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Odisha Television Ltd.
April 28, 2018
Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions intensified in many parts of Odisha on Friday with Titlagarh recording the highest temperature reading of 42.5 degree Celsius, as per the weather bulletin of India Meteorological Department (IMD). The state, particularly western Odisha, virtually turned into a boilingÃâà...
NDTV
April 28, 2018
The heat wave continued unabated Friday in the national capital, where the maximum temperature settled at 39.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average. The Safdarjung observatory, whose recording is considered the official figure for the city, registered a maximum temperature of 39.2Ãâà...
The FADER
April 27, 2018
Snail Mail has shared a new song, "Heat Wave." The song comes with a new music video, seen above, in which Nashville-based singer and songwriter faces off against an entire hockey team. It's the second single off her debut album Lush, out June 8 from Matador Records. In March, she told The FADERÃâà...
Noisey
April 26, 2018
Today Snail Mail release "Heat Wave," one of Lush's standout tracks both for its shreddy guitar parts, and its forlorn lyrics (listen to the repeated refrain "I'm not into sometimes" and feel tiny bits break off your heart each time it's sung). The song's a great example of Snail Mail's mix of emotional vulnerabilityÃâà...
The Weather Network US
April 25, 2018
This value obtained by the Canadian research team reflects the total number of days each year that a marine heat wave is occurring somewhere around the world. They have also concluded that these heat waves are about 17% longer than in the past, and that their frequency have increased by about aÃâà...
Science News
April 20, 2018
It's no secret that warming ocean waters have devastated many of the world's coral reefs. For instance, a 2016 marine heat wave killed 30 percent of coral in the Great Barrier Reef, a study published online April 18 in Nature reports. But some coral species may be able to adapt and survive in warmer watersÃâà...
Scientific American
April 11, 2018
A study published yesterday in Nature Communications suggests that there's been a 54 percent increase in the number of annual “marine heatwave days” since the 1920s—that is, the total number of days each year that a marine heat wave is occurring somewhere around the world. Overall, heat waves areÃâà...
Science News
April 10, 2018
The world's oceans are sweltering. Over the last century, marine heat waves have become more common and are lasting longer. New research suggests the annual number of days that some part of the ocean is experiencing a heat wave has increased 54 percent from 1925 to 2016, researchers report AprilÃâà...
Science News
April 3, 2018
Europe's 2003 heat wave left more than 70,000 dead, almost 20,000 of them in France. Many elderly Parisians baked to death in upper-floor apartments while younger residents who might have checked in on their neighbors were on August vacation. In 2010, Russia lost at least 10,000 residents to heat.
The News Minute
April 3, 2018
... especially Rajasthan, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) last week said it had already recorded heat waves in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, western Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa. According to the IMD, the core heat wave regions forÃâà...
NewYorkUpstate.com
April 3, 2018
The study looked at heat waves, NOAA said, because heat kills more Americans than any other kind of extreme weather. The Great Lakes, Western U.S. and southern and northern Great Plains were studied because those are "the four major heat wave 'clusters'--large geographic areas that tended toÃâà...
Natural Resources Defense Council
April 2, 2018
IMD recently improved the definition for heat waves and provided temperature triggers for different geographical regions. According to the new definition – a heat wave condition takes place if the temperature is more than 40˚C in plains, 37˚C in coastal regions, and 30˚C in hilly areas. IMD with city partnersÃâà...
Michigan Radio
March 31, 2018
A new analysis of heat wave patterns published in Nature Climate Change found changes could come to the Great Lakes region as soon as 15 years from now. ... Hosmay Lopez, lead author of that study, joined Stateside today to explain how he predicts these heat waves will affect the Great Lakes region.
The New Indian Express
March 28, 2018
HYDERABAD / ADILABAD: The first warning for the season has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday stating that a heat wave condition is likely to prevail over parts of Telangana on Friday and Saturday. As per the weather data recorded by the Telangana StateÃâà...
Odisha Television Ltd.
March 28, 2018
73. Share. Bhubaneswar: Heat wave conditions intensified across Odisha with seven places recording temperature above 40 degrees Celsius today. Also ReadÃâà...
Global Village space (blog)
March 28, 2018
Despite temperatures hitting almost 40C in Karachi, the Meteorological Department said Tuesday that there is no imminent threat of a heat wave. Despite its reassurances, there are creeping apprehensions of a repeat of the killer heat of 2015 which led to the deaths of 1200 people in the port city.
Phys.Org
March 28, 2018
"As the Earth's climate changes, we expect to see more and more intense heat waves," said James Fourqurean, director of FIU's Center for Coastal Oceans Research and co-author of the study. "This release of carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide will only cause further heating of the atmosphere,Ãâà...
AccuWeather.com
March 26, 2018
Intense heat will put millions at risk for heat-related illness across India this week. The first widespread long-duration heat wave of the year will build across much of India this week, impacting areas from Mumbai to New Delhi and Kolkata. The heat has already surged into western and northwest India asÃâà...
