Australia looks set to sweat through one of its hottest Decembers ever, the national weather bureau said on Friday, prompting fire bans, health warnings and big crowds trying to cool off at beaches.

Australia swelters through heatwave in hottest December ever

Undeniably, this year has been marred by and fraught with natural disasters and calamities all across the globe. From the destructive deluge that hit the south Indian state of Kerala, wildfires that scorched Europe and America, to quakes, cyclones, heat-waves, droughts, typhoons and the recent Indonesian quake-tsunami disaster; almost every continent had some climatic mishap happening this year and it doesn’t seem to stop.

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India could witness deadly heatwaves if the planet's temperature goes up by two degrees Celsius, according to a report released on Monday by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC).

At 2 degree Celsius warming, Kolkata could see deadly heatwaves: IPCC report

The meteorological department, however, has said that that the situation would improve only by Friday afternoon

Several flights were suspended in Chandigarh due to low visibillity

The warning has been issued for three-days starting from Tuesday to Thursday

PMD issues fresh heatwave warning for three days in Karachi

The weatherman has predicted thunderstorm later in the day in the national capital

Delhi: After hottest day of the season; Met predicts rain by Wednesday

At least five people have died in Gaya and Aurangabad due to the storm.

At least 31 dead due to thunderstorm in Bihar; rain, hailstorm likely in Uttar Pradesh

As the Khajuraho was at its hottest, Damoh at 46.5, Shajapur at 47.0 of and Gwalior at 46.6 also baked under the scorching sun

Heatwave in India: Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, Karauli in Rajasthan hit 47 degrees

The central and northern India continues to remain under the grip of heatwave

Heatwave condition to prevail in Gujarat

The MeT department also notified about a dust storm that could hit parts of Delhi NCR, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh on May 24

Heatwave to prevail across north India, temperatures to stay above 45 degrees: IMD

Safdarjung observatory recorded the highest temperature of the season on Tuesday as the mercury hit 44.0 degrees Celsius

Delhi sizzles at 44 degrees; Safdarjung records 46 degrees

Along with Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh could also face severe heatwave condition

IMD issues heatwave warning in Delhi for next five days

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