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Amid scorching heatwave China's power usage hits record-breaking levels
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Beijing [China], July 27 (ANI): China continues to remain under the grip of an extreme heatwave and this has in turn threatened crops and people's lives and pushed China's power usage to record-breaking levels, media reports said.
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California wildfires: Over 14,000 acres land destroyed, 6000 people displa
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
California [US], July 25 (ANI): A huge wildfire raging for the third day on Sunday in central California destroyed land of over 14,000 acres and displaced over 6,000 people from rural communities.
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Record high temperatures hit Chinese provinces
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Beijing [China], July 24 (ANI): Several Chinese regions including Xinjiang and Fujian facing record high temperatures as blistering heatwaves hit the country with the hot weather forecast.
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Heatwave in Europe underscores need for effective action to combat climate
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Copenhagen (Denmark), July 22 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the regional governments to implement the Paris climate agreement, which is termed a "health treaty" by the COP26 (United Nations Climate Change Conference) Health Programme, as the prolonged heatwaves continue to
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Over 1,000 killed in Spain's heatwave
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain's Ministry of Health said on Thursday that 1,047 people died in this year's second heatwave as temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country over the past 10 days.
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Heatwave in Spain kills 679 people in a week
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain's Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that 679 people had lost their lives in the first eight days (July 10-17) of the second heatwave that hit the country this summer.
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Heatwave in Spain kills 679 people in eight days
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Madrid [Spain], July 20 (ANI): Spain's Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that 679 people had lost their lives in the first eight days (July 10-17) of the second heatwave that hit the country this summer.
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WMO warns of frequent heatwaves in decades ahead
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 20 (ANI): Extreme heat in western Europe is causing devastating wildfires in France and Spain, and unprecedented drought in Italy and Portugal, according to World Metrological Organization (WMO).
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Several French towns record high temperatures amid heatwave
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Paris [France], July 19 (ANI): France recorded the highest-ever temperatures on Monday as the country continues to battle wildfires burning in its southwestern region of Gironde, CNN reported.
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Wildfires stretching across Spain as heatwave continues
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Madrid [Spain], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Wildfires have so far burnt more than 22,000 hectares of woodland and scrub in Spain since the start of the heatwave over a week ago, emergency services stated.
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China swelters under severe heat waves, over 900 million people affected
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Beijing [China], July 17 (ANI): China's meteorological department has issued a high-temperature warning for 12 days as severe heat waves grip the country, affecting 900 million people and over half of the national territory within a week.
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UK issues first-ever red warning for extreme heat
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
London [UK] July 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Met Office of the United Kingdom (UK), the country's national weather service, on Friday issued a red warning for extreme heat, the highest-level alert, that covers parts of England next Monday and Tuesday.
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