Kolkata, Karachi to face increased threat of heatwaves, warns IPCC report

The report adds that megacities across the globe could become more heat-stressed by 2050

360 million people will be exposed to extreme heat in 142 Indian cities by 2050

New research reveals number of cities and citizens threatened by direct and indirect climate hazards if global greenhouse gas emissions continue …

लू का शिकार होते हैं ज्यादातर मजदूर

हीटवेव (लू) कहने के लिए तो सदियों से दिख रहा है लेकिन हीट वेव अभी आपदा के रूप में भारत में नहीं देखा जाता ...

Global warming is universal, speedy and worldwide: Study

In contrast, other well-known cold and warm snaps of the past were more regional

India's shivering point

Coldwaves have been a bigger killer than heatwaves

जलवायु परिवर्तन से मैदान ही नहीं, पहाड़ भी झुलसे  

धरती के जन्नत का दर्जा पाए जम्मू और कश्मीर से लेकर देवभूमि उत्तराखंड भी लू (हीटवेव) से प्रभावित हो रहे हैं 

Why the heatwave? Blame Cyclone Vayu, El Niño

Experts believe if monsoon rains would have reached central India by June 10, it would not have been this hot

Indian cities are simmering in their own waste heat

Cities in northern plains used to cool down during night, but nowadays they are trapping this heat overnight sending their citizens into a …

Heatwave kills 36 people, most in Andhra Pradesh

Churu, which saw the temperatures soar beyond 50 degrees Celsius, has not registered even a single death

'We are in the warmest five-year period ever'

According to the World Meteorological Organization, 2015-19 has recorded a 0.2°C increase over 2011-15

India prone to vector-borne diseases, heatwaves, say experts

A good weather prediction system can go a long way to raise public awareness

California drought the worst in 1,200 years

Human-induced climate change to be blamed for extreme weather

Easy way for hospitals to reduce heat-related sickness in newborns

Study by doctors of Ahmedabad hospital shows shifting of maternity ward to a lower floor reduced morbidity