Heatwave

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How extreme heat threatens health and safety

Parts of China, India, the Middle East, southern Europe and the United States are bracing for the possibility of new record highs

FILE PHOTO: A woman covered with a cloth to protect herself from the heat walks on a road during a heatwave in Ahmedabad, India, May 29, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
South Asia

India reports over 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases over summer

Eid travel during heatwaves: Essential tips for a safe journey
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Eid travel during heatwaves: Essential tips for a safe journey

File photo of children playing in rainwater. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

BMD predicts light to moderate rain in Dhaka, other divisions

Pilgrims from around the world will pray at Mount Arafat on Saturday Photo: Sajjad HUSSAIN
Middle East

Muslim pilgrims including 85,000 Bangladeshis pray on Mount Arafat in hajj climax

A woman pours water on her head after filling her containers with drinking water from a municipal tanker on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
South Asia

India's heatwave longest ever, worse to come

A woman holding an umbrella walk near the India Gate during severe heatwave on a hot summer day in New Delhi on May 29, 2024. Photo: Money SHARMA / AFP
South Asia

India records 56 heatwave deaths, nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases in last 3 months

The unequal burn
Thoughts

The unequal burn

People walk past a water sprinkler in a Varanasi market. Photo: Niharika KULKARNI / AFP
South Asia

Millions suffer through heatwave on last day of India election

In this photo taken on May 26, 2024, villagers fill water from a well in Shahapur district of India's Maharashtra state, amid ongoing heatwave. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)
South Asia

India court urges heatwave emergency declaration as deaths rise

A girl selling water uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun as she waits for customers on a hot summer day, in New Delhi, India, April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

India heatwave kills at least 33, including election officials

A woman sprays water in front of her roadside home during the heat wave in Ahmedabad, India, May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave
South Asia

Animals collapse, water shortages bite amid India's searing heat

A schoolgirl rides a bicycle on her way back home during a heavy rain shower in Chandigarh, India, 9 July 2015. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Rain brings relief to Delhi hours after record breaking 52.3°C heat