declaration of heat wave in Orissa has become an annual affair. This year, till May 2, 54 persons had succumbed to the heat wave; the official death toll was, however, nine. The year 1998, termed "killer summer', saw more than 2,000 deaths. Casualties have fluctuated (see table: Killer on trail) but the temperature has increased.
There has been a 1
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/global-warming-turns-its-heat-orissa
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ashutosh-mishra
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heat-waves
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
