Lok Sabha 2024: Is it too hot to vote?
DTE analyses if there is a direct correlation between rising temperatures and a decrease in voter turnout
It has been a sizzling April for Kolkata; Combination of climate change, urbanisation pushing city beyond tipping point
UN report warns that city’s maximum temperature may reach almost 50°C around 2080; local actions to blame as well
There is a probability of above normal temperatures during polling phases, says Election Commission
EC issues list of dos and don’ts for voters; also directs provision of facilities at polling stations to prevent heat-related health …
Ongoing coral bleaching at Great Barrier Reef may be as bad or worse than 2016 event
Coral species considered to be resistant to bleaching also found to be affected and dying
What is behind deadly summer heatwaves in north-central India?
Pacific Meridional Mode may be a factor
Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s progress on poverty and inequality — new research
India has suffered over 24,000 heatwave-related deaths since 1992
Up to 2.6 billion people in Asia, Africa could be exposed to heatwaves by 2090: IOM
River floods are expected to affect up to 156 million people, with 87% of them projected to live in Asia
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
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
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
A heatwave is raging during election season, but who will take responsibility of polling officers on duty?
Heat in Kalahandi district, Odisha claimed lives of a few presiding officers after phase 1 of Vidhan Sabha elections
Lok Sabha 2024: Did heat dissuade voters during phase 3?
Almost half of the districts analysed saw a rise in temperature as well as a lower voter turnout on polling day on May 7, 2024
East and West: Extreme weather strikes on opposite sides of globe in Brazil, Texas, Vietnam & Indonesia
75 dead in Brazil floods; evacuations in flood-hit Houston; heat dries up Vietnam while 14 die in Indonesia due to floods and landslides
Heatwave grips US too, ‘excessive heat warning’ for some areas
Biden announces measures to combat climate change
Sharp contrast: Bihar to face heatwave and heavy rainfall simultaneously, alerts IMD
Heatwaves are normal for May but volume of rainfall is not, say experts
How India fared environmentally: State of India’s Environment 2023 In Figures
As told to Parliament (December 6, 2023): Activation of Almora fault led to increase in earthquakes in 2023, says Rijiju
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Chile records its deadliest wildfire in 123 years, may be linked to climate change
Five of the top 10 deadliest wildfires globally since 1900 have occurred since 2018
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
Why every degree counts now
A series of interactive infographics to explore the 21st Century's toughest development challenge: The planet's changing climate
