Winter
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Coronavirus likely to be more lethal as winter approaches: Experts
Science | Sep 30, 2020, 07:32 PM ISTWith Covid-19 set to enter its ninth month in India after the country reported its first confirmed case in Kerala on January 30, there is a likelihood of increased transmission of the novel coronavirus virus during the winter months, health experts warned on Wednesday.
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COVID-19 spread may spike in monsoon, winter with fall in temperatures: IIT-AIIMS study
India | Jul 19, 2020, 05:08 PM ISTThe rainfall, decrease in temperatures and cooling of the atmosphere coupled with progression towards winter may environmentally favour the spread of COVID-19 in the country, according to the study.
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California is abnormally dry after low-precipitation winter
World | Feb 28, 2020, 06:39 AM ISTA dry beginning of the year has left most of California abnormally parched, as officials brace for the possibility of an early and more intense wildfire season amid record-breaking temperatures.
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Winter may be best time of year to conceive, claims study
People | Feb 20, 2020, 06:27 AM ISTCouples are most likely to start conceiving in September but it's in late November and early December that they have the best chances of conceiving.
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Himachal's Keylong freezes at minus 9.3
India | Jan 26, 2020, 01:16 PM ISTA cold wave continued to grip Himachal Pradesh on Sunday with Keylong, the Lahaul-Spiti headquarters, recording a minimum minus 9.3 degrees Celsius.
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As temperature dips in Himachal Pradesh, 900 roads blocked
India | Jan 10, 2020, 11:55 AM ISTMany places in Himachal Pradesh continued to shiver at sub-zero temperatures on Friday, while the capital city Shimla woke up to a sunny morning. This dip in the temperature led to blocking of over 900 roads in the state.
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Sardi se bachao plus mini airbags ki safety: Twitter on Delhi autowala's unique way to fight winters
India | Jan 02, 2020, 11:24 AM ISTA Delhi autowala used a bubble-wrap sheet to cover the passenger's compartment in his auto in order to protect passengers from extreme winter conditions.
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Slight improvement in fog but cold wave continues
India | Jan 01, 2020, 05:07 PM ISTThe Delhi-NCR woke up with severe cold on the first day of the year 2020 with minimum temperature 2.4 degrees Celsius recorded in Safdarjung area.
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Want to enjoy snow, extend holidays in Himachal!
India | Dec 30, 2019, 01:44 PM ISTIf you are heading to the hills of Himachal before the New Year dawns and want to enjoy the snowy landscape, extend your holidays, as the Met Office has forecast snow till January 3.
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Punjab, Haryana shiver; Faridkot sees 0.7 degrees
India | Dec 30, 2019, 01:37 PM ISTPunjab's Amritsar city recorded 1.2 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal for this time of the season, and industrial city Ludhiana and Patiala registered a minimum temperature of 4.6 and 4.5 degrees Celsius, respectively.
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Jaipur records 2nd lowest temperature in 55 years
India | Dec 30, 2019, 10:29 AM ISTFor the last four days, the temperature has been dipping. The state recorded second lowest-ever temperature in 55 years at 1.4 degrees Celsius as a cold wave continued to sweep Rajasthan.
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Dense fog envelopes Delhi-NCR, Dec 29 coldest night as mercury drops to 2.5 degree celsius
India | Dec 30, 2019, 08:06 AM ISTDelhiites woke up to dense fog on Monday morning as cold wave continues to batter Delhi-NCR and entire north India. The minimum temperature on Sunday night was recorded at 2.5-degree Celcius.
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Jaipur records lowest minimum temperature in over five decades
India | Dec 29, 2019, 06:05 PM ISTCold wave conditions continued to prevail in parts of Rajasthan on Sunday with Jaipur's minimum temperature settling at 1.4 degrees Celsius-- the lowest in more than five decades. Heavy fog and intense cold wave affected normal life, the meteorological department said.
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Srinagar witnesses coldest night of season, shivers at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius
India | Dec 29, 2019, 01:43 PM ISTThe fringes of the famous Dal Lake froze on Sunday as the mercury continued its freefall in Srinagar which experienced the coldest night of the season at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius, the MET Office said. The minimum temperature across the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh Union Territory stayed several degrees below the freezing point, intensifying the cold wave in some areas in the region, an official of the Meteorological Department said.
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Delhi temperature 10 degrees below normal, immediate respite unlikely
India | Dec 28, 2019, 10:00 PM ISTDelhi temperature: The National Capital Region is on its way to record its second-coldest December since 1901, according to India Meteorological Department. In the hill-state of Himachal Pradesh, Kufri, Manali, Solan, Bhuntar, Sundernagar, Seobagh and Kalpa shivered at below sub-zero temperatures.
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Delhi's coldest hour in 108 years: Twitter Reactions from around the city
India | Dec 28, 2019, 02:05 PM ISTDelhi-NCR has recorded its coldest day in 108 years. Temperatures on Saturday morning dipped as low as 1.7 degrees Celcius. Delhites, true to their nature, were out on streets enjoying the famous 'Dilli ki Sardi'. Twitter reactions from across the city show how a dense layer of fog engulfed the national capital for a few hours early morning. Here are some of the best reactions on Twitter
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Delhi witnessed second coldest day since 1901, mercury dips to 1.7 degrees C
India | Dec 28, 2019, 11:49 AM ISTDelhi-NCR has recorded its lowest temperature of the season with the mercury dipping to 2.4 degree C. In the early hours of Saturday morning, the capital was covered with a layer of dense fog.
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Kashmir records season's coldest night
India | Dec 27, 2019, 01:38 PM ISTSrinagar recorded the coldest night of the season with temperature dropping down to minus 5.6 degrees. The hill resort of Gulmarg was at minus 9.6 degrees while Pahalgam recorded a night temperature of minus 12 degrees.
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Why is it so cold this winter? Here's what scientists think
Science | Dec 26, 2019, 11:55 PM ISTSeveral cities across North India including the Gangetic plains is shivering under unusual cold spell. Here's what scientists think is causing this dip in temperature across cities like Srinagar, Jammu, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Delhi, Kanpur or even Patna in Bihar.
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Killer brain stroke kills two in UP amid extreme winter situation: Precautions, all you need to know
India | Dec 26, 2019, 08:35 AM ISTExtreme cold wave in north India is causing brain strokes to people. In Lucknow's King George's Medical University Trauma Centre alone, several cases related to brain strokes have surfaced in the past few days while two people have lost their lives.