Severe heat wave gripped most parts of Gujarat with temperatures in several parts of the state crossing 43 degrees Celsius prompting the city administration here to issue warning people to take precautionary measures while venturing out in the sun. Heat wave has gripped most of North Gujarat, Kutch and Rajkot, …
Chennai: When a mystery kidney disease killed more than 20,000 people in Central America over the course of a decade, it set alarm bells ringing in several tropical countries including India. The victims had similar profiles: They were young, their work involved hard labour and long hours in the sun. …
Even as heavy rain and landslides force cancellation of trains between Guwahati and Silchar The mercury level remained above 40 degrees Celsius in 13 places of Odisha on Wednesday with Sonepur the hottest place at 44.2 degrees C, while the sunstroke toll remained at 14. The number of alleged sunstroke …
Temperatures ranged between 43-46ºC in these districts with Ramagundam recording the highest. Hyderabad: Forty-one heat wave related deaths were reported on Tuesday in the state, taking the toll for the summer to 219. Meanwhile, four people died after being struck by lightening, including one person in Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad. Nalgonda …
Temperatures across India have been rising on an average of 0.7 degrees every decade with 2016 the hottest so far. These guidelines prepared by the National Disaster Management Authority will facilitate the stakeholders in preparing and implementing an effective heat wave management and action plan. It is expected that extreme …
Bhubaneswar: India Meteorology Department (IMD) on Thursday issued severe heatwave warning in coastal Odisha as temperature started soaring again after a slight drop. Met office warned hotter days as most part of the region will witness temperature five degrees above normal in the next few days. Bhubaneswar was one of …
Heat wave sweeping across the district since last week has adversely affected general lives in Bardiya. With the temperature rising to up to 43 degree Celsius, the heat wave continues to get worse. Rickshaw-pullers, laborers, students, and local service seekers are the worst hit due to such intolerable heat. Locals …
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 next one week are not encouraging either. The classes, which had been suspended till April 26 due to the …
At least eight people have been killed and thousands of houses damaged in gales and hailstones that have lashed Myanmar, according to media reports. Six people were killed and two children were missing in the townships of Sintgaing and Kyaukse after flash flooding on 22 April, the state-run Global New …
Europe faces multiple climate hazards in the coming decades. Changes in climatic conditions across the continent could lead to increased events of heat and cold waves, river and coastal floods, droughts, wildfires and windstorms, especially in the south-western regions, according to a recent study. The study, published in the journal …
NEW DELHI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Flooding in India's northeastern state of Assam has affected nearly 100,000 people, officials said Monday. On Sunday officials said two people died in the state. "One person died in Tinsukia district due to hailstorm, while as another person was swept away in Charaideo," an …
Ahmedabad: Most parts of Gujarat continued to face hot and humid weather on Wednesday. Such climatic condition is likely to prevail over the state for the next one week, as per India Meteorological Department. According to the IMD website, the state will continue to witness the heat wave like condition …
Officials acknowledge few fatalities, do not provide relief. Hyderabad: Over 150 heat-related deaths have been reported in the state in two months, but not even 30 families have received compensation. Officials continue to insist on a police FIR and post-mortem report to award compensation despite a government circular against it. …
Heat waves and the consequent heat stress of urban populations have a growing relevance in urban risk management and strategies of urban adaptation to climate change. In this context, social science studies on subjective experiencing of heat as stress by urban citizens are a new emerging field. To contribute to …
VIENNA – Natural disasters have caused more than $7 trillion in economic damage worldwide since 1900, with floods and storms accounting for nearly 60 percent of the total, researchers said Monday. The death toll from such natural calamities — which also include earthquakes, volcanoes, droughts, heat waves and wildfires — …
Bringing drought and increased temperatures, climate change has been widely portrayed as a force that will leave staple food crops struggling in many areas where they are grown today. But a new study has shown that increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may actually lead to greater yields …
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 effect on human mortality, root causes of these heatwaves need to be clarified. Based on the observed patterns …
BHUBANESWAR: There is no relief in sight from the blistering heat as mercury showed a gradual rise across the interior and western districts on Monday. As many as 19 stations of the State reported 40 degree-plus temperature as the sunstroke death toll rose to 24 on the day. With the …
NEW DELHI - Heatwave in two southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has killed at least 111 people, officials said Saturday. The mercury in the twin states has gone up to 45 degrees Celsius. "While 66 people died in Telangana, 45 lost their lives in Andhra Pradesh due to …
At a time when environmentalists have forecast a severe heat wave in the metropolis this summer, others are ruthlessly chopping down trees for commercial benefits. The greenbelt at Shaheed-e-Millat road near Bahadurabad Intersection bears a sorry sight after around 70 trees were recently cut down in front of a multi-storey …
