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  Heatwave abates, IMD forecasts drop in temp by 3-4 degrees over north India

  India | July 03, 2021 14:51 IST

  Mercury is likely to drop by 3-4 degrees Celsius over the next five days

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  Death toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising

  World | July 03, 2021 8:55 IST

  Hundreds of deaths were being investigated as heat related in Oregon, Washington state and British Columbia. 

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  California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat

  World | July 02, 2021 10:04 IST

  Mount Shasta, the volcano that towers over the region, was shrouded in a haze from smoke plumes that could be seen in images from weather satellites in space.

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  Expect severe heat wave in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan for a week: IMD

  India | July 01, 2021 12:57 IST

  Lack of rainfall and hot winds blowing from Rajasthan was behind the severe weather condition, IMD said.

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  Historic Northwest heat wave may have killed hundreds

  World | July 01, 2021 11:52 IST

  Oregon health officials said late Wednesday more than 60 deaths have been tied to the heat, with the state’s largest county, Multnomah, blaming the weather for 45 deaths since the heat wave began Friday.

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  Heatwave grips New York City, cooling centres open

  World | June 30, 2021 12:24 IST

  Much of the US East Coast is expected to witness temperatures top 32 degrees Celsius until Wednesday, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  No heat wave expected over next five days: IMD

  India | June 20, 2021 22:58 IST

  No heatwave is expected in the country over the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.

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  Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities

  World | June 19, 2021 10:33 IST

  The record-breaking temperatures this week are a weather emergency, scientists and health care experts say, with heat responsible for more deaths in the US than all other natural disasters combined.

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  EXPLAINER: What’s behind the heat wave in the American West?

  World | June 18, 2021 8:56 IST

  Record daily highs of heat waves were seen this week in parts of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming and Utah. 

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  Heat wave grips US West amid fear of a new, hotter normal

  World | June 17, 2021 7:57 IST

  Phoenix, which is seeing some of the highest temperatures this week, tied a record for the second day in a row when it reached 115 degrees (46 Celsius) Wednesday and was expected to hit 117 (47 Celsius) each of the next two days, the National Weather Service said.

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  No heat wave conditions likely in next five days: IMD

  India | June 12, 2021 21:35 IST

  In a sign of relief from the sweltering summer heat prevailing in most parts of the country, the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) on Saturday also forecast "no heat wave conditions likely over any part of the country during the next five days".

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  Delhi records maximum temperature of 39.8 degrees Celsius, light rain likely on Friday

  India | June 10, 2021 22:16 IST

  The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for Delhi, recorded a minimum temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, it said.

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  No let up in heat wave in Rajasthan for next 2 days

  India | June 08, 2021 17:37 IST

  Heat wave conditions are likely to prevail in various districts of Rajasthan for the next two days, a MeT department official said on Monday.

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  Churu hottest place in Rajasthan at 45.6 degree Celsius

  India | May 30, 2021 21:07 IST

  Bikaner and Phalodi recorded 45.4 degree Celsius while the maximum temperature in Ganganagar, Sawaimadhopur, Pilani, Kota recorded 45, 43.7, 43.1 and 42.2 degrees, respectively, according to MeT Department.

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  Heatwave conditions likely in parts of Rajasthan for next 48 hours: Met department

  India | April 28, 2021 19:13 IST

  According to the regional meteorological centre, the highest maximum temperature in the last 24 hours was recorded in Bharatpur (45.4 degrees Celsius) followed by Ganganagar (44.5 degrees Celsius).

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  Heatwave ALERT: Mercury soars, NDMA issues advisory

  India | May 26, 2020 15:35 IST

  The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued an advisory for the severe heatwave conditions prevailing in several parts of India. The NDMA said that heatwave conditions are slated to peak on Tuesday due to prevailing dry winds blowing over northwest India, central India and adjoining interior parts of eastern India.

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  Europe reels under heatwave, 3 killed in France

  World | June 26, 2019 16:44 IST

  A heatwave likened to "hell" has been sweeping across Europe disrupting normal life and claiming lives. Forecasters have warned of the record breaking heatwave in the continent in the coming days.

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  Light rains bring down mercury in some parts of India, heatwave toll in Bihar touches 76

  India | June 17, 2019 23:25 IST

  A cloudy sky and gusty winds in Delhi kept the mercury in check, with the national capital recording a maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius -- six notches below the normal.

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  After Delhi, now Jammu sizzles at 44.4 deg C; Monday recorded hottest day of season

  India | June 11, 2019 10:17 IST

  In sharp contrast to Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 29.2 degrees Celsius.

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  Delhi struggles under intense heat, power demand crosses 6,011 MW

  India | May 30, 2019 8:32 IST

  The highest peak demand registered in the discom's area last year was 1,967 MW, said TPDDL, which supplies electricity to north and northwest parts of Delhi.