Heat wave to continue across northwest and Central India till Sunday, says Met department

The National Capital Region, however, is not likely to find respite from the heat till May 29, the weather forecasters added.

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Pakistan: Karachi heatwave kills at least 65 in three days, says welfare organisation

But government officials dismissed the claim, saying no one has died of heat stroke in the city during that period.

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· May 22, 2018 · 03:57 pm

IMD issues heat wave warning for Rajasthan, Vidarbha for two days

Most parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Telangana had temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius on Sunday.

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· Apr 29, 2018 · 07:25 pm

Heatwave expected to continue in Mumbai, surrounding areas on Monday

The city on Sunday recorded a maximum temperature of 41 degrees Celsius, which is the hottest day in March since 2011.

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· Mar 26, 2018 · 08:32 am

Maharashtra: IMD issues heatwave warning for Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts

The temperature is likely to touch 38 degrees Celsius, six degrees above normal.

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· Feb 28, 2018 · 08:55 pm

‘They basically boil’: Bats drop dead in Australia as scorching heat fries their brains

‘It would be like standing in the middle of a sandpit with no shade,’ said an official at an NGO that looks after the animals.

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· Jan 10, 2018 · 01:47 pm

How a timely alert helped Karachi cool a deadly heatwave threat

This was the first warning of its kind issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

Saleem Shaikh, Thomas Reuters Foundation

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Sughra Tunio, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Nov 13, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Wet jute sacks, grass mats: How some of India’s poorest cope as they face rising temperatures

Facing worsening heatwaves is hitting the poor, increasing the risk of heat-related ailments.

Manipadma Jena, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Sep 26, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Delhi records hottest day in two years as mercury climbs to 47 degrees Celsius

Monday is likely to be tad better but relief will only come on June 6 in the form of thunderstorm and rain.

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· Jun 05, 2017 · 08:17 am

Facing fire: India’s poorest regions are the most vulnerable to heat waves

The ‘very high-risk areas’ are concentrated in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· May 23, 2017 · 07:30 am

Heat wave: Delhi swelters at 45 degrees Celsius on the hottest day in two years

Chennai also recorded its highest temperature this month on Monday, when the mercury jumped to 41.1 degrees Celsius.

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· May 16, 2017 · 10:38 am

Why India may be the world’s hottest region at the moment

Heat wave brought on by an anticyclone build-up is likely to dissipate soon.

Mridula Chari

· Apr 21, 2017 · 12:30 pm