heatwave
Scorched rail tracks, melting museum and global warming
The naysayers and nonbelievers of global warming are mum as the scorching heat waves paint nations red hot worldwide. Last week, the waves of heat have been high enough to deform and melt infrastructures as millions of citizens of the world are suffering through the rise of the searing temperature. To put things into perspective, you can fry slices of meat in a frying pan under the Texas sun. That being said, the sweltering conditions, as of late, have also raised awareness of ageing infrastructures worldwide, most of which are roads, bridges, railroads, and buildings.
25 July 2022
Record Australian heat brings fire to scorched land
Firefighters battled 25 blazes across the Australian state of Victoria as a record-breaking heatwave delivered the hottest start to March on record for the southern third of the country.
3 March 2019
Heatwave kills 14 in Japan
An intense heatwave kills at least 14 people over a three-day long weekend in Japan, media reports, and high temperatures hamper the recovery in flood-hit areas where more than 200 people died last week.
17 July 2018
School-goers hit hard by heat
With a heat wave sweeping the country for weeks, school-going children are falling sick due to the scorching summer sun.
23 April 2016
Heatwave to continue for next few days
The ongoing heat wave which is sweeping across the country shall continue for at least three or four more days, the Met office says.
20 April 2016
Diarrhoea cases soar amid heat
With a heat wave sweeping across the country, several hundred diarrhoea patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country.
12 April 2016
Farm animals get air-con for heatwave in Italy
Italy's farm animals are being given showers, fans and air conditioning in their stalls to try to keep them cool during the current heatwave there.
21 July 2015
Pakistan heatwave: Death toll over 800 in Sindh
The death toll from a heatwave in Pakistan's southern Sindh province passes 800, hospital officials say, as mortuaries reached capacity.
23 June 2015
Pakistan heatwave leaves 120 dead
More than 120 people have died during a heatwave in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.
22 June 2015
Delhi wakes up to a cooler morning
Delhi, surrounding areas wake up to a cooler morning as mercury dropped to around 30°C from weeks of unrelenting temperatures caused by a heat wave that killed over 2,200 people in India.
1 June 2015
India heat wave eases after nearly 1,700 deaths
The massive heatwave sweeping India is starting to ease, with forecasts of rain in some affected states.
29 May 2015
No let-up in massive India heatwave
Heatwave conditions continue to sweep India where more than 1,100 people have died in the past week, officials say.
27 May 2015
India heatwave toll 'nears 800'
The death toll in the heatwave sweeping India has reached nearly 800 with temperatures nearing 50C (122F) in some areas.
26 May 2015
Massive India heatwave 'kills 500'
At least 500 people are reported to have died in a heatwave sweeping India, with temperatures reaching 48C (118F) in some areas.
25 May 2015