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Pakistan heat wave eases more 1,150 die
2015-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Sea breezes brought lower temperatures on Friday to ease a heat wave that killed more than 1,150 people around Pakistan's teeming port city of Karachi during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Mass funerals were held for 50 unidentified victims on Friday before their bodies were hastily buried. The extreme heat of up to 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) - the hottest since 1981 - coincided with power failures and triggered sharp criticism of the government's response in the city of 20 million...
How Pakistan and India can prevent future heat wave fatalities
2015-06-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The 1.4 billion people of India and Pakistan are no strangers to long periods of sizzlingly hot and humid weather at this time of year. The average daily high temperature in Delhi in the month of May is 105 degrees Fahrenheit. But with nearly 3,000 people killed between the two countries in two distinct heat wave events during May and June, it has become clear to local populations that their governments failed to prepare for and respond to the heat waves. It has also become clear that something...
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Whos to blame for Pakistan heat wave?
2015-06-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: The Pakistani Taliban joined the chorus of criticism over response to the devastating heat wave that has left more than 1,000 people dead in the countrys southern Sindh province. But instead of blaming the government their usual target the militant group blamed the power company in Karachi, the countrys largest city, for the heat-related deaths. The group, formally known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, said on Friday that it holds K-Electric responsible for the human tragedy. Most of...
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Polyester Fiber and Spun Yarn Prices in Pakistan (Monthly Report)
2015-06-25 18:03:11| EmergingTextiles.com
Polyester fiber prices are now declining in Pakistan whereas spun polyester prices are following the same trend, our correspondent reports. Our monthly report covers the latest trends in polyester staple fiber prices and spun yarn prices (100% polyester and polyester-cotton) in both Karachi and Faisalabad markets. Polyester filament prices are also covered. Historical data back to 2007 are available for download.
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Death Toll Soars in Climate Change-Related Pakistan Heat Wave
2015-06-24 17:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A deadly heat wave spreading through southern Pakistan has killed nearly 800 people in just a few days--a number that threatens to rise as temperatures remain unusually high this week. More than 600 people have died in Pakistan`s heatwave http://t.co/bsc8q7NZ2H pic.twitter.com/gtEBFxqR5P -- Sky News (@SkyNews) June 24, 2015 At least 740 people have died of dehydration, heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses in Karachi, the country`s largest city, since Saturday, with various sources...
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