MLive.com
March 21, 2018
In other words, a change in low level winds will keep the air moving in the Plains and not allow extra heat waves to build up. The Great Lakes is a different story. And heat waves are the biggest killer in the U.S. and have killed many people in the Great Lakes. The July 1995 Chicago heat wave officiallyÃâà...
Pragativadi
March 15, 2018
Bhubaneswar: In wake of the temperature soaring across Odisha, the Regional Office of the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) here on Wednesday issued a heat wave alert for the coastal parts of the State. The weather office predicted that the temperature may cross 40 degree Celsius in one or twoÃâà...
Deccan Chronicle
March 15, 2018
Heat wave shortens school timings in Hyderabad. Published Mar 15, 2018, 12:42 am IST. Hyderabad (Telengana), Mar 14 (ANI): From Thursday onwards school kids need not have to pant out their remaining energy due ... Hyderabad (Telengana), Mar 14 (ANI): From Thursday onwards school kids need not have to pantÃâà...
The Indian Express
March 14, 2018
The Met department has predicted heat wave like conditions to set in over Odisha, Telangana, and some parts of Vidarbha during later part of this week. Vidarbha, which regularly experiences heat-waves in the months of April and May, is likely to face these conditions much earlier this year. Heat-waveÃâà...
The New Indian Express
March 14, 2018
BHUBANESWAR:With temperature rising in many parts of the State, the Government on Tuesday directed district Collectors to initiate measures to tackle possible heat wave conditions.Reviewing the action plan prepared by different departments to address situations arising out of heat wave and preventÃâà...
The New Indian Express
March 14, 2018
HYDERABAD: Mercury levels soar across the State as maximum temperatures were recorded between 38-40 degree Celsius in most parts of the State on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the temperature breached 40 degree Celsius in some parts of the state already. As per the data recorded by Automatic WeatherÃâà...
The FADER
March 13, 2018
Freak Heat Waves are an experimental duo from Montreal that never gets too serious: the band's previous album Bonnie's State of Mind explored post-punk and krautrock with a breeziness that exuded charisma and skill. "Toxic Talk Show," a song from the band's upcoming LP Beyond XXXL, is a scuzzyÃâà...
WDAZ
March 13, 2018
March, so far, has been generally colder than average; quite the opposite of the record rogue March "heat wave" of 2012. Following the warmest winter on record, March 2012 began with 9 inches of snow on the ground, courtesy of a few late February snowfalls. Despite the snow, the temperature hit 50Ãâà...
Truthdig
March 12, 2018
Extremes of heat can break your heart. Climate change can kill. The risk of heart attack increases by every 5ÃâðC [9 F] leap in temperature differential, according to new research. That is: on a baking summer day there could be nearly twice as many heart attacks on those days when the temperature swings byÃâà...
Odisha Sun Times
March 9, 2018
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government directed the officials to make arrangements for passengers by keeping water, ice pack and ORS mandatorily in the buses to counter the heat wave during summer this year. A guideline has been issued by Commerce and Transport department to the TransportÃâà...
environmentalresearchweb
March 7, 2018
Heat waves are the most lethal weather phenomenon in the world. For example, the 2003 heat wave across Europe is estimated to have killed more than 70,000 people; significantly more than even the most major floods, hurricanes and tornadoes. As our planet continues to warm, heat waves are expectedÃâà...
The Hindu
March 4, 2018
Chief Secretary S.K. Joshi directed officials to implement the action plan already prepared to provide relief to people from heat wave conditions. He told them to issue advisories to people on the intensity of heat wave from time to time and keep ORS and IV fluids and ice packs ready. He wanted them toÃâà...
San Francisco Examiner
March 4, 2018
Only a few months ago, Hot Flash Heat Wave called San Francisco home, but after moving to the Central Valley in September, the group is headed back to the Bay this week for something of a reunion show with good friends in No Vacation. “San Francisco's a great city and we will always love it, but peopleÃâà...
South Florida Reporter
March 3, 2018
heat wave A cool change has come to South Florida on Saturday as we enjoy a break from our recent winter “heat wave.” After a pleasant start, Saturday features good sun and a few clouds on the breeze. A high risk of dangerous rip currents is in place at the Atlantic beaches on Saturday, lasting at leastÃâà...
PRI
March 2, 2018
A man walks in the snow next to the Houses of Parliament in London on March 1. Brtain and much of the rest of Europe have been hit with a late winter blast linked to extreme warming in the Arctic. Credit: Reuters. Daffodils in the park, covered in snow. A snowball fight on the roof of BBC headquarters.
The Hindu
March 2, 2018
“This year, scientifically it is being argued that due to reduced span of winter, heat wave 2018 will have an early onset and will extend for prolonged spells leading to severe impact on life conditions,” Disaster Management Commissioner R.V. Chandravadan said in a circular sent to different departments.
