Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan 2017
The 2017 Heat Action Plan is a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in Ahmedabad. The Plan presents immediate and longer-term actions to increase preparedness,
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Deaths Due to Heatwaves, 25/06/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Deaths Due to Heatwaves, 25/06/2019. The data on deaths due to heatwave is not being maintained centrally by this Ministry. However, as per the information received from
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Delhi’s sweet spot: 25°C to 31°C
Study says power demand doesn’t rise with increase in temperature in this range The Centre for Science and Environment, in a study which is to be released on Thursday, has found that there is a temperature
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Region reels under severe heat wave
The region continued to sizzle under severe heat wave with mercury levels settling above 40 degrees Celsius in several parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday. Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature
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Heat wave conditions revive in Rajasthan, Barmer hottest at 44.8 degrees Celsius
After prolonged respite from the blistering heat conditions mercury took an upward swing and heat wave conditions revived in the state. Barmer remained hottest in the state recording a maximum temperature
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No Drought Alert Yet, But Centre Warns of Deficit Rainfall
The Centre has asked states to brace for deficit rainfall this season, although the weather office has stuck to its forecast of normal monsoon. The suggestion came at the Centre’s first meeting on drought
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Heat wave‚ diseases hit people in all regions
With soaring temperatures, Tarai is in the grip of a heat wave. At least three persons have died due to extreme hot weather in the last three weeks in Rautahat district alone. Scores of people
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New York power demand to reach 2016 high during heat wave on Monday
Demand for power in New York state on Monday will top Friday's high for 2016 as consumers crank up their air conditioners to escape a heat wave. The New York Independent System Operator (ISO), which
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Climate investment opportunities in India's cooling sector
India’s cooling strategy can simultaneously mitigate the heat related risks on lives and livelihoods, lower carbon emissions, and position India as a global hub for green cooling manufacturing. Severe
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India's killer heat wave
Nearly 2,000 people in the country have lost their lives to heat wave this summer. As these numbers continue to soar and experts debate on what lies ahead, a look at possible answers to questions that
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Spiritual leaders join hands to save environment
Various spiritual leaders and Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi shall join an initiative for environment protection on June 5, marked as the World Environment Day, an official said on Monday. The initiative
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Heatwave conditions to continue for 2 more days, subside gradually: IMD
Large parts of the country witnessed severe heatwave over the last week with temperatures even reaching 50 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan Heatwave conditions are likely to continue over north Indian
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Heat wave condition aggravates in Rajasthan; Barmer records 46.8°C
Heat waves aggravated in Rajasthan on Tuesday when majority of the places in the state recorded maximum temperature on or above 41 degree Celsius. Barmer remained the hottest in the state with a maximum
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Odisha: Intense heat wave kills 17
Bhubaneswar: Nearly 17 people have died in Odisha due to a heat wave. The state government has confirmed two such deaths and the causes of the rest of the deaths are under verification. In most parts of
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Heatwave in striking distance of capital
New Delhi: A severe heatwave is set to hit Delhi and its neighbouring regions which, according to IMD, is likely to push the maximum temperature to 45 degrees Celsius in the next 48 hours. On Wednesday,
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3 dead among 490 rushed to hospitals in Japan's heat wave
Three people died as about 490 were taken to hospitals due to heat stroke or heat exhaustion Thursday, a Kyodo News tally showed, as temperatures soared across much of Japan. At 929 observation points
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Heat wave vulnerability mapping for India
<p>Assessing geographic variability in heat wave vulnerability forms the basis for planning appropriate targeted adaptation strategies. Given several recent deadly heatwaves in India, heat is increasingly
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Heat wave intensifies in Odisha, Sonepur records 42.6 degree C
Heat wave intensified in Odisha on Tuesday with the mercury soaring above 41 degree Celsius at around a dozen places in western region with Sonepur recording the hottest at 42.6 degree C. Titlagarh
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Heat wave continues in valley
While Kashmir valley reels under prevalent heat wave Srinagar recorded the hottest day of this season on Sunday. According to state meteorological department a maximum temperature of 33.5 degrees Celsius
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Heat wave tests Southern California's power grid amid gas shortage
California's power grid operators warned homes and businesses on Monday to conserve electricity as rising demand for air conditioning stoked by a record-setting heat wave across the U.S. Southwest tested