heatwave
- World
Bangladesh capital records hottest day in decades
Dhaka: The heatwave has gripped many parts of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, as the country enters the height of summer, the Meteorological Department said. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Heatwave warning for 174 mandals on April 16
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has forecast severe heatwave conditions in six mandals and heat waves in 174 more for Sunday. Severe heat wave conditions are expected in Kunavaram…
- India
Blow hot, Blow Cold: India is suffering more heat waves; lesser cold waves
Heat waves in Summers. Cold waves in Winters. It’s quite normal and not much of a News, isn’t it? Wait, climate experts have just found that in India the weather patterns are…
- Andhra Pradesh
12 AP mandals to suffer severe heat wave, 115 to face heat wave today
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has forecast severe heat wave conditions in 12 mandals and heat wave in 115 more in the state for Saturday. A mandal is…
- India
Schools closed in Odisha from April 12-16 owing to heatwave
Bhubaneswar: With the mercury soaring to 40-degree Celsius at nine places across Odisha on Tuesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered closure of all schools up to Class X along with anganwadis…
- World
Millions in China hit by power cuts amid heatwave and drought
Dazhou: Millions of residents in China’s south-western Sichuan province have been hit with rolling power cuts amid severe heatwave and drought, BBC reported. In the city of Dazhou, home to some 5.4…
- World
Heatwave in Britain leads increased demand for ice cream makers
London: Ice cream makers have seen their sales double this week as the heatwave sweeping across Britain has fuelled a surge in demand. With the Meteorological Office issuing an extreme weather warning from…
- World
Europe heatwave calls for action to combat climate change: WHO
Copenhagen: As Europe reels from the effects of a prolonged heatwave responsible for a series of ferocious wildfires and escalating record-breaking high temperatures, regional governments have been urged by the World Health Organization…
- Business
UK heatwave shuts Google Cloud, Oracle data centre servers
London: The record-breaking heat in the UK has led to cooling-related outages at the Google Cloud and Oracle servers, leaving the customers flummoxed as they never experience such outages. Google Cloud said…
- World
Heatwave kills 510 people in Spain
Madrid: Spain’s Health Ministry has said that 510 people died from heat-related causes in the first week of a heatwave when the mercury reached 45 degrees Celsius in some parts of the…
- World
Italy declares state of emergency to confront drought
Rome: The Italian government has declared a state of emergency related to the prolonged heatwave and drought conditions that have badly hit the country, particularly its north. The state of emergency, which…
- Middle East
Saudi to sizzle at 50°C; 3 Arab countries records highest temp
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will witness a heat wave expected to hit 50 degrees Celsius starting from Sunday, June 19 and continuing until next Wednesday, June 22. The National…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad saw 10 days of heatwave in April 2022, 9 more than 2021: Report
Hyderabad: A new report by the Greenpeace organisation has revealed the alarming effects of global warming on Hyderabad. The analysis found that the city witnessed 10 days of heatwave (days when the…
- India
Heatwave in northwest India to continue till June 13
New Delhi: Parts of northwest and central India reeled under heatwave conditions on Saturday though the area of impact reduced slightly. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the heatwave spell in isolated…
- Delhi
No major relief from heatwave in Delhi till June 16: IMD
New Delhi: Parts of Delhi recorded a heatwave for a seventh consecutive day on Thursday, even as the India Meteorological Department said no major relief is likely till June 16. The Safdarjung…
