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[[Image:Temperature anomalies 2007.gif|thumb|200px|2007 temperature anomalies in March–May, with respect to a 1961–1990 base period.]]
The '''2007 Asian [[heat wave]]''' affected the South Asian countries of [[India]], Pakistan, [[Bangladesh]], and [[Nepal]], as well as Russia, Japan and the People's Republic of China. The heat wave ran during the months of May and June, which continued to September in Japan.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

==India==
Heat-related deaths were reported from the capital New Delhi, northern [[Haryana]], Uttar Pradesh, [[Rajasthan]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]]. After three days of intense heat with temperatures hovering about 40 °C (104 °F), New Delhi was relieved as the temperature slid down to 37.2 °C (99.0 °F).<ref>{{cite news |title= Some respite from heat|url= http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/13/stories/2007061319790300.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001045038/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/13/stories/2007061319790300.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 1 October 2007|date= 13 June 2007|accessdate =13 June 2007|work= [[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India }}</ref> Meanwhile, the temperature soared to more than 46 °C (115 °F) at several places in northern Madhya Pradesh, with [[Datia]] turning out to be the hottest at 48 °C (118 °F).<ref>{{cite news |title= Sweltering Heat in Madhya Pradesh Claims Fifteen Lives|url= http://www.medindia.net/news/Sweltering-Heat-in-Madhya-Pradesh-Claims-Fifteen-Lives-22048-1.htm|publisher=Indian Health News |date= 13 June 2007|accessdate =13 June 2007}}</ref>

More than 120 [[peacock]]s died in [[Tughlaqabad Fort]] and [[Surajkund]] due to the heat; additionally, reports of severe water shortages were common.<ref name="PEA">{{cite news|title= Extreme hot weather taking its toll on birds|url= http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/June/subcontinent_June468.xml&section=subcontinent&col=|publisher= Khaleej Times|first= Ravi S|last= Jha|date= 12 June 2007|accessdate= 14 June 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070930212103/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data%2Fsubcontinent%2F2007%2FJune%2Fsubcontinent_June468.xml&section=subcontinent&col=|archive-date= 30 September 2007|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref> A total of 400 peacocks died in Madhya Pradesh, about 200 of those in [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] alone.<ref name="PEA"/>

The cotton crop in Punjab was severely affected by the heat wave.<ref>{{cite news |title= India – Punjab cotton crop wilts in heat wave |url= http://yarnsandfibers.com/news/index_fullstory.php3?id=12739&p_type=Cotton|publisher=Business Standard |date= 12 June 2007|accessdate =14 June 2007}}</ref> Meanwhile, the persisting heat wave in various parts of [[Chandigarh]] rendered [[dairy cattle|milk cattle]] dry. When the day temperature hovered around +48 °C (118 °F), milk supply to various milk plants of cooperative unions went down by {{convert|40000|l|gal|abbr=off}} per day.<ref name="MI">{{cite news |title= Heat wave dries up milk at source |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070613/main9.htm|work=The Tribune |location=India |first= Sarbjit |last= Dhaliwal|date= 12 June 2007|accessdate =13 June 2007}}</ref> In addition, milk collection by private-sector plants was reduced by {{convert|160000|l|gal|abbr=off}} during the same period.<ref name="MI"/>

==Bangladesh==
Coming at the end of May, a heat wave left at least 25 people dead.<ref name="BAN">{{cite news|title= Heat kills 26 in Bangladesh|url= http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,2-10-1462_2123630,00.html|publisher= News24.com|date= 3 June 2007|accessdate= 13 June 2007}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> According to hospital sources most victims of the heat were rice farmers working in terraces exposed to the blazing sun for long periods. Nearly 200 people, including several children, were admitted to hospitals with symptoms of [[heat stroke]].<ref name="BAN"/> According to the meteorological office in [[Dhaka]] many northern towns showed day temperatures reaching over +40 °C (104 °F), which is not normal in the Bangladeshi summer. Additionally, there was a high level of [[humidity]].<ref name="BAN"/>

==Nepal==
A heat wave affected the livelihood of a large number of poverty-stricken families who depend on day outdoor labour done outdoors, such as constructing roads, driving rickshaws, selling vegetables, making quilts and farming. According to the government's Department of Meteorology the temperature in [[Nepalganj]] got up as high as +44 °C (111 °F). It is estimated that at least 11 people died.<ref name="PAK">{{cite news|title= Heat Wave Kills over 400 in South Asia|url= http://pakistantimes.net/2005/06/24/top17.htm|publisher= Pakistan Times|accessdate= 14 June 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070928041430/http://pakistantimes.net/2005/06/24/top17.htm|archive-date= 28 September 2007|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

