India could soon experience heat waves that could break human survivability limit: World Bank report
New Delhi/IBNS: Severe heat waves responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency that could soon lead to the country experiencing the same beyond human survivability limit, according to a new report by the World Bank.
Heatwaves to impact almost every child on earth by 2050: UNICEF report
New York: Heatwaves have become an unavoidable health hazard for many nations, but new data indicates that they are set to affect virtually every child on earth by 2050, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday.
UN relief chief appeals for concerted action to tackle deadly heatwave threat
Heatwaves already kill thousands of people every year and they risk overwhelming the world’s aid response, unless action is taken to mitigate climate change, the UN’s emergency relief chief said on Monday.
Italy's bracing for hottest year
Rome: First seven months of the present year in Italy registered the highest temperatures, signalling that this might be the hottest recorded year.
Environment Canada issues heat warning in Ontario
Toronto/IBNS: A heat warning remains in effect on Wednesday for southern and parts of northern Ontario, Environment Canada has said.
Heatwave conditions likely in Telangana in next 24 hours: Met
Hyderabad/UNI: Heatwave conditions could prevail at isolated places in Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda and Suryapet districts of Telangana during the next 24 hours, Meteorological Centre said on Saturday.
Dust storm, light rain likely in Delhi
New Delhi, May 16 (UNI) After breaching an unprecedented heatwave condition in the capital, recording 49 degrees Celsius a day back, the MeT on Monday forecast dust storms and light rain for Delhi that will likely bring the mercury down in the week ahead. The maximum temperature was likely to hover around 41 degrees, as per the India Meteorological Department.
Extreme heat impacting millions across India and Pakistan
New York: With extreme heat gripping large parts of India and Pakistan, the two countries are working to roll out life-saving health action plans to combat the heatwave, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
Delhi records hottest April in 72 years amid intense heatwave
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital recorded the second hottest April in 72 years with a monthly average maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius amid massive heatwaves across the country.
Delhi witnesses hottest April day in 12 years, Gurgaon records temperature above 45 degrees
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid a massive heatwave building up in northwest India, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 43.5 degrees, the highest in April in 12 years.
Heatwave conditions prevail in west Rajasthan and Delhi
Pune/UNI: Heatwave conditions observed in isolated pockets over west Rajasthan and Delhi.
Heat wave returns even though night temperature below normal in Kashmir
Srinagar/UNI: Heat wave returned due to surge in the maximum temperature even though night remains slightly cold after maximum temperature settled below normal in the Kashmir valley.
Record-breaking ‘pressure-cooker’ heatwave hits Canada, US northwest
New York: A "pressure-cooker" heatwave that's broken temperature records twice in 48 hours in the US northwest and western Canada is being mirrored across large parts of the northern hemisphere, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Canada registering unprecedented heatwave, several dead
Ottawa: An unprecedented heatwave, which is smashing all temperature records, has left several people dead in Canada, media reports said on Wednesday.
Rajasthan sizzles at 48.9 degrees Celsius; severe heat wave across north and west India
Pune, June 3 (UNI): In view of the deepening of cross equatorial winds up to the parts of south Arabian sea and further to the north over Bay of Bengal along with persistent cloudiness, the southwest monsoon has further advanced into southernmost parts of Arabian sea, some more parts of Maldives-Comorin area, as well as southwest, southeast, and east coast of Bay of Bengal.