New Zealand summer heatwave sets all-time record
Wellington - New Zealand has sweltered through its hottest summer on record and can expect more of the same if climate change continues unabated, the government's scientific agency said on Tuesday.
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Global Climate Risk Index 2021
The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). Human impacts (fatalities)
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Heat wave in Kenya a sign of battles of the future
Dennis Musyoka was singing in a choir in Kitui, a town 180km east of Nairobi, last Sunday when he suddenly collapsed and died. On Wednesday, a pathologist confirmed that the second-year student at the
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Heat Wave Forces Early Vacation in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Government on Monday declared an early summer vacation for schools as the blistering conditions prevailing across the State showed no sign of a let-up while the predictions for
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Anatomy of Indian heatwaves
<p>India suffers from major heatwaves during March-June. The rising trend of number of intense heatwaves in recent decades has been vaguely attributed to global warming. Since the heat waves have a serious
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Maharashtra set for action plan to tackle heat wave impact
Pune: Nagpur and Chandrapur will get the first heat action plan in Maharashtra by March 15, but in view of the rising temperatures, other districts will also receive similar plans to help them cope during
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Caught behind: climate change, extreme heat and the Boxing Day Test
The Melbourne Boxing Day Test may have to be played at night or moved away from Christmas to November or March as the number of extreme heat days rises over coming decades, a new report says. The analysis
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South Africa: Gauteng Braces for Record-Breaking Heatwave
Gauteng is set for a record-breaking heatwave on Thursday with temperatures expected to surpass 40°C in some areas. According to the South African Weather Service, people in Johannesburg should gear
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Natural disasters increasingly linked to climate change, new report warns
Extreme weather events such as Hurricane Harvey are increasingly being linked to climate change in scientific studies Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Climate change is increasing the risk of extreme weather
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South Africa: Heatwave Expected to Continue
A heatwave experienced throughout large parts of the country was expected to continue until Tuesday, according to the SA Weather Service. It forecast on Monday morning that heatwave conditions with
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Heatwaves: Farms hit as India accounts for half of global labour loss
India experienced an additional 40 million heatwave exposure events in 2016 as compared to 2012, raising concerns over a “dangerous surge” in negative health impacts, according to a new study. A heatwave
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Heat wave claims 2 lives in Karnal
Two persons died due to heat wave in the district today. Several people have been reportedly shifted to city hospitals due to heat stroke. Dr Rajiv Gupta of Amritdhara Hospital said 50-year-old Lakha
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Ten people die, 1,400 rushed to hospital amid heat wave
Ten people died and around 1,400 people were taken by ambulance to hospitals nationwide due to heatstroke or heat exhaustion, a tally showed Saturday, as temperatures soared across much of Japan. The
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India tops list of countries affected by climate change
The recently released Global Climate Risk Index 2018 report has put India amongst the sixth most vulnerable countries after Haiti, Zimbabwe, Fiji, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. The report, recently released in
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2017 to be among three hottest years in history
It is likely that 2017 will be one of the three hottest years on record, with many high-impact incidents, including catastrophic hurricanes and floods, debilitating heat waves and drought. Long-term
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Rs 1.5 lakh for Andhra Pradesh heat wave victims
Hyderabad: AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday announced an ex gratia of Rs 1.5 lakh to families of those who died in the heatwave recently. He said the government will pay Rs 1 lakh from
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Climate change and heat-induced mortality in India
This report focuses on the changing climate. India experienced its second-longest heatwave, with temperatures reaching 50.8 °C. July 2019 was the hottest month on record globally. Record-breaking warmth
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Heat wave continues in NCR, likely thunderstorm on Thursday
The maximum temperature is expected to fluctuate between 40 and 44 degree Celsius in the next two days. There was no respite from the blistering heat in the national capital with the minimum temperature
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Hottest day in Jammu with 44.5 degrees Celsius
Heat wave to continue for another week: Met officials Grueling heat wave will continue for another week or so in most parts of Jammu region as Monsoon is not likely to reach here before June 17. In
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Catalyzing farmers’ irrigation investments: recommendations to scale sustainable rural transformation
Smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) number around 33 million, represent 80% of all farms in the region, and contribute up to 90% of food production in some SSA countries (Wiggins and Keats, 2013).