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Hydraulic Cylinders Handle High Heat

2016-05-24 15:47:17| Chemical Processing

The Vulcan Series is suited for industrial workplaces with rugged operations, continuous cycles and hot environments.

Deadly Heat Wave Creates Havoc Across South Asia

2016-05-23 16:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Hundreds of farmers have died in more than 13 states in India due to the crippling heat wave that has been devastating the region for the last few weeks, withering crop production. In one region alone in central India, more than 400 farmers have committed suicide this year, driven by the failure of their farms and inability to pay back loans. Neighboring Pakistan is also reeling from the extreme heat prompting the excavation of mass graves to pre-empt the impacts of the heat wave. The Indian...

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Pakistan city readies graves, hospitals, in case heat wave hits again

2016-05-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: KARACHI Pakistani grave digger Shahid Baloch is taking no chances. Like many people in the port city of Karachi, he was caught out by the severity of last summer's heat wave which killed more than 1,300 people, and has hired a digger to excavate three elongated trenches big enough for 300 bodies. "Thanks to God, we are better prepared this year," said Baloch, 28, who works with three brothers at the vast Karachi cemetery run by the charitable organisation Edhi Foundation. When the heat wave...

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