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By Anmol Alphonso An advisory on avoiding heat-related illnesses published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States is being shared erroneously attributed to the Thane Municipal Corporation after the recent death of 14 people from heatstroke in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, while attending a government event. The state of Maharashtra has been reeling from heatwave conditions with several parts of the state reporting maximum daylight temperature exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. The Maharashtra government on April 20, 2023, declared early summer vacation for all state b...
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By Hera Rizwan Eleven people died after reportedly suffering heatstrokes in Navi Mumbai after attending a government event on Sunday.Reports said that several others fell sick and were rushed to the hospital because of being exposed to scorching heat during the event. Around 2 million people had attended the gathering which resulted in the tragic incident. It was a government programme in which the Maharashtra Bhushan Award was conferred on social worker Appasaheb Dharmadhikari by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The incident comes at a time when temperatures have been soaring with the onset of ...
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By Hera Rizwan The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning, on February 20, that the maximum temperatures in that week would be 3-5° C higher than the long-term average. The warning was issued for northwest, west, and central India. The national capital recorded its second hottest February day (31.5° C) in the last five years, according to The Skymet Weather report. This is a shift from the normal weather trend as the "month of February starts with a normal of 23-degree celsius and closes with 25-26 degree celsius", the report said. Speaking to BOOM, AVM Sharma, president (Meteo...
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By The Conversation On the morning news, you see the weather forecast is for high heat, and there is an "excessive heat watch" for later in the week. You were hoping the weather would cool down, but yet another heat wave is threatening human health and increasing the chance of wildfires. On top of these warm days and nights, air quality data has been showing unhealthy levels of pollution. Sound familiar? This scenario is increasingly the new normal in many parts of the world. High heat and air pollution are each problematic for human health, particularly for vulnerable populations such as olde...
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