==Pakistan==
The heat wave over Pakistan was claimed to have brought the death toll there up to 192.<ref name="HT">{{cite news |title= 82 more die in Pakistan heat wave|url= http://www.indiaenews.com/pakistan/20070612/55840.htm|date= 12 June 2007|accessdate =13 June 2007}}</ref> The meteorological department registered a record maximum temperature of +52 °C (126 °F) in [[Sibi]].<ref name="HT"/> Four people died as the temperature in [[Lahore]] touched +48 °C (118 °F) on 9 June, which was a record for the previous 78 years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Highest temperature in 78 years... |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C06%5C10%5Cstory_10-6-2007_pg13_1 |publisher=Daily Times |date=10 June 2007 |accessdate=15 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193450/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C06%5C10%5Cstory_10-6-2007_pg13_1 |archivedate=30 September 2007 }}</ref>

==Russia==
The heat waves hit Russia at the end of May. The temperature in Moscow reached +32.9 °C (91.2 °F) on 27 May. The Russian capital had not seen such a sustained heat wave for 128 years.<ref name="KOM">{{cite news|title= Moscow Swelters in Heat Wave|url= http://www.kommersant.com/p769428/r_530/Moscow,_heat_wave/|publisher= Kommersant.com|author= Buranov, Ivan|author2= Geroyeva, Anna|author3= Kornysheva, Alyona|name-list-style= amp|date= 29 May 2007|accessdate= 13 June 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070601172015/http://www.kommersant.com/p769428/r_530/Moscow,_heat_wave/|archive-date= 1 June 2007|url-status= dead}}</ref> On 28 May an absolute temperature record for May was set, breaking the record of +31.8 °C (89.2 °F) that had been registered back in 1891.<ref name="KOM"/> The heat also affected agriculture, wiping out about 5,000 km<sup>2</sup> of spring sown fields.<ref>{{cite news|script-title= ru:Жара в Волгоградской области отразится на урожайности|url= http://www.volganet.ru/one-news.php?par=11&par1=10442&data=2007-06-13|publisher= Volganet.ru|first= Наталья|last= Алексеева|date= 13 June 2007|accessdate= 13 June 2007|language= Russian|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927070032/http://www.volganet.ru/one-news.php?par=11&par1=10442&data=2007-06-13|archive-date= 27 September 2007|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

Animals at [[Moscow Zoo]] found it hard to keep cool. Staff had to prevent walruses from bathing in their pool because the water was too warm for them.<ref>{{cite news |title= Russians feel the heat as temperature hits new high|url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/weather/article1862694.ece|work=The Times |location=London |first= Tony |last= Halpin|date= 31 May 2007|accessdate =14 June 2007}}</ref>

==China==
Beijing opened up its warren of old [[air raid shelter]]s to help people escape from the heat.<ref>{{cite news |title= China turns to shelters to beat the heat|url= http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=143&art_id=nw20070612105538790C934639|publisher=IOL.co.za |date= 12 June 2007|accessdate =13 June 2007}}</ref> The heat also set off explosives at a chemical plant in [[Shanxi]]. The explosions injured hundreds of people nearby.<ref name="PAK"/>

==Japan==
Most of Japanese cities are highest level of an average temperature, since May to September. According to Meteorological Agency of Japan confirm report, the highest temperature recorded on Celsius 40.9 degrees hitting in [[Kumagaya, Saitama]] and [[Tajimi, Gifu]], Celsius 40.3 degrees hitting in [[Koshigaya, Saitama]], on 16 August. And above Celsius 29 degrees of average temperature points are Tokyo, [[Nagoya]], [[Osaka]], [[Takamatsu, Kagawa|Takamatsu, Shikoku]]. In September, major Japanese cities are recorded to high temperature of Celsius 32 to 37 degrees levels, with highest level of an average temperature in September, since 1868. According to [[Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)|Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan]] confirm report, resulting to 923 people death of hyperthermia by heat wave in around Japan, and worst heat stroke disaster of Japanese and North Esat Asia's history. {{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

==See also==
*''[[Summer 2007]]''
*[[2006 European heat wave]]
*[[Global warming]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080722005236/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1948183.htm ABC coverage]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2962082.stm BBC coverage]
*[https://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSDEL29044220070612?feedType=RSS Reuters coverage]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928122619/http://www.europ-assistance.com/uk/news/default.html?id_actu=295 French heat wave help line of 2007]
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