SUMMER

Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as heat scorches western US

It's always hot this time of year in central Arizona, but 2024 is proving to be an endless summer with especially high temperatures in Phoenix. On Tuesday, the city hit its 100th straight day with at least 100 degree temperatures. That's long since shattered the record of 76 days in a row set back in 1993, according to data from the National Weather Service.

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48C may be new normal for summer by 2099-end

The report expects CO2 emissions to double by 2050, leading to 4 degrees Celsius rise in Delhi’s average maximum temperatures by 2080-2099 with a maximum temperature that could reach 48.2 degrees Celsius.
Study links rise in summer night temperature with risk of death from heart disease in men; know more

The population based study is a monthly time series analysis (June–July, 2001–2015) performed on sex-specific cardiovascular disease deaths in England and Wales of adults aged 60–64 and 65–69 years.
Bengaluru sees rise in chickenpox cases as summer sets in early

Lack of awareness about chicken pox vaccination is said to be the major culprit. Chickenpox is a viral illness that generally starts with mild fever.
Blazing summer raises fever pitch in Delhi

The capital is clearly feeling the heat, what with a spurt in the number of people being rushed to hospital with exhaustion, dehydration or nausea.