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India braces for hotter-than-normal summer, more heatwave days expected

March 1, 2026 admin

Pedestrians cover their heads to protect themselves from the scorching heat. File | Photo Credit: PTI India is set to experience a hotter-than-normal summer ‌this year, with heatwave days during March and May expected ⁠to exceed the seasonal average, the weather office said on Saturday (February 28, 2026). In March, ‌the first month of the…

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India Saw 536 Heatwave Days This Summer, Highest Since 2010: Weather Office

July 1, 2024 admin

“In 2024 summer, India experienced a total of 536 heatwave days.” New Delhi: India experienced 536 heatwave days this summer, the highest in 14 years, with the northwestern region recording its warmest June last month since 1901, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. The country recorded 181 heatwave days in June, the highest…

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Indian power plants keep up with the demand despite heatwave

June 3, 2024 admin

The grid met a record peak load of 250 million kilowatts on May 30, which shattered the previous record of 240 million kilowatts set in September 2023. File | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K India’s electricity grid has remained stable despite a record-shattering heatwave in May, demonstrating a high degree of technical skill and avoiding…

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North India To Reel Under Heatwave Tomorrow: Weather Office

June 2, 2024 admin

PM Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting to review the situation of the ongoing heatwave (Representational) Heatwave conditions are likely to reel over most parts of the country on June 3, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. “Heatwave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar…

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Over 100 heat records broken in Vietnam in April: weather agency

May 4, 2024 admin

A record-breaking heatwave is broiling parts of Asia File | Photo Credit: NHAC NGUYEN More than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South and Southeast Asia. Extreme heat has blasted Asia from India to the Philippines, triggering heatstroke deaths, school closures and desperate prayers…

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April temperatures in east and south India posted record highs

May 1, 2024 admin

A woman covers her head for protection against the scorching sun on a hot summer day, in Kolkata, on May 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The searing April temperatures were the highest over eastern and northeastern (E&NE) India and the second highest over south India since 1901, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in…

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March is tenth straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

April 9, 2024 admin

Since last June, the globe has broken heat records each month, with marine heat waves across large areas of the globe’s oceans contributing. File | Photo Credit: AP For the tenth consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an…

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