57 people die as heat wave sweeps Andhra Pradesh
Student dies while travelling in bus after giving exams
Four factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters
Three additional natural factors are also helping drive up global temperatures and fuel disasters this year: El Nino, solar fluctuations and a …
Humanity may lose gains made in global health due to climate change: study
Researchers say that emissions from coal plants damage the respiratory system and increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases
Heat wave another manifestation of climate change, says CSE
Around 2,000 people have died due to the present heat wave, with maximum deaths recorded in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Alert to heat waves
Even as the IMD has begun issuing city-specific temperature alerts, over 150 people have reportedly died due to heat strokes. Is our health …
Eastern China set for record-hot summers, says study
Since 1950s, summer mean temperature in the region has increased by 0.82 °C
Temperatures crossed 1.5°C for the whole of 2023; last month hottest January on record, say EU scientists
While the world has not yet breached the Paris Agreement target (an average global temperature over decades), it is moving ever closer to it
Hot century ahead: India can’t beat the heat even if global warming is capped at 2°C
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat to experience extremely hot days (over 51°C) every year through 2100
IMD confirms weak El Nino conditions
In India, there is a relationship between El Nino events and hotter than usual summers along with a decrease in rainfall during the monsoon
Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor
Over 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases has gone into our oceans, resulting in more intense and frequent heatwaves
When climate comes unhinged, we need to re-think how to build our cities
While reducing carbon emissions is key to tackling extreme weather events, there are various ways to make cities more resilient
Heat index is a critical tool to help beat heat stress
Heat index correlates thermoregulation, relative humidity and the air temperature
Expert bodies suggest measures to fight killer heat waves
Long-term planning, combined with immediate preventive measures, can be the key
Heat wave grips Kolkata; mercury touches decade's highest for April
Three people succumb to heat; norwesters give south Bengal a miss
Cold waves claimed 76 times as many lives in India as heat waves in 2020
There has been a nearly 2.7 times increase in the number of cold wave days from 2017-2020
‘Statistically impossible’ heat extremes are here — we identified the regions most at risk
At-risk regions include Afghanistan, several countries in Central America and far-eastern Russia
Heat-stressed: Europe warming twice as fast as global average, shows new report
Impact on human health huge as southern Europe saw record number of days with ‘very strong heat stress’
Ground report from Delhi’s wholesale markets: Why vegetable sales have dropped in India this summer
Low supply, soaring prices of staple grains and cooking fuel, heat wave behind low uptake, say experts
Heat wave claims 169 lives in Andhra
Rs 1 lakh ex gratia announced for families of deceased
Extreme weather in India: Heavy rains, floods on 18 days of rainfall-deficient November 2022
The events in November were spread across 12 states / Union territories, most of them in South Peninsula & Northwest regions
Pre-monsoon showers bring relief to north India
Monsoon to hit Delhi and other parts of northern India on June 29
Hottest day in Arctic: WMO official warns of more extreme weather
As Verkhoyansk in Siberia recorded 38°C, governments must remember how a hotter Arctic region can affect the whole world
How Delhi slums can fight climate change
Women's roups in the national capital are making efforts to build resilience against climatic impacts
Climate-related weather events to break records in US this year, data shows
The country is on its way to record 17 billion-dollar extreme weather events in 2020, having lost $46.6 billion till September
Half of Europe at risk of drought, power generation hit too: Report
EU member states urged to reduce gas consumption, lower dependence on Russia