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Displaying 15 of about 335 resultsLast year was the hottest year of the decade for some parts of Sri Lanka, while it was the second hottest year after 2016 for most of other parts of the country. The annual mean temperatures calculated from the data taken from 22 weather stations across the country show that 2019 was the hottest year of the decade for nine areas covered by those station…
… Mavalankar, Meredith Connolly and Anjali Jaiswal A deadly heat wave is currently bearing down on communities across India, … The spiking temperatures underscore the need for local heat adaptation plans and early warning systems to reduce the …
… who say their study is the first to show the country’s heat-wave trajectory forecasts a 75 per cent increase in heat waves by 2030, a 189 per cent by 2060 and a 277 per cent …
… By Vinayak Dewan The death toll from the intense heat that strikes India each year between March and July has … the situation around. Roofs were painted white to reduce heat absorption; state governments adjusted working hours to … [...] … By Vinayak Dewan The death toll from the intense heat that strikes India each year between March and July has …
… [...] South Asia’s heat wave is unusual because it’s happening much earlier in the … of India and Pakistan are especially vulnerable to extreme heat. About 60 percent of India’s workforce and about 40 …
… [...] India's vulnerability to extreme heat increased 15% from 1990 to 2019, according to a 2021 … like the old and the poor, have the highest exposure to heat. It and Brazil have the the highest heat-related mortality in the world, the report said. Farm …
… a post mortem in order for families to be compensated for heat-wave related deaths, reports Reuters. Recent natural … a post mortem in order for families to be compensated for heat-wave related deaths, reports Reuters. Recent natural …
… Bhalla New Delhi - Hundreds of deaths caused by an extreme heat wave in India could have been prevented if authorities … and the elderly. But with the threat of more frequent heat waves as a result of climate change, experts say India …
… have hit record highs as the country swelters in the heat wave currently sweeping across much of Asia. Dhaka recorded … at 40.6°C (105.1°F), with meteorologists warning that heat waves like this are becoming more common. The heat also …
… innovative strategies to protect residents from deadly heat Ahmedabad - The Indian city of Ahmedabad launched a first-of-its-kind Heat Action Plan today, making it the first city in South … roadmap we need to save lives when the next dangerous heat wave hits.” Shri Mayor Asit Vora previewed the draft plan in …
… Authority (NDMA) rolled out its plans for tackling heat wave this year with a national workshop on Preparation of Heat Wave Action Plan in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The two-day …
… workshop on Preparedness, Mitigation and Management of Heat wave concluded successfully today (February 22, 2018) with … towards effectively mitigating the impact of the imminent heat wave this year. The workshop was organised by National …
… At least 2,200 Indians this summer have died in a heat wave, making it the deadliest heat wave in the country, reports Quartz. Those most …
As with all disasters, Karachi’s heatwave that killed at least 1,200 Pakistanis is rooted in a complex web of natural and man-made factors, writes Tim Kovach in an opinion piece on New Security Beat. “The emergency is the product of a perfect storm of meteorological, political, and religious factors,” he quotes from the The New York Times.
Kovach concl…
… As a heat wave sweeps across Asia, Sri Lanka continues to issue heat warnings to the public as the country experiences much … South Asian countries are scorched by a severe heat wave, the unusually high temperature rise is impacting people …