NDTV
March 2, 2018
New Delhi: The Meteorological Department has warned of heat wave like conditions in parts of India, which touched 38 degree Celsius on February 28. Maximum temperatures spiked in most parts of Maharashtra, Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh, parts of Karnataka, Gujarat, western Madhya PradeshÃâà...
Greater Kashmir
March 2, 2018
The regions falling under the core heat wave zone are Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Orissa and Telangana, and meteorological subdivisions of Marathwada, Vidarbha, centralÃâà...
The Better India
March 2, 2018
According to data presented by Ministry of Home Affairs, 2400 people had died as a result of heat waves in 2015. This figure (2400) was more than the number of deaths caused by any other natural disaster. “Above normal moderate and severe heat wave conditions are likely in the core heat wave zoneÃâà...
KQED QUEST
March 2, 2018
California's Farm Belt Didn't Dodge the Summer Heat WaveCalifornia's Farm Belt Didn't Dodge the Summer Heat Wave Abnormally warm summer temperatures were felt across much of interior California By Nicholas Christen and Craig Miller Autumn is here, so says the calendar. Living on the coast,Ãâà...
Daily Nation
March 1, 2018
On Wednesday, a pathologist confirmed that the second-year student at the Kitui campus of Kenyatta University could be the first Kenyan to die of a heat wave sweeping through the country. A day after Musyoka's death, temperatures in Murang'a, a highlands town northwest of Nairobi, hit 34 degreesÃâà...
Calgary Herald
March 1, 2018
As Europe is hammered by an unusual cold snap, the Arctic is simultaneously experiencing a shocking heat wave. The bizarro result is that for much of this week, it has been colder to stroll the cobblestoned streets of Berlin or Vienna than to live in the treeless, polar bear-filled desolation of the High Arctic.
Seeker
February 28, 2018
An Arctic Heat Wave Is Giving Polar Researchers the Chills. Temperatures in the Arctic are running double digits higher than normal, despite the first rays of sunlight remaining weeks away. By Matt Smith. Published On 02/27/2018. 3:04 PM EST. Share on Facebook Ãâ÷ Tweet this article Ãâ÷ Email. In the high latitudes near theÃâà...
Traverse City Record Eagle
February 28, 2018
Record-Eagle Photo/Jordan TravisMatt Larsen, of Traverse City, straightens his kitesurfing foil in the Open Space Monday as Will Chatfield, not pictured, waits to fly the foil again. Larsen said he missed the good ice and snow but was enjoying the breezy, sunny and unseasonably warm weather.
Vox
February 28, 2018
While there are year-to-year variations in Arctic temperatures, it's concerning that this is the third year in a row where we've seen a heat wave during winter, according to Mark Serreze, ... Scientists project that heat waves will become more frequent, intense, and longer lasting as average temperatures go up.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
February 21, 2018
Enjoy the heat wave while it lasts. It's soo warm in Brooklyn Bridge Park today. Why are you indoors? Eagle photos. It's soo warm in Brooklyn Bridge Park today. Why are you indoors? Eagle photos by Lore CroghanÃâà...
Science Daily
February 13, 2018
A city's water availability, through rainfall or irrigation, dictates its evaporative cooling effects on temperature, which reduces the severity of a heat wave. In other words, cities with more moisture will cool more quickly. "Given that 50 percent of the world's population currently lives in cities, and that percentageÃâà...
ABC News
February 9, 2018
MIAMI -- As the Heat fell behind early against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Miami fans were getting eager to see the man of the night. Dwyane Wade was back with the Heat on Friday night, coming off the bench for Miami. As the Heat fell behind 9-0, the crowd chanted, "We want Wade!"Ãâà...
AccuWeather.com
December 31, 1999
The northern third of the Great Barrier Reef was the most severely impacted during the heat wave of 2016. This area had not previously experienced this kind of severe marine heat waves. The results showed that not only was there catastrophic bleaching and mortality, but also that it occurred at a lowerÃâà...
Daily Planet`
December 31, 1999
According to the results, all European cities will experience more frequent and hotter heat waves. The cities in Southern Europe see the largest increase in the number of heat wave days, possibly up to 69 per cent. Projected increase of maximum temperature during heat waves is largest in centralÃâà...
InsideClimate News
December 31, 1999
A Heat Wave Left Arctic Sea Ice Near a Record Winter Low. This Town Is Paying the Price. ... "To see this kind of stuff happening over these past four winters ... Arctic ocean heat waves are just weird," said Serreze, who has been studying sea ice since the 1980s. "I've never seen something like that.".
Pacific Standard
December 31, 1999
Flooding, Heat Waves, and Destabilized Ecosystems: Here's What the Next 100 Years of Climate Change Could Bring. A new study predicts a steep drop in fisheries' production. It's the latest in a growing body of research to show how changes to the Earth's ecosystems will cause disruption to its inhabitantsÃâà...
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