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Earth's 5th deadliest heat wave in recorded history kills 1,826 in India
2015-05-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Weather Underground: The death toll from India's horrid May heat wave has risen to 1,826, making this year's heat wave the second deadliest in India's recorded history--and the fifth deadliest in world history. According to statistics from EM-DAT, the International Disaster Database, India's only deadlier heat wave was in 1998, when 2,541 died. With over 400 deaths recorded in just the past day and the heat expected to continue over India for another week, the 1998 death toll could well be exceeded in this year's heat...
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