Heat wave swallows 50 alive in Chicago
As many as 50-people died in Chicago in a 24-hour period from the brutal heat wave gripping much of the country, Mayor Richard Daley's office said on Saturday.That number of deaths in Chicago would
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Hot summers produce more baby boys
If the summer brings unusually hot spells, look out for a boom in baby boys next spring. According to a scientist in Germany, boys are more likely to be conceived just after a heat wave, while
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Record heat wave continues to bake US for tenth day
The record heat wave that has been baking the central United States continued into its 10th straight day on Wednesday, as authorities around the country blamed 50 deaths on the weather.The brutal
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Heat wave in Russia set off forest fires
A record-breaking heat wave in Russia, which has ruined crops in many regions, has also unleashed a rash of fires, threatening this country with an ecological catastrophe.About 15,000 forest fires
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AP heat toll rises to 18
The death toll in the current heat wave prevailing in Andhra Pradesh mounted to 18 with a senior assistant in Pulichintala project dying of sunstroke at Satyanpalli, about 40 km from Guntur on
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Orissa panel to study heat wave
Orissa Government has decided to constitute an expert panel to study the sudden rise in mercury level leading to heat wave conditions in the State. It may also engage the services of some scientific
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'Mayhem in May' claims 1,200 lives in Orissa
After floods, cyclones, tornadoes and drought, the disaster-prone Orissa woke up to a new calamity to contend with this summer, the killer heat wave which turned the State into a burning cauldron.
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7 die in Nepal heat wave
A heat wave in southern Nepal killed at least seven persons. The victims include six students in Kapilbastu district and a soldier who collapsed during training in Rupendehi
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Deforestation cause of heat wave, say environmentalists
After floods, cyclones, tornadoes and drought, disaster-prone Orissa woke up to a new calamity this summer - the killer heat wave which turned the State into a burning cauldron. Environmentalists and
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Voluntary body seeks revival of green cover
With the unofficial death toll due to heat wave crossing the 800-mark, the Bhubaneswar Environment Protection Council, a voluntary body, has proposed to revive the forest cover in the state
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Orissa forests may disappear
The debilitating heat wave sweeping across Orissa for the last one week has once again brought to focus the destruction of the forest cover in the state at an alarming rate during the last 10 years.
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Heat wave toll is 1,782
At least 285 more people have died raising the toll in the month-long tormenting heat wave to 1,782, even as temperatures fell in coastal areas of the worst-hit
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'Bandh' in Cuttack over heatwave
Cuttack, the commercial capital of Orissa, on Sunday experienced a virtual bandh as the toll in the current heat wave rose to 100 with reports of 50 more people succumbing deaths from different parts
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Orissa heat wave toll mounts to 59
The death toll in the severe heat wave blowing across Orissa, particularly the western belt, has risen to 59 during the last three days, according to reports received from different districts.
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Heat wave claims 134 lives
The blazing sun continued to torment the north, parts of western and southern regions affecting normal life, as the heat wave claimed 56 more lives pushing the toll across the country to
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Ban on fishing in Kuwait waters
A heat wave in Kuwait with temperatures in the shade soaring to more than 50 degrees Celcius is to blame for the death of 600 tonnes of fish last week, the Environment Ministry officials have said.
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Heat wave in Australia
A heat wave across Queensland state has contributed to the deaths of five elderly people, an ambulance officers said. Temperatures in major centres in central, western and northern Queensland are
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China's dust storms are choking Seoul
School was called off throughout much of this sprawling city because of inclement weather. It was not a freak spring snowstorm a heat wave or torrential rains. Rather it was an immense cloud of dust
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State in grip of severe heat wave
The whole Madhya Pradesh state is in grip of severe heat waves. the temperatures in the northern parts of the state and Mahakaushal has topped 41 degrees Celsius. Khajuraho recorded the state's high
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North India reels under heat wave, 8 die in Rajasthan
Several parts of North India today groaned under a blistering heat wave. Hisar was the hottest place in Punjab and Haryana with the mercury touching 46.2 degrees Celsius, while Amritsar recorded 41.2