435:... At last, when the heat has become greater than ever, the clouds begin to collect, and there comes down a deluge, almost always accompanied by thunder and lightning ... nothing can be more wonderful than the change which comes almost instantaneously over the whole face of nature ... within a time that may be measured by hours rather than days, the country that was like a desert begins to look like a garden. The rapidity of the progress of vegetation is astonishing ...
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516:... Authorities in the Shakkarbaug Zoo ... removed a pair of Cheetahs ... from public view as the animals could not bear the intense heat wave ... have been lodged in a ... temperature-controlled environment ... As many as 30 Cheetahs brought by various zoos in India ... died as they could not adjust to the harsh Indian climate during summer months ...
154:, have historically registered dips during the Loo season as insects populations also plummet during this season. Even prior to the 1897 discovery that mosquitoes transmitted malaria, officials in Asia had noticed the strong winds in the plains of Northernmost India naturally made the region relatively free of the disease.
593:... The temperature rose higher and higher ... the loo began to moan, blowing drearily through the hopeless streets. The leaves of the henna became sered and wan ... even birds were not immune ... many pigeons died ... Men shut themselves up inside the houses or in shops. At noon the city seemed deserted and dead ...
280:... In the plains of northern India and Pakistan, sometimes a very hot and dry wind blows from the west in the months of May and June, usually in the afternoons. It is known as loo. Its temperature invariably ranges between (115°F-120°F) 45 °C and 50 °C (115°F-120°F). People, when exposed to loo ...
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for centuries. Because evaporation proceeds at a very rapid rate in the extreme dryness, the cooling effect can be quite dramatic and result in dwellings where the interior feels chilly. The water in the screens evaporates very rapidly, however, so it must constantly be replenished from raised tanks
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486:... Khas, vulgarly khas-khas, a kind of grass from which screens or tattis are made, for use in the hot season. The tatti is placed in a doorway and kept perpetually wet; and the hot dry westerly wind, after being allowed to pass through it, becomes quite cold ...
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is strongly recommended for children and the elderly, as well as pets. Most people attempt to stay indoors as much as possible during afternoons in the Loo-affected months. Heatstrokes are commonly referred to as
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188:, which are popularly believed to have a cooling effect on the body and provide some protection against Loo-caused heatstrokes, are widely consumed during the Loo-season. These include sherbets of
410:... A cloudburst in a remote Himachal Pradesh mountainous valley washed away several water-run mills, a bridge, a road and a large tract of farmland, but there were no reports of casualties ...
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743:... When we keep in mind the many qualities Rooh Afza's ingredients described above, it is easy to understand why it has been found to be an exceptionally appropriate summer drink ...
464:... He introduced the system of cooling water with the help of saltpetre, and invented the Khas-ki-Tatti, which has for centuries remained the Indian method of air-conditioning ...
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combines several of these popularly believed cooling agents, and is sold commercially as a syrup to flavor sherbets, cold milk drinks, ices and cold desserts, such as the popular
647:... The hot dusty wind known as 'Loo' may persist for a few days and make outdoor life difficult. Since the visibility becomes poor, air services are sometimes suspended ...
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625:... A searing wind came over the white-hot desert, the wind that we call the loo, but a loo which had the special, abrasive rasp of the Devil's Wind ...
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