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Temperatures Breach 52 Degree Mark In Pakistan's Sindh, Highest This Summer
Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh, the highest reading of the summer and close to the country's record high amid an ongoing heatwave, the met office said on Monday.
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Climate Change Is Making India and Pakistan Heat More Intense
Climate change made the extreme temperatures that baked north-west India and Pakistan in April and May over 100 times more likely and also increased the chances that such heat waves will occur more frequently by the end of the century.
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Pakistan To Double Hydroelectric Output To Meet Power Shortage: Report
Pakistan will double its hydroelectric output in the next seven years to meet its perennial power shortage and address the soaring electricity prices, a media report said on Saturday.
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No Electricity For 18 Hours In Parts Of Pakistan Amid Worsening Heat Wave
An acute energy crisis in Pakistan has worsened prolonged power outages in the country, as small business owners struggle to continue work in the face of soaring temperatures, reported local media.
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Pak Take Steps To Prevent Last Year-Like Heatwave Catastrophe
In a bid to prevent last year-like catastrophe when several people died due to an intense heatwave, Pakistan's Meteorological Department has made arrangements to counter freak weather patterns by avoiding random power cuts and issuing weather advisories before hand.
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Majority of Pakistan Heatwave Victims Were Homeless, Says Minister
Nearly two-thirds of the victims of a killer heatwave that swept southern Pakistan last week were homeless people, a minister said today, as the death toll in Karachi reached over 1,200.
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Pakistan Heat Wave Eases After More Than 1,150 Die
Sea breezes brought cooler temperatures today to ease a heat wave that killed more than 1,150 people over a week around Pakistan's teeming port city of Karachi during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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Deadly Pakistan Heatwave Shows Signs of Easing
A deadly heatwave that has killed nearly 700 people in southern Pakistan showed signs of easing today, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi.
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Death Toll From Pakistan Heatwave Rises to Over 450, Say Officials
More than 450 people have now died from a three-day heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said today, as medics battled to treat victims after a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
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Heat Wave Kills Around 400 People in Karachi
An intense heatwave sweeping across Pakistan's southern Sindh province has killed around 400 people, including women and children, in the capital Karachi, prompting the army to step in to help victims of the worst heatstroke that has hit the country in more than a decade.
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Temperatures Breach 52 Degree Mark In Pakistan's Sindh, Highest This Summer
Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh, the highest reading of the summer and close to the country's record high amid an ongoing heatwave, the met office said on Monday.
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Climate Change Is Making India and Pakistan Heat More Intense
Climate change made the extreme temperatures that baked north-west India and Pakistan in April and May over 100 times more likely and also increased the chances that such heat waves will occur more frequently by the end of the century.
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Pakistan To Double Hydroelectric Output To Meet Power Shortage: Report
Pakistan will double its hydroelectric output in the next seven years to meet its perennial power shortage and address the soaring electricity prices, a media report said on Saturday.
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No Electricity For 18 Hours In Parts Of Pakistan Amid Worsening Heat Wave
An acute energy crisis in Pakistan has worsened prolonged power outages in the country, as small business owners struggle to continue work in the face of soaring temperatures, reported local media.
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Pak Take Steps To Prevent Last Year-Like Heatwave Catastrophe
In a bid to prevent last year-like catastrophe when several people died due to an intense heatwave, Pakistan's Meteorological Department has made arrangements to counter freak weather patterns by avoiding random power cuts and issuing weather advisories before hand.
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Majority of Pakistan Heatwave Victims Were Homeless, Says Minister
Nearly two-thirds of the victims of a killer heatwave that swept southern Pakistan last week were homeless people, a minister said today, as the death toll in Karachi reached over 1,200.
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Pakistan Heat Wave Eases After More Than 1,150 Die
Sea breezes brought cooler temperatures today to ease a heat wave that killed more than 1,150 people over a week around Pakistan's teeming port city of Karachi during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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Deadly Pakistan Heatwave Shows Signs of Easing
A deadly heatwave that has killed nearly 700 people in southern Pakistan showed signs of easing today, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi.
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Death Toll From Pakistan Heatwave Rises to Over 450, Say Officials
More than 450 people have now died from a three-day heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said today, as medics battled to treat victims after a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
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Heat Wave Kills Around 400 People in Karachi
An intense heatwave sweeping across Pakistan's southern Sindh province has killed around 400 people, including women and children, in the capital Karachi, prompting the army to step in to help victims of the worst heatstroke that has hit the country in more than a decade.
