Coping with heatwave: How Odisha villages use natural measures
Concretisation and extreme heat have rendered traditional cooling methods ineffective
Heat wave warning in Odisha as temperatures soar
The highest maximum temperature of 41°C was recorded in Balangir on March 29
Extreme temperatures kill 5 million a year: 20-year study
Intense cold caused more deaths than intense heat but this is changing
Orissa simmers
Heat strikes; victims’ families kept waiting for Rs 10,000
Duration of heavy work to halve for 800 million people if world warms 2°C: Report provides solutions to tackle heat stress
Reducing greenhous gas emissions, institutional adaptation measures best options
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
Half of Bengal facing heatwave conditions; little respite expected soon
A heatwave over such a large stretch, as well as a complete lack of thunderstorms over such a prolonged period is unprecedented, say experts
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
Africa warming faster than rest of world: IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
Frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation events projected to increase across the continent
‘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
Deaths due to heat wave likely to increase by up to 2000%
By 2080, deaths from heat waves could increase by up to 2,000 percent in some areas of the world, say Australian researchers
International health agency warns of deaths due to climate change
In 2012, 7 million people died from air pollution-related diseases, making it the world’s largest single environmental health risk
How to fight heat wave, the Odisha way
Other states could take a cue from Odisha government on reducing the number of heat stroke deaths
Lok Sabha 2024: Too hot to vote during Phase 2?
DTE looks at if heat is playing any role in voter turnout this election or ECI’s heat-related concerns are unfounded
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
Bats dying of heat stroke: Experts fear mass population collapse, zoonotic diseases
Live bats don’t cause harm as they’re immune to viruses, but their carcass coming in contact with domestic animals may increase …
What Europe saw this summer may just become the norm by 2035, hints study
World must mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis along three axes: reduce, remove and repair, say experts
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
Global warming caused over a third of heat-related deaths between 1991 and 2018: Study
The highest percentage of heat-related deaths caused by human-induced climate change (more than 50%) were in Iran, Kuwait, the Philippines, …
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
Winds beneath the storms
A confluence of global, regional and local variables is leading to the development of massive storms