Deaths due to heat in Middle East & North Africa likely to rise 60 times by end of century
Over 80% deaths can be prevented by limiting global warming to 2°C
Transboundary Bengal hotspot for lightning strikes: Report
West Bengal, along with Bangladesh, received two million on-ground lightning bolts
Extreme weather events increasing in intensity in Africa: Greenpeace report
Temperatures and extreme heat events are expected to increase across the continent
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Heat-related deaths increased by 68 per cent between 2000–2004 and 2017–2021
Climate change’s dangerous new fires
Climate change is creating a new kind of dangerous wildfire. It will take all our tools to keep communities safe
What's causing elephants in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu to die? Hunger and thirst
In last one week, two elephants died in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka due to dehydration and heat stroke
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Global warming and El Nino caused record temperature in Southeast Asia
While El Nino triggered the heat, global warming pushed the temperatures to a record-breaking level in 2016, finds study
Unusually warm winters, post-monsoon season: DTE analyses IMD report on 2023 as India’s second warmest year ever
All five of India’s warmest years have occurred within the last 14 years; 12 of 13 Himalayan states were 2-4°C warmer than normal …
USAID and Red Cross to organise virtual ‘Global Summit on Extreme Heat’ today
Event aims to find solutions to lessen impacts of extreme heat, save lives and mitigate costs
Orissa simmers
Heat strikes; victims’ families kept waiting for Rs 10,000
After 4 years of high-intensity rains, Kerala inching towards drought with 45% deficit rainfall
Lack of sufficient rains is likely to impact farming expenses and yields this time; drinking water, power generation affected
India saw natural disasters almost every day in first 9 months of 2022: CSE report
Highest toll in Himachal Pradesh; official data inadequate to show real extent of loss & damage
Cool dwellings: Here is what you can do to make your building beat the heat
‘Shade, insulate and ventilate’ should be the mantra for achieving ‘thermally comfortable’ buildings
IPCC report warning: A 5.3°C temperature rise in Delhi by century-end under worst emission scenario
Under the bestemission scenario, Delhi may experience a 2°C rise in mean temperature by 21st century-end to pre-industrial period
‘There is still time to reverse the climate crisis'
Daniel Swain, a climate scientist from the University of California, Los Angeles, talks about the new science of extreme events attribution
Northern hemisphere gets too hot to handle
Be it Europe, Asia or the Middle East, all are setting heat milestones
IMD predicts intense heat waves this summer
Climate change held responsible for the growing incidence and severity of heat waves
How climate change spurs megadroughts
The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and the dry spell devastating the western US
Sweltering summers: India must safeguard workforce from heatwaves, warn experts
Proper implementation of government relief schemes, the impact of heat on workers, flexible working hours, should all be looked into, say experts
El Niño did not influence global climate in 2017, but still anomalies are sobering
In 2017, carbon dioxide concentration at Earth’s surface was 405 ppm—greater than the 2016 level
Frequency of heat waves increasing; we must prepare for it: experts
Experts gathered at the National Workshop on Heat Wave Forecasts for State Level Preparedness deliberated on extreme weather and states' …
2016 experiences record-breaking heat for nine consecutive months
12 consecutive months from October 2015 to September 2016 have set new monthly high-temperature records
Global warming may cause rise in cases of chronic kidney disease, claims study
Increasing temperatures and heat waves are estimated to result in an increase in kidney disease and other conditions
Frequent marine heatwaves in Indian Ocean disrupt India‘s monsoon patterns
Western Indian Ocean and northern Bay of Bengal most affected