Heat Waves

Natural Disasters

Despite shower, no breather from heatwave in Rajasthan

Jaipur: Except some relief in the northern parts of the state, heatwave prevailed at other parts on Tuesday.

Publication Date:

02/05/2018

Source: Times Of India (Jaipur)

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Rajasthan, Heat Waves, Ajmer (D), Bhilwara (D), Bikaner (D), Drinking Water Scarcity, Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Drought and water crisis in Southern Africa

This report is divided into two parts. Part I provides an analysis of the drought situation in Western Cape, South Africa, as of January 2018. Part II presents an analysis of the medium to long-term spatial patterns and temporal behaviour of climate variables (precipitation and temperature) in Southern Africa.

Publication Date:

01/05/2018

Source: European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)

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Droughts, Water Supply, South Africa, Heat Waves

Natural Disasters

Heat wave continues in Pb, Hry

Heat wave continued unabated in Haryana and Punjab on Monday with Narnaul being the hottest place in the two states, recording a maximum of 44.3 degrees Celsius, which was five notches above normal

Publication Date:

01/05/2018

Source: Pioneer (Chandigarh)

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Heat Waves, Punjab, Haryana, Amritsar (T), Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Heatwave in districts, may linger for 3 days

HYDERABAD: While Northern Telangana sizzled on Sunday turning into a virtual cauldron with the mercury breaching the 44 degrees Celsius mark, it was raining in some southern districts, claiming two

Publication Date:

30/04/2018

Source: Times Of India (Hyderabad)

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Telangana, Heat Waves, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Mahbubnagar (D), Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Petition in Supreme Court seeks measures to combat heat wave

The petition said that a heat wave should be considered on a par with other disasters as per Article 14 of the Constitution.

Publication Date:

30/04/2018

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

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Heat Waves, Supreme Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Drinking Water, Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Government issues heat-wave advisory

District administrations may change office, school timings.

Publication Date:

27/04/2018

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Heat Waves, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Natural Disasters

Climate Change

Global warming killing the Great Barrier Reef: Study

Corals on Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef experienced a catastrophic die-off following the extended marine heatwave of 2016, a study has found.

Publication Date:

20/04/2018

Source: Zee News

Tags:

Global Warming, Corals, Heat Waves, Marine Life, Climate Impacts

Climate Change

Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages

Global warming is rapidly emerging as a universal threat to ecological integrity and function, highlighting the urgent need for a better understanding of the impact of heat exposure on the resilience of ecosystems and the people who depend on them. Here we show that in the aftermath of the record-breaking marine heatwave on the Great Barrier Reef in 2016, corals began to die immediately on reefs where the accumulated heat exposure exceeded a critical threshold of degree heating weeks, which was 3–4 °C-weeks.

Publication Date:

19/04/2018

Author(s): Terry P. Hughes, James T. Kerry, Andrew H. Baird & et al

Source: Nature

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1-16

Tags:

Global Warming, Corals, Climate Impacts, Climate Change, Marine Ecosystems, Heat Waves, Australia, Extreme Weather Events

Climate Change

Managing heat in agricultural work: increasing worker safety and productivity by controlling heat exposure

This report reviews the implications of heat stress in working environments in agriculture (with a focus on farming and forestry), how it affects the human body, the risks it poses to human health, how it is measured, how it affects labour productivity, and how it can be managed.

Publication Date:

18/04/2018

Source: FAO

Tags:

Heat Waves, Workers, Agriculture, Health Effects, Child Labour, India, Global, Occupational Safety

Natural Disasters