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Heat wave toll in Andhra mounts to 274
Andhra Pradesh continued to sizzle with the severe heat wave conditions claiming a heavy toll.
4 hrs ago | The Indian Express
Delhi heat wave. PTI-Delhi-IndianExpress
Delhi continued to remain in the grip of a severe heat wave despite the mercury coming down slightly from the 45-degree mark today.
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If you are a New Yorker, global warming could seriously damage your health. The sweltering summer temperatures of the Big Apple are likely to go on rising through the next six decades, and deaths from heatstroke and other forms of hyperthermia could increase.
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Indians seek relief from 111-degree heat
Indian children play in water to cool off Friday at a theme park on a broiling hot afternoon in Hyderabad.
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Heat wave claims 84 lives in Andhra Pradesh
The state remained in the grip of heat wave Friday, with many towns recording maximum day temperature of over 43 degree Celsius.
Heat Wave Causes Power Outages, Anger in India
A blistering heat wave has swept across most parts of north and western India, causing massive electricity cuts and leading angry residents to protest and even attack power company officials and property.
Indian heat wave sparks power outages, protests
Splash of relief: An Indian youth cools off by jumping into a water hole in Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh on May 18.
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In heat-wave conditions, Punjab politics gets hotter (Punjab Newsletter) - Indiatalkies.com
Chandigarh, May 24: Death, funeral pyre, blood-laced, cheap entertainers, breast-beating, power-drunken mind and obituary - these are the words top politicians in Punjab are using to hurl invectives at each other in a virtual free for all.
India heat wave triggers power outages, exhaustion - Indiatalkies.com
Jammu, May 24: A searing heat wave has caused power outages and showed no sign of abating across the country.
Zee Media Bureau New Delhi: The national capital will continue to sizzle on Friday as well, after recording the hottest day in 10 years in May on Thursday.
According to Met Office, the temperature touched 47 degree centigrade in May 1954 and May 1984 in the city.
According to the notification, the vacations will start from June 1 and will end on August 14.
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Intense heat wave to continue in Punjab Haryana for two more days
Chandigarh : Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh continued to sizzle today even as the weather department predicted that heat wave to severe heat wave conditions may prevail in the states for the next two days.Amritsar and Ludhiana in Punjab and Hisar and Bhiwani in Haryana have been reeling under severe heat conditions with temperatures hovering ... (more)
Weather History: May 23: Record temps, storms, tornadoes, wind & hail
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