Can curbing air pollution give rise to heatwaves?

Measures to reduce air pollution could affect clouds and lead to severity of heatwaves in coming decades, suggests a study.

Global warming to raise frequency of heat waves: Study

The heat wave days will have shorter recovery periods and the effects would be significantly worse than stand-alone events.

Climate Change and Extreme Weather- Beyond Simple Causation: An interview with Krishna Achuta Rao

Krishna AchutaRao is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Atmospheric Science, IIT Delhi. He talks about the extreme weather events and it's …

Heat wave leads to deadly ozone pollution in Delhi: CSE analysis

Rising NOx levels and volatile gases in the air, primarily from vehicles, form the recipe for ozone

Why cities are hiring dedicated officials to prepare for extreme heat 

The urgency to hire heat officers globally reflects a reckoning on heat unfolding across the world

Simply Put: Work from home

Will India be able to survive heatwaves of the future?

Over the last 60 years, India has witnessed a rise in meteorological droughts and heatwaves, with the frequency and intensity increasing

How resilient are indigenous goats to climate change

Indian scientists have identified biomarkers to reflect the impact of heat stress on meat characteristics and productivity in goats

Heat wave leads to deadly ozone pollution in Delhi: CSE analysis

Rising NOx levels and volatile gases in the air, primarily from vehicles, form the recipe for ozone

Europe burns: National Emergency declared in UK; wildfires in France, Spain, Portugal

Many parts of the continent including Spain, Greece and France experienced wildfires July 17, 2022, after an unusually dry, hot spring

Chile heatwave exacerbates forest fires

Chile is in the grips of the climate crisis and is currently facing a 14-year drought 

How dangerous heat waves can kill

What can overwhelm a person is a heat source that you can neither escape nor counter. Overheated people suffer from painful involuntary muscle …

Europe, Asia witnessed record-breaking temperatures last week

At least 4,300 people were displaced due to flashfloods in south-west and north-west China July 16, 2022

Is India ready: CSE finds worrying signs of heat stress

Summer 2022 was 2nd-hottest since 2010; now monsoon leaving it behind    

IMD predicts 'above normal' summer in 2017

Above normal heat wave conditions are likely over the core heat wave zone including northern plains and central regions, as per India …

Blazing India: Bihar’s poor slog and suffer the most

Daily wage labourers, roadside vendors and farmers in the state take the heat

Chimpanzees evolved to behave more flexibly. It can help them weather climate change

Chimpanzees are capable of remarkable behavioural variability, and this may have allowed them to range in harsher and drier habitats

Summer commences in India, impact on COVID-19 unclear as of now

More data expected in next 2 weeks, especially on the virus, humidity and ultra-violet radiation

As temperatures continue to rise, birds struggle to survive

Record-breaking temperatures reduce bird population and are behind absence of insectivorous birds

City trapped in a solar oven

Climate-incompatible buildings that fuel excessive use of air- conditioners not only add to the energy needs of cities but also create …

Simply Put: The heat is on

Simply Put: One Nation, One Weather

Simply Put: Climate Roulette

Warmer subsurface waters in Bay of Bengal likely fuelled Amphan super cyclone: Study

This shows a link between marine heatwaves and cyclones, say experts

IMD predicts summer warmer than usual

March has been extremely wet