Heat Spike
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Summer spike: Are heart emergencies increasing during heatwaves? Experts answer
Health | Apr 27, 2026, 12:47 PM ISTHeatwaves are increasingly linked to a rise in heart emergencies, including heart attacks and strokes. Experts say dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and increased cardiac stress are key triggers. Early symptom recognition and simple preventive steps can help reduce risks.
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Heatwaves and hormones: Why women experience more hot flashes before summer
Health | Mar 10, 2026, 04:51 PM ISTAs temperatures rise before summer, many women experience increased hot flashes, anxiety and fatigue. Experts say hormonal fluctuations during perimenopause can make the body more sensitive to heat, affecting sleep, mood and energy levels.
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UP weather update: Temperatures to remain above normal from April to June due to intense heat waves
Uttar Pradesh | Apr 07, 2025, 08:51 AM ISTUP's Bundelkhand region, which covers seven districts of Jhansi and Chitrakootdham division, will bear the brunt of the heatwaves during this time.
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Heatwave in India: Sweltering temperatures push power demand to fresh high
India | May 24, 2024, 12:54 PM ISTWarm night conditions were observed in some parts of Punjab, Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh and West Rajasthan. Yesterday, the highest maximum temperature of over 48 degrees was reported in Rajasthan's Barmer.
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Rajasthan government cancels leave of medical personnel as heat stroke cases rise in state
Rajasthan | May 22, 2024, 09:54 AM ISTHeatwave in Rajasthan: ASHA workers have been instructed to make the general public aware of heat and heat stroke prevention by carrying out extensive information, education, and communication activities in Rajasthan.
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Tamil Nadu weather: Temperature likely to rise in coastal districts for next four days | READ
Tamil Nadu | Aug 02, 2023, 08:14 AM ISTTamil Nadu weather updates:A few districts like Madurai, Karur, Salem and Vellore might also witness an increase in the maximum temperature. They are likely to record around 38 degree Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius.
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Weather update: 90 per cent of India, entire Delhi in danger zone of 'heatwave' impacts | DETAILS
India | Apr 20, 2023, 09:46 AM ISTWeather update: Heatwaves claimed more than 17,000 lives in 50 years in India, according to a paper authored by M Rajeevan, former secretary of Ministry of Earth Sciences, along with scientists Kamaljit Ray, SS Ray, RK Giri and AP Dimri.
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India's peak 'power demand' touches all-time high as extreme heatwave sweeps country
India | Dec 27, 2022, 03:21 AM ISTThe demand for power has risen in April due to heatwave and people in different parts of the country are facing power cuts.
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At 43.5 degree Celsius, Delhi records hottest April day in 12 years
India | Apr 29, 2022, 07:56 AM ISTThe mercury leaped to 46 degrees Celsius at Sports Complex, making it the warmest place in the capital.
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Delhi records maximum temperature of 41.2 degrees Celsius
India | May 27, 2021, 10:11 PM ISTThe minimum temperature settled at 22.2 degrees Celsius, five notches below the season's average, while the humidity at 5:30 pm was 22 per cent, it said.
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Recent heat spike unlike anything in 11,000 years: Study
World | Mar 08, 2013, 03:06 PM ISTWashington, Mar 8: A new study looking at 11,000 years of climate temperatures shows the world in the middle of a dramatic U-turn, lurching from near-record cooling to a heat spike.Research released on Thursday in