heat wave
- India
Kashmir records highest July temperatures in 25 years amid heat wave
Srinagar: Kashmir has been reeling under intense heat wave with several places in the valley recording their highest July temperature in 25 years on Sunday. According to the meteorological office here, Srinagar…
- Middle East
Saudi: Temperatures may soar to 49 degrees Celsius this week
Riyadh: Temperatures across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are expected to remain high, up to 49 degrees Celsius, starting on Sunday, June 30, until next Friday, July 5. In a post…
- India
Amid unrelenting heat wave, 50 bodies recovered in Delhi
New Delhi: The bodies of 50 people belonging to underprivileged socioeconomic backgrounds were recovered around Delhi during the past 48 hours, police said, as the searing heat wave sweeping the city has…
- India
Reduction in heat wave intensity in next three days: Weather office
New Delhi: A reduction in the intensity of heatwave conditions is likely in the country over the next three days, the weather office said on Sunday. Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh was the…
- India
33 poll personnel die due to heat wave in final phase in UP
Lucknow: Thirty-three poll personnel succumbed to heat-related conditions during the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha election held in 13 constituencies in the state on Saturday, according to Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral…
- India
56 confirmed deaths due to heat stroke recorded in India in last 3 months
New Delhi: India has recorded 56 deaths from 24,849 suspected cases of heat stroke between March and May, according to data by the Union Health Ministry. According to the data compiled by…
- Top Stories
How will heatwave impact poll season in India?
New Delhi: How will heat impact the biggest democratic exercise of the world? India, where parliamentary polls are underway, has been sweltering under unprecedented heatwaves ever since the beginning of the summer…
- Bangalore
Despite rain, heat reigns in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Despite rains in parts of Karnataka including Bengaluru for the last two days, Saturday still registered above normal Maximum temperatures, according to weather experts. Highest maximum temperature was recorded today at…
- Hyderabad
At 46.8° C, Telangana records highest temperature so far this year
Hyderabad: In an extraordinary surge of heat, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in Hyderabad said the city witnessed a temperature of 43.8 degrees Celsius on Saturday, May 4. It is the hottest…
- Hyderabad
LS polls: EC increases polling time in Telangana in view of heat wave
Hyderabad: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday increased the polling time for the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana by an hour in view of heat wave conditions prevailing in the state. The…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru goes to poll amid heat wave-like situation
Bengaluru: Voters across four constituencies in Bengaluru, which were among the 14 Lok Sabha seats that went to polls in Karnataka, came out to vote in heat wave-like conditions on Friday. Bengaluru…
- Top Stories
IMD Hyderabad warns of heat wave as temperatures exceed 45 degrees Celsius
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has once again issued a heat wave warning for Telangana as temperatures in some districts have exceeded 45 degrees Celsius. Even in Hyderabad, temperatures surpassed…
- Middle East
Iran announces 2-day holiday over ‘unprecedented’ heat
Tehran: The Iranian government has announced that public and private institutions across the country will be closed for two days from Wednesday to mitigate the impact of an unprecedented heat wave on…
- Middle East
Firefighters battle raging wildfires in Syria amid harsh heat wave
Damascus: Firefighters are battling numerous wildfires amid a scorching heat wave in Syria’s northwestern province of Latakia and have managed to control most of them, said officials. Latakia Governor Amer Ismail Hilal…
- World
Over 90 mn Americans under heat alerts
Washington: More than 90 million people in the US, nearly one-third of the population, are under heat alerts as a blistering heat wave continues to sweep the country. In its latest update,…
