Deforestation causing unprecedented heat wave
The Assam State has been reeling under an unprecedented heat wave for the past few days. With the clouds virtually disappearing from the city's skyline this correspondent today met a cross section of
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National heat wave toll crosses 700
The mercury inched lower. However, the toll of heat wave-related deaths continued to rise around the country and read 701 on
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Heat claims 104 more lives in AP
The continuing oppressive heat wave conditions in the state claimed 104 more lives on Wednesday with east and West Godavari districts alone accounting for 51
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Satellites help track disease epidemics
Satellite images of droughts, floods and heat waves are now helping scientists track and predict the spread of disease in the U.S. and around the globe. Using climate and vegetation data, biologists
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Thirst may drive animals out of the wild in search of water
Water scarcity in the forests of central Gujarat is likely to increase the chances of man-animal confrontation. The current heat wave and a severe summer spell have already turned many water bodies
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Six lakh poultry dead in 3 days
The severe heat wave sweeping across the Andhra Pradesh state for the last three days has claimed six lakh poultry birds in the last three
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Andhra heat wave toll rises to 622
The death toll in the heat wave in Andhra Pradesh has further risen to 622 till Thursday night, the State Relief Commissioner D C Roshaiah
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15 more heat wave deaths
The heat wave continued its spell over South Bengal for the third consecutive day, claiming another 15 lives over the past 24
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500 jaundice cases in Chhattisgarh
A women died and nearly 500 people have taken ill with jaundice due to intake of contaminated water and the severe heat wave in Rajnandagaon district of
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Blazing sun claims 1020 lives
The scorching heat wave sweeping across Andhra Pradesh for the past fortnight claimed 136 lives, taking the death toll to 1020. Mercury levels in major towns touched alarming levels, and officials
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When will the rain gods open up?
Delayed monsoon has hit thousands of farmers not only all over the country but also in Karnataka. As many as 9 States are experiencing drought. Combine these facts with the heat wave that has
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Extreme weather events may rise
Extreme weather events are being reported worldover with about 1,400 people dying in India this year due to heat wave, according to the World Meteorogical Organisation, which says the number and
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Heat wave a worldwide phenomenon
Indians were not alone when they recently passed through a season of searing heat wave conditions, with the temperatures peaking up to 49 per Celsius in several areas. According to World
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Storms in Europe fail to stop deadly heat
Flash storms hit parts of northern Europe on Monday but provided little relief from the punishing heat wave that has blanketed the Continent for more than a week with no signs of letting up. Rain
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Heat wave toll in France crosses 3,000
The morgues in France are overflowing. Gravediggers are working overtime and hospitals are working to full capacity. with over 3,000 persons dead as a result of the recent heat wave that is only just
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France rejects blame for heat-related deaths
The French government rejected blame Sunday for an estimated 3,000 deaths that occurred during a record-breaking heat wave, faulting the isolation of the elderly rather than the state health system
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Over 10,000 died in heat wave
Over 10,000 persons are feared to have perished int he heat wave that held France in a vice-like grip for two weeks until mid-August, according to statistics issued on Wednesday. This doubles the
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Heated world: Is this freak weather or climate change?
Was the Andhra heat wave or the hot weather which has sapped Europe, just a freak weather event or a sign of climate change? R K Pachauri, chairman of the inter-governmental panel on climate change
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Heat in Europe may have killed 20000
As temperatures begin cooling throughout Europe thanks to rain, the number of people who may have died in this summer's heat wave is being put between 15000 and 20000. In France, where about, 10000
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Climate has changed
Admits the World Meteorological Organization