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Climate context for India deadly heat wave
2015-06-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The broiling heat wave that suffocated parts of India with temperatures regularly above 110°F at the end of May -- and killed around 2,000 people in just a few days according to estimates -- has finally waned. But the deadly episode has focused world attention on the plight of vulnerable populations during such extreme events and raised questions about how to better prepare for such disasters when the climate could be tipping toward more of them. While India is no stranger to heat waves this time...
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