and asked for weekly monitoring and frequent checks.
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Delhi Power Demand Reaches All-Time High Of 8.6 Gigawatts Amid Extreme Heat
As searing temperatures reaching up to 47 degrees Celsius continue to boil Delhi, the capital's electricity usage has reached an incredible peak of 8,647 MW today, its highest-ever peak power demand.
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Watch: Woman Distributes Buttermilk To Workers Toiling In Extreme Heat, Internet Thanks Her
In the video, Ms Sharma visits a construction site in the national capital and asks workers if they would like to have some buttermilk.
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Arvind Kejriwal Seeks BJP's Help As Delhi Water Crisis Deepens Amid Extreme Heat
As Delhi battles a severe water crisis amid rising temperatures, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday made an appeal to the Centre and the BJP to urge the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to help Delhi meet its water demands,
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Cities Worst Hit By Heatwaves, Say Experts, Warn Of Hotter Days
Extreme temperatures across India are having their worst impact in the country's teeming megacities, experts said Thursday, warning that the heat is fast becoming a public health crisis.
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What Is Eye Stroke Caused By Extreme Heat? Can It Lead To Loss Of Vision?
Delhi has been battling a severe heatwave over the last two weeks. While Mungeshpur, on the city's northwestern fringes, saw the mercury touching 52.9 degrees Celsius, a person died in a city hospital due to heatstroke.
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Delhi's Electricity Demand Breaches 8.3 GigaWatt For The First Time Ever
The extreme summer heat in Delhi pushed its peak power demand to an all-time high of 8,302 MW on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
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Heatwave To Continue In Parts Of Northwest India For Another 5 Days: Weather Office
The extreme heat crippling large parts of northwest India will continue for another five days, with Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh predicted to bear the maximum impact.
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Extreme Heat To Scorch India During Election Period
The weather office has forecast more days of heat wave this summer in many areas of central, northern plains and southern India.
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Delhi Reveals Heat Action Plan: No Schools In Afternoon, Curb On Non-Essential Water Use
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which prepared the plan and submitted it to the Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to help keep the indoors cooler.
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School Timings To Change During Summer? Delhi Has This Proposal
Delhi will alter school timings, suspend non-essential water use and survey vulnerable locations daily to mitigate the impact of extreme heat on susceptible populations in peak summers, according to the city's new heat action plan.
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Extreme Temperatures Create "Heat Islands" Around Delhi, NASA Shares Pic
In the midst of extremely hot weather conditions in India, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently shared an image showing "heat islands" in and around Delhi.
