| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
According to the WHO, the heat in Europe is affecting about 740 million people, of whom 150 million are enduring extreme heat, meaning temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
The death toll may rise further because data on deaths occurring inside homes is yet to come in.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
According to the WHO, more than 1,300 people have died in Europe due to heat since June 21, most of them elderly.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
There is currently little difference between temperatures in India and in European countries; Europe is boiling.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
A 300-metre bridge on the Kemi river in Assam was washed away by floodwater, stranding thousands of people, with about 100 families affected by the flood.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Ten districts of Arunachal Pradesh are flood-affected; a flash flood struck Keyi Panyor on June 24, burying an entire colony of 18 houses, and the death toll has reached three.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
The heatwave in Europe has been so severe that in France alone 1,000 people have died within 4 days.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
According to the Swiss glacier monitoring network, snow that normally melts fully by August had already completely melted last week because of the heat.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Several north Indian states are facing severe heat with maximum temperatures of 45°C, though Delhi-NCR has received slight relief from light rain.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Per the Swiss glacier monitoring network, snow/ice that normally melts completely by August melted completely last week due to the heat.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts warns that a worse phase of the heatwave will begin next week, with temperatures in several countries possibly reaching 45-46 degrees Celsius.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
A similar heatwave in 2022 killed more than 60,000 people in Europe.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
According to the WHO, the European heatwave is affecting about 740 million people, of whom 150 million are enduring extreme heat above 35 degrees Celsius.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
More than 1,000 people have died in France due to the heatwave, and per WHO more than 1,300 people have died from heat across Europe since 21 June.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Climate change is no longer a future threat but a present-day challenge whose effects are visible across the world.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Floods are not new for the Northeast, but the way they have struck this time is a red alert from the weather.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
The floods have wiped out more than 100 villages, a 300-metre-long iron bridge, and roads.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Floods in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have swept away everything in their path.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
The heatwave in Europe has been so deadly that in France alone 1000 people have died within 4 days.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Across three continents — Asia, Europe and South America — nature has switched on a signal of destruction.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
It seems as if a 'world war' of weather has begun.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
The heatwave in Europe is so severe that roads are melting.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Devastating floods are causing destruction in India's Northeast.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Europe's 2022 heatwave killed more than 60,000 people; such extreme heat events occurred five times between 1950 and 1999, about 18 times between 2000 and 2021, and nearly every year since 2022.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts warns that a worse heatwave phase begins next week in Europe, with temperatures in several countries possibly reaching 45-46°C due to a heat dome.
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