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Several parts of India have been grappling with an intense heatwave as the country experiences one of the hottest summers this year. According to experts, the temperatures are expected to only increase during the next few days.

The family responsible for using the pyrotechnic device could face criminal charges as well as paying for the entire cost of damages and firefighting services

Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory Andrew Barr said the measure was "effective now and will be in place for as long as Canberra is at risk".

Catastrophic blazes ripped through the country's south-east on New Year's Eve, killing at least eight people and stranding holidaymakers.

It is the latest emergency in Australia's devastating summer fire season, which has been turbocharged by a prolonged drought and climate change.

The man appeared at the Bankstown Local Court via video link on Tuesday.

Wildfires have raged across the US West, forcing thousands to flee their homes during a sweltering, smoke-shrouded holiday weekend of record heat.

Europe is also experiencing an extreme heatwave due to global warming.

The McMurdo Dry Valleys were flooded as summer temperatures soared to 12C.

They were protesting their company's 'shorts ban.'

Pupils at ISCA Academy defy rules after being told they had to wear trousers during heatwave.

One employee wore pink dress to get company to change its dress code rules.

About 30% of the global population already faces lethal heat for 20 days a year or more.

The infant was found 'unresponsive' after being left in a car 'several hours' during a heatwave.

Forecasters predict the wet weather will clear over the next week with the UK set for high temperatures.

Lagos is expected to face 100 times more heat stress by 2050.

Experts believe more giant 'flying foxes' will drop out of trees in coming days.

A heatwave in the region has also caused fires in neighbouring Chile and a drought in Bolivia.

Health warnings have been issued ahead a spell of unusually hot weather in Britain.

IBTimes UK looks back at photographs taken worldwide in July 2016, the hottest month ever recorded.

Reports indicate widespread pollution could affect British air as heatwave arrives.

People are being warned to take precautions to prevent becoming seriously ill.

Cold flannels, frozen bedsheets, no alcohol – here's how to prevent another sleepless night.

The Met Office has warned of a 'Level 3' heatwave as temperatures reach more than 30C

Or even, as the hype might suggest, coconut water?

Temperatures will reach as high as 33C in parts of the UK so protect yourself.

El Niño and La Niña events are set to give the UK a 30C summer.

The record temperature was registered in Phalodi, a small town in the desert state of Rajasthan in northern India.

More than 50 people in Bangladesh have died after being struck by lightning in the last two days.

Scientists warn Africa could experience four extreme heatwaves annually by 2075 due to geographical location.