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Summer heat waves are increasing in intensity during recent years, leading to excess human mortality. In India, 14,129 heat-wave deaths occurred during 1979- 2013. The heat waves largely occur in central India, but have intensified in the east coast region, especially in Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Odisha during the last two decades.
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