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Big push to climate-resilient wheat planned

Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has suggested constituting a monitoring committee to achieve the target.

published on : 25th November 2023
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France probes deaths of Champagne workers in heatwave

Grapes for champagne are grown on 34 hectares in eastern France, where over 16,000 growers produce over 300 million bottles of champagne each year.

published on : 14th September 2023
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EU monitor says 2023 likely to be hottest year on record

Higher temperatures are likely to come: the El Nino weather phenomenon -- which warms waters in the southern Pacific and beyond -- has only just begun.

published on : 6th September 2023
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Tamil Nadu working on plan to tackle heatwave effect 

First working committee meeting to be held this week: Sources

published on : 29th August 2023
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Beating the heat a global worry now

This year, three districts of Rajasthan had to deal with a deluge for which they were not prepared. The phenomenon owes to the warming of the Indian Ocean.

published on : 19th August 2023
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Heatwave: 22 children faint during I-Day event in Assam

The parents alleged that ambulances were not available and most of the children were rushed to the hospital by them.

published on : 15th August 2023
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Heat and wildfires put southern Europe's vital tourism earnings at risk

After thousands of people were evacuated during the height of travel season, Rhodes is weighing how the crisis will affect its vital tourism sector.

published on : 5th August 2023
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Chennai sizzles as mercury touches 38.1 degree celsius

The met officials said the temperature would remain around 37-38 degree Celsius in the city over the next two days, with the possibility of light rain.

published on : 4th August 2023
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July to be hottest month ever recorded in history: Experts

Searing heat intensified by global warming has baked parts of Europe, Asia and North America this month, combining with wildfires that have scorched across Canada and parts of southern Europe.

published on : 27th July 2023
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Climate change induced substantial economic losses for India in 2022

As per the report, India’s lower course of the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins had one of the region’s largest precipitation deficits, triggering drought-like conditions.

published on : 27th July 2023
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Greece faces new heatwave as wildfires rage

More than 260 firefighters were still battling flames for an eighth consecutive day on Rhodes, supported by two helicopters and two planes.

published on : 25th July 2023
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Weather mayhem continues amid heatwaves, cloudbursts...brace for hotter days ahead

According to one study, the heat wave last year claimed 61,000 lives in Europe, perhaps more than the number who have been killed in the Ukraine war so far.

published on : 23rd July 2023
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Heatwave bakes southern Europe, sparking warnings to stay inside, drink water and limit exercise 

The mercury in Rome hit 35 C (95 F) just before noon Monday and was forecast to near 40 C (104 F) in the afternoon.

published on : 17th July 2023
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Record heatwaves sweep the world from the US to Japan via Europe

The thermometer is likely to hit 40 degrees Celsius in Rome by Monday and even 43 degrees Celcius on Tuesday, smashing the record 40.5 degrees Celsius set in August 2007.

published on : 15th July 2023
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Greece shuts Acropolis to protect tourists as heatwave lashes Europe 

The heat is taking a toll on the country’s economic activity, particularly in the construction sector.

published on : 14th July 2023
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Land temperature in Spain surpasses 60C as heatwave sweeps European Continent

The reason for the extreme rise in temperature is said to be an area of high pressure, named Cerberus after the underworld monster from Dante’s Inferno, which is making its way across the country. 

published on : 14th July 2023
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Heat killed 61,000 in Europe's record-breaking 2022 Summer: Study

A particularly intense heatwave in the week of July 18-24 caused more than 11,600 deaths alone, the study said.

published on : 10th July 2023
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Germany to roll out measures against heat wave deaths, drawing lessons from France

France has put in place numerous measures following a devastating heat wave in 2003 that caused about 15,000 deaths in the country.

published on : 26th June 2023
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In a first since 2011, no heatwave recorded in Delhi this summer 

This is quite unusual because, since 2011, the observatory has always recorded at least one heatwave in summer, according to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) data.

published on : 23rd June 2023
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Monsoon brings relief from heat, farm sector on watch in Odisha

Though the advancement of monsoon brought in rains and much-needed relief from an unprecedented heat wave, its consistency will have a large bearing on the farming community.

published on : 23rd June 2023
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