Climate Change
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More than 500 people died in six days due to severe heat wave in Pakistan
The normal life of South Pakistan including Karachi has been disrupted due to severe fire. Over 500 people have died…
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How economic inequality magnifies exposure to crippling, extreme heat
A prolonged heat spell baking large swathes of northern India has finally subsided a bit. But this should not make…
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30 people lost their lives due to severe floods in Assam
Assam, India has faced a severe flood situation. Due to incessant rains, the floods have become so dire that 30…
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15 killed in heatstroke in India, warning issued
India is burning in miserable heat. In the last 72 hours, 15 people died due to heat stroke in Delhi…
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In hot India, the temperature felt in Delhi is 50 degrees
India is burning in miserable heat. When to get rid of this heat? The answer does not match. Most parts…
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A scorching divide: How heatwaves expose inequality
RAJA VENKATAPATHY MANI Digital Communications Analyst, UNDP As the scorching heatwaves are gripping many countries in the Asian subcontinent, it…
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14 people lost their lives in floods in Sri Lanka
At least 14 people have been killed in flash floods, landslides and uprooted trees caused by monsoon storms in the…
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85 people died in heat wave in India
Death toll rises to 85 in India’s northwest, central and eastern heat wave The India Meteorological Department said that the…
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Record-breaking Heatwave Claims 74 Lives in India as Delhi Sizzles at 52.9°C
Bhubaneswar: At least 74 people, including election officials on duty, died of suspected heatstroke in India’s states of Bihar, Uttar…
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