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 …

The rising temperature and how it actually feels

Heat index calculates the felt air temperature by capturing the changes in humidity levels, air temperature and wind speed

What caused a spike in extreme heat events in Northeast Asia

Extreme heat events have become more likely to occur over Northeast Asia

Summer 2022: Indian cities, districts must be ready to protect vulnerable from heat stress, urges report

It is important to invest in strengthening resilience to heat, say experts at report launch

Heat index is a critical tool to help beat heat stress

Heat index correlates thermoregulation, relative humidity and the air temperature

Are manual labourers in India prepared for hot summers?

With 90% of India’s workforce being increasingly unsafe due to the rising temperatures, developing labour-centric interventions becomes crucial

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

Heatwave and hot winds claim two lives in Bihar

IMD issues ‘yellow’ alert for heatwaves in over a dozen districts in the state

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

Nearly 50 heat deaths in Bihar in 3 days, say doctors. Not so, says government, questions assessment

State may issue show cause notices to health officials who confirmed heat deaths without postmortem report

Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults — an aging population and climate change are putting ever more people at risk

Apart from individual precautionary measures, community-scale adaptations also are needed

Indian economy will be hit hard by rising heat: Global report

By 2030, the average loss in daylight working hours could put between 2.5% and 4.5% of the GDP at risk annually

Government’s flip-flops on heatwaves

While the Central government has been keeping a tab on heatwaves since 2014, officially, it has refused to declare them as natural disasters

ILO flags risk of excessive heat to 2.4 billion workers globally; Indian workers among those at high risk

Increase in workforce at risk can be attributed to both rising temperatures, growing labour force

Doomsday urgent

Everyone should be terrified of global warming, Jeff Goodell writes in his book, The Heat Will Kill You First

A looming El Nino may bring more heatwaves in India

In total, 13 Indian states and 1 Union territory saw heatwaves since March 3, with West Bengal recording the highest

Heat stress affected worker output in factories in India: Study

Manufacturing plants generate about two per cent less revenue for every one degree Celsius rise in annual temperature, the study found

Mocha brings high humidity, heat-related illnesses for coastal Odisha residents

Low-level winds bringing in moisture from Bay of Bengal to blame

Climate crisis threatens truffle production but could put UK species back on the menu

Summer drought & heat can be detrimental to truffle harvests

Simply Put: One Nation, One Weather

How to deal with extreme heat: Move beyond emergency mode

In an era of global warming, if India’s cities are to continue as centres for economic opportunities, they will have to move away from …

How to train your body for hot weather if you are active or work outdoors

Incorporating a heat acclimation protocol, in combination with the more recognised heat-mitigating strategies, provides your body with the best …

Why is Ghana so hot this year? An expert explains

Rising temperatures in northern Ghana influence the incidence and spread of cerebrospinal meningitis

Blazing India: 22 states see 73 heatwave spells in 97 days

The blistering conditions came early and didn’t even spare non-hotspots

What impact does climate change have on your health?

Heat-related deaths increased by 68 per cent between 2000–2004 and 2017–2021