Photo courtesy of Reuters. There is a severe heat wave in the American Southwest and a heat warning has been issued for 115 million people. The state of Arizona is likely to set a new record for extreme heat. Temperatures in Phoenix are expected to rise above 43 degrees Celsius. According to the US Meteorological…
Image courtesy: The Independent London. The heat wave is likely to persist for the next few days in most European cities. According to the European Space Agency (ESA) from Paris, temperatures in Italy, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey are likely to rise above 40 degrees Celsius. The ESA added that temperatures in Italy could rise…
Death toll from heat wave in Mexico exceeds 110: Photo: File The death toll from the heat wave in the US state of Texas has risen to 13, with most of the deaths occurring near the border with Mexico. According to the American news agency, the heat is at its peak in the two major…
Photo: Courtesy of Social Media The death toll from the heatwave in the southern regions of the United States has reached 13. According to US media, the highest number of deaths, 11, occurred in Webb County, Texas, near the Mexican border. Temperatures reached 48 degrees Celsius last week in Webb County, Texas. American media say…
Nuevo Leon: More than 100 deaths have occurred in the past two weeks due to extreme heat in Mexico. According to the foreign news agency, Mexico’s Ministry of Health saw temperatures near 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country in June, causing deaths from heat stroke and dehydration. The Ministry of Health…
Photo: Courtesy of Social Media About 96 people died due to heat wave in India. According to Indian media, 54 of the dead are from UP and 42 from Bihar. According to media reports, the age of the dead people is said to be 60 or more. 15 districts of Bihar are in the grip…
There has been an increase in sudden deaths in a hospital in Ballia in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is reported that patients were brought to the hospital with fever, difficulty in breathing and other problems and 54 people died within 72 hours, after which the hospital administration alerted the staff. Officials say…
The appeal comes as countries continue negotiations towards an international treaty on plastic pollution, and ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June. “Plastic production has increased exponentially over recent decades and today the world is generating 400 million tonnes of plastic waste yearly,” said David R. Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and…
File photo Many cities of India have been gripped by heat wave and intense heat. According to Indian media, during the heat wave, the temperature in most parts of the country was between 40 and 44 degrees Celsius yesterday. The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted light rain in some cities today and slight drop in…
File photo Scottish meteorologist Scott Duncan has said that the heat wave has engulfed a dozen countries in Asia. In a statement, meteorologist Scott Duncan said Thailand recorded a temperature of 45 degrees Celsius on April 14. He said that for the first time in the history of Thailand, the temperature was recorded at 45…
