State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Heat Waves
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No respite from heat: Titlagarh boils at 46.2
FUN GROUNDS MERCURY: Unmindful of the prevailing heat conditions, these children are having fun in Bhubaneswar on Monday. BHUBANESWAR: There was no sign of any let up in the sweltering conditions across the State though some parts experienced thunder squalls on Monday. Instead, the mercury rose on the hot plate of Orissa with Titlagarh recording a new high of the season - 46.2 degree Celsius.
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Met predicts heat wave in Hyderabad
May 11: The city meteorological centre has predicted heat wave conditions in parts of Telangana including Hyderabad. Strong north-westerly winds and dry air from the Thar desert is leading to rise in temperature in the state. The maximum temperatures rose at one or two places over Rayalaseema and changed a little over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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Orissa heat wave toll rises to 31
BHUBANESWAR:The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 31 Monday, an official said. "The death toll due to heat wave has risen to 31," Manoranjan Chaudhury, officer on special duty in the state revenue control room, told IANS.
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Heat wave delays tiger relocation to Sariska
Unrelenting heat wave in North India has put a halt on Rajasthan government
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Heat wave kills 12, Delhi is at 44.2C
Searing heat continued to scorch the plains of north India as temperatures remained above 40 degrees Celsius. In Delhi, the maximum temperature Friday was 44.2
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Heat wave cripples Marathwada
Aurangabad: The entire Marathwada region is in the grip of a blistering heat wave. The average summer temperature of the eight districts in the region is normally in the range of 34 to 38 degree Celsius. However, this year, mercury has soared between 40 to 45 degrees Celcius--six to eight degrees above normal.
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Heat wave may singe crops, send veggie prices zooming
New Delhi: Political parties wondered about the impact of the heat wave on the third phase of the parliamentary polls and electrical appliance sellers rubbed their hands in glee as the weather reports promised a prolonged spell cutting across most parts of the country.
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Killer heatwave sweeps across Orissa, worst in 11 years
Bhubaneshwar: Orissa is in the grip of a killer heatwave, possibly the worst since 1998, with the maximum temperature remaining over 40 degree Celsius for the past three weeks in most parts of the state.
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Govt launches awareness against possible heat stroke
On the advice of the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, the Directorate of Health Services has launched an awareness campaign to prevent possible heat stroke in the State.