Heatwave 2020

Tokyo Olympics: Japan's northern Hokkaido area, place for upcoming Olympic marathons and race walks, is battling a heatwave with temperatures going over 34 degrees Celsius last week.

Light rain and strong winds brought down the temperature in parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) for second day in a row today - a week after states in the country's northwestern plains recorded unusually high day temperatures.

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal today urged people suffering from serious ailments, underlying medical conditions, pregnant women, children and those above 65 years to travel in Shramik Special trains "only when necessary".

There will be no relief from the severe heatwave prevailing over parts of north and central India at least till Friday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast indicated today, adding that relief in the form of dust and thunderstorms was likely soon after.

A red heatwave warning was issued for Maharashtra's drought-prone Vidarbha district, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan, where Churu recorded a day temperature of 50 degrees Celsius - the second hottest day ever recorded in May since May 19, 2010. The meteorological department also issued a red rain alert for Assam, Meghala...

Japanese officials issued new warnings Monday as a deadly heatwave blankets the country, producing record high temperatures in Tokyo just two years before the city hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics.

The areas of the world hit by heatwaves are set to double in size by 2020 and continue to grow in coming decades, as heat-trapping greenhouse gases warm the global climate, scientists in Germany and Spain said on Thursday.

Tokyo Olympics: Japan's northern Hokkaido area, place for upcoming Olympic marathons and race walks, is battling a heatwave with temperatures going over 34 degrees Celsius last week.

Light rain and strong winds brought down the temperature in parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) for second day in a row today - a week after states in the country's northwestern plains recorded unusually high day temperatures.

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal today urged people suffering from serious ailments, underlying medical conditions, pregnant women, children and those above 65 years to travel in Shramik Special trains "only when necessary".

There will be no relief from the severe heatwave prevailing over parts of north and central India at least till Friday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast indicated today, adding that relief in the form of dust and thunderstorms was likely soon after.

A red heatwave warning was issued for Maharashtra's drought-prone Vidarbha district, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan, where Churu recorded a day temperature of 50 degrees Celsius - the second hottest day ever recorded in May since May 19, 2010. The meteorological department also issued a red rain alert for Assam, Meghala...

Japanese officials issued new warnings Monday as a deadly heatwave blankets the country, producing record high temperatures in Tokyo just two years before the city hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics.

The areas of the world hit by heatwaves are set to double in size by 2020 and continue to grow in coming decades, as heat-trapping greenhouse gases warm the global climate, scientists in Germany and Spain said on Thursday.