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By AFP
New Delhi -
India is wilting under a heatwave, with temperatures in places reaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and the capital enduring its hottest May day in nearly two decades.
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Imagine if a 'solar cell' could work at night? Sounds improbable, given the basis of solar technology is to absorb the light of the Sun. Yet researchers have designed a photovoltaic cell that can generate 50 watts of power per square meter at night.
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By AFP
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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are expected to cost some 1.35 trillion yen ($12.6 billion), organisers said Friday, unveiling a final budget showing increased revenue balancing out extra costs including countermeasures against heat.
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Researchers have developed a new way for transforming heat into useful energy. This process involves capturing heat that otherwise would have been lost to the environment.
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By AFP
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A worker at a Tokyo 2020 Olympics construction site has collapsed and died, organisers said, reportedly of heatstroke as the Japanese capital swelters through a blistering heatwave.
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By AFP
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Severe heat has left dozens dead over a 24-hour period in India's Bihar state, as the country enters a third week of searing temperatures, officials said Sunday.
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By AFP
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Hospitals across the desert state of Rajasthan reported a surge in heatstroke cases Tuesday as fierce temperatures kept up for a fourth day across northern India.The government advised the public not to drink tea, coffee or alcohol during the heatwave....
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By AFP
Temperatures in an Indian desert city hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) for the second time in three days as a deadly heatwave maintained its grip on the country. The thermometer hit 50.3 (122.
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Technologists have developed a transparent wood that has grabbed attention as a future material for green construction. The material is also remarkably energy efficient, in terms of its ability to release heat, thereby lowering energy costs.
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Santa Fe -
Computers require a huge energy demand, not only from the power required to run the devices, but also in terms of keeping them cool. Physicists have come up with a theory, based on the thermodynamics of computation, which could help to cool down devices.
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By AFP
Karachi -
Dozens of people are feared to have died in a heatwave gripping Pakistan's largest city Karachi this week, a charity in the sprawling metropolis said Tuesday, as temperatures hit 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit).
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By AFP
Sydney -
Sydney and Melbourne could regularly face 50 degree Celsius (122F) days within 25 years even if Australia meets its Paris global warming targets, a new study warned Wednesday.
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By AFP
Sibi -
After hours toiling at construction sites in 50 degree-plus heat, Lakhmir Brahmani finds little relief from the sun other than a donkey-powered fan during the dog days of summer in one of Pakistan's hottest cities.
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By AFP
Rome -
Swathes of southern Europe sweltered Saturday in a heatwave that has claimed several lives, cost billions in crop damage and is, scientists warned, a foretaste of worse to follow in coming decades.
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Mariposa -
A massive wildfire in California's Central Valley has forced the evacuation of 4,000 people since the fire began on Sunday, prompting Governor Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency for Mariposa County Tuesday night.
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Just last month, airlines in Phoenix, Arizona were forced to cancel some flights because it was too hot for planes to take off. Now, a new study suggests this is going to occur more often as the planet continues to warm.
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This week’s releases include a skillfully constructed horror movie; a definitive director’s cut; a sharp and witty look at separation; and a comedy classic from the "Sultan of Sleaze."
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A new material promises the potential to generate sufficient power to allow cooking pan to produce sufficient energy to charge a cell phone within a few hours. The new material is cheap to manufacture and works by using hot and cold air.
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By AFP
New York -
Torrential rains have caused record flooding in parts of the southern United States, officials said on Saturday, with US media reporting at least three deaths.
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Heat is a problem for many electronic devices. Overheating leads to breakdowns; and the loss of heat is not energy efficient. In order to cool down devices, and improve efficiency, technologists have been looking at a special type of sand.
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By AFP
New Delhi -
Temperatures have soared to a scorching 51 degrees Celsius in one Indian city, meteorologists said Friday, with the ferocious heat setting a new national record.Northern Phalodi wilted as the mercury reached a new high, equivalent to 123.
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By AFP
New Delhi -
Temperatures have soared to a scorching 51 degrees Celsius in one Indian city, meteorologists said Friday, with the ferocious heat setting a new national record.Northern Phalodi wilted as the mercury reached a new high, equivalent to 123.
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By AFP
New Delhi -
Temperatures have soared to a scorching 51 degrees Celsius in one Indian city, meteorologists said Friday, with the ferocious heat setting a new national record.Northern Phalodi wilted as the mercury reached a new high, equivalent to 123.
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Colder is the stage name used by the above-mentioned master of electronica. "Many Colours" is the title of his outstanding new album, an album that's been a long time coming. Digital Journal found out why.
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Brighton -
This year's Wimbledon tennis tournament is being battled out under a scorching sun and intense heat. Naturally the players will sweat, but how much under these conditions?
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By AFP
Karachi -
More than 200 people have died in a heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said Monday, as the government called in the army to help tackle widespread heatstroke in the worst-hit city Karachi.
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By AFP
Hyderabad -
Scattered rain on Sunday brought much-needed but only temporary relief to parts of India hit by a long heatwave as the death toll from the blistering temperatures crossed 2,200, officials said.
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By AFP
Hyderabad -
India's brutal weeks-long heatwave has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as the government launched a mass education campaign to help people cope with scorching temperatures.
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By AFP
Indian authorities urged hospitals to treat heatstroke as an emergency as the toll from a long heatwave topped 1,800 on Friday, making it the deadliest in more than two decades.
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By AFP
New Delhi -
Hospitals in India battled Thursday to treat victims of a blistering heatwave that has claimed more than 1,700 lives in just over a week -- the highest number recorded in two decades.
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The first six months of 2015 were the hottest on record. Test Tube News
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Mean surface temperature profiles of three regions on a battery are shown, as temperature is applied. Nature Communications
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LeBron James rising to block the Pacers' George Hill during Game 4 of the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals YouTube screenshot
Toronto Marlies goalie Ben Scrivens makes a big save on Abbotsford Heat forward Jon Rheault in game two of the Western Conference Semifinal in the AHL playoffs. Toronto won the game 5-1 at Ricoh Coliseum to even the series at 1-1 JP Dhanoa
Heat goalie Danny Taylor kicks out his leg to stop Marlies winger Will Acton on penalty shot with 1:20 left in the third period JP Dhanoa
Heat defenceman Clay Wilson slashes at the stick of Marlies winger Will Acton Karan Vyas
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LeBron James power the Miami Heat to victory. flickr/Keith Allison
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade embarrass one another after victory. flickr/Keith Allison
This graphic was created based on word frequency to call attention to global climate change. Woodley Wonderworks
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat. flickr/Keith Allison
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