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At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium and NetherlandsEurope is grappling with the aftermath of a severe June heatwave, which has resulted in an estimated 3,700 excess deaths across France, the...
Built for cold, battered by heat, summer is bringing Europe to its kneesEurope is grappling with a devastating heatwave, claiming over 1,300 lives and straining medical facilities. The extreme temperatures highl...
Europe is battling a record-breaking heatwave. What's making it so severe?Europe is grappling with unprecedented heat, shattering records across France, the UK, and several other nations. This deadly heatwave, arr...
France records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave: Health agencyA severe heatwave across western Europe has led to an estimated 1,000 excess deaths in France since June 24, according to health officials....
France sounds alarm as Europe's deadly heatwave takes its tollWestern Europe is grappling with a deadly heatwave, causing numerous deaths, power disruptions, and school closures. France has elevated it...
Two children die in France as heatwave blasts EuropeTwo children were found dead in a car in France on Monday, believed casualties of a heatwave piling record temperatures and health warnings...
In 1980, a 15-year-old boy vanished. Today, at 61, he reappeared at his mother's door, bringing tears, surprise & emotion to an Uttarakhand villagePithoragarh sadhu returns home: A man who disappeared from his Uttarakhand village as a teenager returned home after 46 years as a sadhu to...
From Brooklyn to the Bronx: How long will the NYC heatwave last and who’s most at risk?US Heatwave News: A rare and dangerous heatwave is sweeping across the United States, pushing temperatures into the triple digits across ma...
Telangana declares sunstroke as 'state specific disaster', offers Rs 4 lakh to kin of deceasedTelangana has declared heatwave and sunstroke as 'State-Specific Disasters,' potentially becoming the first state in India to do so. The go...
At least 25 poll staff among 40 heat-related deaths as north India boilsChief Minister Nitish Kumar directed district magistrates (DMs) to take preventative measures to tackle the situation. Kumar instructed tha...
Delhi: Heatwave likely during the day with maximum to settle around 44 degrees CelsiusThe Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the "poor" category at 9 am with a reading of 246, according to the Cen...
Central team to be deployed in UP, Bihar to aid them in public health response measures for heat-related illnessesUnion Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar and Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, were also present at the meeting. Sev...
Fourteen more dead in Ballia 'heatwave', toll reaches 68UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Monday held a high-level meeting to review the situation and directed officials to spread awareness about the suns...
54 dead in 72 hours in UP's Ballia due to 'severe heat'According to data shared by officials, on June 15, around 154 patients were admitted at the Ballia district hospital -- the only hospital i...
England and Wales see spike in deaths during summer heatwavesThe hot weather has likely spiked the death rate among vulnerable and elderly people in England and Wales
Next big killer here already? Cooling pandemic offers little relief as unforgiving heatwave singes IndiaUpdated projections warn of unprecedented killer heatwaves on the near horizon, according to a 4,000-page Intergovernmental Panel on Climat...
After Covid, could the next big killer be heatwaves?The chilling report by the UN's climate science advisory panel paints a grim -- and deadly -- picture for a warming planet. If the world wa...
India's killer heatwaves claim 4620 lives in last four yearsAccording to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, in 2016, nearly 1,600 people died due to erratic weather conditions, of which 557 casualties w...
Death toll in Egypt heatwave mounts to 76The death toll due to a severe heatwave, sweeping Egypt since early this week, has risen to 76 after 15 more deaths were reported, mostly o...
Government efforts lag, heat death toll crosses 800 in Andhra Pradesh, TelanganaThe governments have launched campaigns in villages asking people to wear light clothes and not to step out of their houses unnecessarily