Odisha reels under intense heatwave conditions; IMD issues orange alert
Maximum temperature is very likely to be above normal by 4-6°C at a few places over the next few days
Why 2023 may be an annus horribilis for India’s farmers
A dry winter, arrival of El Nino and two years without earnings make this year terrible for Indian farmers
Rabi 2022-23: Increase in wheat sowing marginal, shows government data
Data also showed a higher acreage in rapeseed and mustard crops, indicating that wheat farmers might have shifted their agricultural area to …
July 2022 marks the 3rd hottest on record for the US
Precipitation was below average across much of the country’s west, central plains and southern parts
Fifth-hottest May again drives home reality to warming world
Even ongoing La Nina conditions couldn’t cool the weather down in several parts of the world last month
There is a link between heat and mental health; and climate change is making it more pronounced
There has been an increase in footfall at major psychiatric hospitals in the country since March, an unusually hot month this year
Polar Heatwaves: Record temperatures 30-40 degrees Celsius above normal
Rapid rise in temperatures at poles a warning of disruption in Earth’s climate systems, say experts
Children born in 2020 will experience 6.8 times more heatwaves than those born in 1960: Report
Limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will reduce the additional lifetime exposure of new-borns to heatwaves by 45%, droughts …
Climate change is real: July 2021 was 3rd warmest globally
Surface temperature for June 2021 was the 5th-highest in 142 years
Climate Change is real: Temperate North America sizzles under ‘heat dome’
Canada’s British Columbia and the US Pacific Northwest’s Oregon and Washington are experiencing a once-in-a-millennium event, experts say
World’s northernmost town now its fastest warming too
The temperature at Longyearbyen in Norway's Svalbard archipelago has risen by 4°C since 1971
State of Extreme Weather: How was January-April 2023 compared to January-April 2022
In the first four months of 2023, at least 33 states/UTs reported extreme weather events. In contrast, 27 states/UTs recorded extreme …
16 heatwaves in Odisha this summer rob its tribal women of livelihood
Soaring mercury levels make it difficult for them to spend much time in the jungle & collect forest produce such as leaves of kendu and siali,…
India underestimating heatwave impact, more than 90% of the country at risk: Study
Climate experts and policymakers should re-evaluate the metrics for assessing the country’s climate vulnerability as heatwaves in India …
France wildfires displace 37,000; air quality dips
Internal displacement due to wildfires 24% higher than in last 5 years & 4 times of last year
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
Summer fire activities thrice than winter months in 2021
Punjab, Haryana recorded close to 23,000 cases of farm fires from March 1-May 11, 2022
Move over record air temperatures, Delhi’s scorched land surface is making waves
Delhi’s land surface temperature almost doubled in a little over a month, aggravating heatwave conditions
Droughts in Western US fuel emissions, here’s how
Between 2012 and 2016, a drought-induced spike in fossil fuel generation cost California more than $5 billion in damages
Human activities responsible for extreme heatwave events, says new study
Heatwave led to a massive die-off of sea creatures, and a spate of horrific wildfires, according to the study
Dear Mr Javadekar, here is why climate change is behind extreme weather events in India
Many extreme weather events can be attributed to climate change with a greater degree of certainty, but in India attribution science is still in …
Heatwave effect: 2.5 billion people to have air conditioners by 2050
Traditionally cooler or naturally conditioned areas in the US and Europe have reported sale and installation of more air conditioners
Blazing India: Labourers, farmers struggle most to live, earn
A new set of victims are people in hilly regions areas who are not prepared for such high temperatures
Climate change is making livestock susceptible to diseases; here is how
There is also growing evidence that changes in rainfall pattern, frequent floods and droughts and intense heatwaves have substantial effects on …
Nearly every child will face frequent heatwaves by 2050: UNICEF
1 in 4 children lives in areas where the average heatwave event lasts 4.7 days or longer