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Increasing Global Heatwave Hotspots Defy Climate Model Predictions
Heatwave hotspots exceeding climate models are emerging globally, with regions like northwestern Europe, central China, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest witnessing record-breaking extremes. Recent findings reveal jet stream wobbles, vegetation drying, and atmospheric patterns driving these anomalies. Notable impacts include wildfires, crop failures, ...
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India Aim To Take Advantage Of UAE's 'Heat Wave' In Women's T20 World Cup
Weariness of the UAE pitches and the conditions are likely to play into favour of India's spin-heavy squad.
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Bumble Bees Suffering From Loss of Smell After Heat Waves Struck the Planet Last Year, Finds Study
Extreme heat waves are not only a growing threat to humans but also to vital pollinators like bumble bees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that heat waves can significantly impair bumble bees' ability to detect the scents of flowers they depend on for food. This discovery raises concerns about the potentia...
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Over 60 Million Americans Under Alert As Heatwave Hits US
A heat wave brought record-high temperatures to US Midwest states this week, with more than 60 million people included in alerts over the conditions.
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Antarctica Experiences Exceptionally Long Heatwave, Says Research Body
Antarctica, the world's coldest continent, is experiencing an exceptionally long heatwave during its winter, according to Britain's national polar research institute.
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7 Dead, 3 Missing After Heavy Rain, Floods Hit China: Report
China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rains battering swathes of the country and many regions enduring sweltering heat waves, is by far the world's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases says scientists.
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Kashmir Records Highest July Temperatures In 25 Years Amid Scorching Heat
Kashmir has been reeling under intense heat wave with several places in the valley recording their highest July temperature in 25 years on Sunday.
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Humanity Suffering From "Extreme Heat Epidemic": UN Chief
Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change.
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India's Electricity Demand May Surge By 8% This Year: Report
With demand for electricity in India expected to surge by a massive 8% this year, the world's demand is rising at its fastest rate in years, driven by robust economic growth, intense heat waves and uptake of technologies that run on electricity.
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Father, Daughter Die At National Park In US After Running Out Of Water In Extreme Heat
By the time the pair was found, they were already dead, according to the National Park Service.
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Heatwave Grips Kashmir, Srinagar Was Hotter Than Kolkata On Tuesday
Kashmir is currently under the grip of a heat wave with day temperatures at various places soaring to record-high, even as some respite is likely ahead this week, officials said on Wednesday.
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5 Billion People Suffered Extreme Heat In June, 619 Million In India Alone
Nearly five billion people globally, including 619 million from India, experienced climate-change-driven extreme heat over nine days in June, according to a new analysis by an independent group of scientists based in the US.
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Delhi Firefighters Overloaded By Rising Fire Cases Amid Scorching Heatwave
Indervir Singh has worked for the Delhi Fire Services for 32 years but he can't recall responding to as many fires as this summer.
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Opinion | Delhi Heat Crisis Is Behind Us. It's Time To Forget About It, Again
Delhi has a habit of slinking into complacency when 'terrible' becomes just a notch better and gets categorised as 'bad'.
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India Reports Over 40,000 Suspected Heatstroke Cases This Summer
India heatwave death toll: India recorded more than 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases this summer as a prolonged heatwave killed more than 100 people across the country.
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Increasing Global Heatwave Hotspots Defy Climate Model Predictions
Heatwave hotspots exceeding climate models are emerging globally, with regions like northwestern Europe, central China, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest witnessing record-breaking extremes. Recent findings reveal jet stream wobbles, vegetation drying, and atmospheric patterns driving these anomalies. Notable impacts include wildfires, crop failures, ...
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India Aim To Take Advantage Of UAE's 'Heat Wave' In Women's T20 World Cup
Weariness of the UAE pitches and the conditions are likely to play into favour of India's spin-heavy squad.
-
Bumble Bees Suffering From Loss of Smell After Heat Waves Struck the Planet Last Year, Finds Study
Extreme heat waves are not only a growing threat to humans but also to vital pollinators like bumble bees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that heat waves can significantly impair bumble bees' ability to detect the scents of flowers they depend on for food. This discovery raises concerns about the potentia...
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Over 60 Million Americans Under Alert As Heatwave Hits US
A heat wave brought record-high temperatures to US Midwest states this week, with more than 60 million people included in alerts over the conditions.
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Antarctica Experiences Exceptionally Long Heatwave, Says Research Body
Antarctica, the world's coldest continent, is experiencing an exceptionally long heatwave during its winter, according to Britain's national polar research institute.
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7 Dead, 3 Missing After Heavy Rain, Floods Hit China: Report
China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rains battering swathes of the country and many regions enduring sweltering heat waves, is by far the world's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases says scientists.
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Kashmir Records Highest July Temperatures In 25 Years Amid Scorching Heat
Kashmir has been reeling under intense heat wave with several places in the valley recording their highest July temperature in 25 years on Sunday.
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Humanity Suffering From "Extreme Heat Epidemic": UN Chief
Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change.
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India's Electricity Demand May Surge By 8% This Year: Report
With demand for electricity in India expected to surge by a massive 8% this year, the world's demand is rising at its fastest rate in years, driven by robust economic growth, intense heat waves and uptake of technologies that run on electricity.
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Father, Daughter Die At National Park In US After Running Out Of Water In Extreme Heat
By the time the pair was found, they were already dead, according to the National Park Service.
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Heatwave Grips Kashmir, Srinagar Was Hotter Than Kolkata On Tuesday
Kashmir is currently under the grip of a heat wave with day temperatures at various places soaring to record-high, even as some respite is likely ahead this week, officials said on Wednesday.
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5 Billion People Suffered Extreme Heat In June, 619 Million In India Alone
Nearly five billion people globally, including 619 million from India, experienced climate-change-driven extreme heat over nine days in June, according to a new analysis by an independent group of scientists based in the US.
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Delhi Firefighters Overloaded By Rising Fire Cases Amid Scorching Heatwave
Indervir Singh has worked for the Delhi Fire Services for 32 years but he can't recall responding to as many fires as this summer.
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Opinion | Delhi Heat Crisis Is Behind Us. It's Time To Forget About It, Again
Delhi has a habit of slinking into complacency when 'terrible' becomes just a notch better and gets categorised as 'bad'.
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India Reports Over 40,000 Suspected Heatstroke Cases This Summer
India heatwave death toll: India recorded more than 40,000 suspected heatstroke