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Massive India heatwave 'kills 430'


More than 430 people are reported to have died in a heatwave sweeping India, with temperatures reaching 48C (118F) in some areas. Most deaths have taken place in the southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, where more than 140 people have died since Saturday. Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh recorded 48C while temperatures rose to above 44C (111F) in the capital, Delhi. Authorities have urged people to stay indoors and drink plenty of fluids. Heatwave conditions have been prevailing in the two worst-affected southern Indian states since mid-April, but most of the deaths have happened over the last week. The worst-hit state has been Andhra Pradesh where 246 people have died from the high temperatures in the last week, most of them in the last few days. May 25 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32872846









In Astro Meteorology [1], the Sun's ingress into each of the four cardinal signs, i.e. 00 deg of Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn is used for weather forecast. Weather  charts are interpreted using the 4th house as the main indicator. If there is a planet in the fourth house it is forms a major element for 'forecast' about the weather. Charts for the four phases of the moon each month - new, first quarter, full, and last quarter are then made. These give the weekly trends. When forecast for a lunation matches that obtained for the quarter , it is highly likely that it will come to pass.






A chart for the Sun’s entry into sidereal Aries at Hyderabad, India is shown here along with the chart for the current New Moon of  May 18. Notice that in both cases the TNP Zeus which is essentially connected with  ‘fire’, ‘heat’ or ‘high temperature’ is in the fourth house!



[1] http://www.skyscript.co.uk/meteorology1.html

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