The Mungeshpur weather station reported a high of 48.8 degrees Celsius, eight degrees above normal, and a minimum of 27.6 degrees Celsius, slightly above the seasonal average

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Najafgarh reported a scorching 47.8 degrees Celsius, Mungeshpur 47.7 degrees, Aya Nagar 46.4 degrees, Pusa 46.5 degrees, Pitampura 47 degrees, and Palam 45.1 degrees

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The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the “poor” category at 9 am with a reading of 246, according to the Central Pollution Control Board

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Doctors say that patients primarily suffer from dehydration, diarrhoea and severe vomiting due to the heat

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Labourers, semi-skilled workers and street vendors are struggling to work and earn in the burning furnace of Delhi

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The report said that by the 2050s, over 1.6 billion people living in over 970 cities will be regularly exposed to three-month average temperatures reaching at least 35 degrees Celsius.

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The hottest summer in living memory could have been a bonanza for vendors of earthen pots but they are in distress due to low sales. They blame expensive gadgets and modern technology for overshadowing the use and benefits of a cheap and reliable alternative that is a matka

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A combination of factors have led to Mungeshpur being one of the hottest places in Delhi: proximity to the Rajasthan desert, drying up of traditional ponds, unplanned urbanization and reduction in green cover

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