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More than 500 people killed as heat wave bakes parts of India
2015-05-25 17:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Soaring temperatures have gripped parts of southern and northern India in an extreme heat wave which has killed more than 500 people and looks set to continue this week, officials said on Monday. The hottest place in India was Allahabad, a city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which saw mercury rise to 47.7 degrees Celsius (117.8 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, while the capital Delhi recorded a high of 43.5C (110.3F). Most of the 539 recorded deaths have been of construction workers, the elderly...
SoCal Heat Wave Prompts Power Alert
2014-09-16 12:16:43| Energy - Topix.net
Officials at Cal-ISO, which manages the state's power grid, are keeping a close watch on power as Southern California is gripped by successive days of extreme triple-digit heat in September 2014. As a sweltering heat wave has gripped Southern California for days, managers of the state's power grid said on Monday they had plenty of electricity available to handle anticipated peaks in power usage, but fear power outages if energy use continues to be consumed at its current rate.
Heat wave offers glimpse into climate change
2014-08-25 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: An unprecedented marine heat wave that swept the Southeast Indian Ocean in 2011 has given FIU scientists a glimpse into the future of climate change. The heat wave caused the loss of more than 90 percent of the dominant seagrass in some regions of Shark Bay, Australia. Since seagrass meadows provide habitat for many ecologically important species and provide food for large grazers like turtles and sea cows, this dieback could have significant impacts on marine wildlife in the region, particularly...
Heat wave, power cuts, riots in India
2014-06-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SAPA: Thousands of people enraged by power cuts during an extreme heat wave rioted across northern India, setting electricity substations on fire and taking power company officials hostage, officials said Saturday. The impoverished state of Uttar Pradesh has never had enough power for its 200 million people - about the population of Brazil - and many receive only a few hours a day under normal conditions, while 63 percent of homes have no access to electricity at all. But recent temperatures that...
Australias Heat Wave Frequency Tops Projections for 2030
2014-02-18 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The government has been urged to better articulate the dangers of climate change after a report that shows the frequency of heat waves in parts of Australia has already surpassed levels previously predicted for 2030. The Climate Council report highlights that Adelaide, Melbourne, and Canberra all experienced a higher average number of hot days between 2000 and 2009 than was expected to occur by 2030. Research by the CSIRO forecast that Melbourne would experience an average of 12 days over 35°C...
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