Is India ready for the third COVID-19 wave?

Only 20% of the Indian population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Eastern China set for record-hot summers, says study

Since 1950s, summer mean temperature in the region has increased by 0.82 °C

Temperatures crossed 1.5°C for the whole of 2023; last month hottest January on record, say EU scientists

While the world has not yet breached the Paris Agreement target (an average global temperature over decades), it is moving ever closer to it

Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor

Over 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases has gone into our oceans, resulting in more intense and frequent heatwaves

Hot century ahead: India can’t beat the heat even if global warming is capped at 2°C

Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat to experience extremely hot days (over 51°C) every year through 2100

IMD confirms weak El Nino conditions

In India, there is a relationship between El Nino events and hotter than usual summers along with a decrease in rainfall during the monsoon

When climate comes unhinged, we need to re-think how to build our cities

While reducing carbon emissions is key to tackling extreme weather events, there are various ways to make cities more resilient

Waiting for El Niño

Going against the predictions of other meteorological agencies in the world, Japan Meteorological Agency took a bold step by announcing the onset …

Heat index is a critical tool to help beat heat stress

Heat index correlates thermoregulation, relative humidity and the air temperature

Expert bodies suggest measures to fight killer heat waves

Long-term planning, combined with immediate preventive measures, can be the key

Heat wave grips Kolkata; mercury touches decade's highest for April

Three people succumb to heat; norwesters give south Bengal a miss

3,026 people, 2 million ha crops: How 314 days of extreme weather events affected India in 2022

Highest number of people were killed in central India, largest crop area damaged in South Peninsula

From Hawaii to Japan on a wave-powered boat

‘Statistically impossible’ heat extremes are here — we identified the regions most at risk

At-risk regions include Afghanistan, several countries in Central America and far-eastern Russia

Is COVID-19 pandemic nearing its end? Experts weigh in

Whether or not to ‘call off’ a pandemic goes beyond epidemiology of disease    

COVID-19 Update: India’s active case tally tops 40,000 with 7,830 new infections

XBB1.16.1 strain isolated in 234 COVID-19 patients: INSACOG

Heat-stressed: Europe warming twice as fast as global average, shows new report

Impact on human health huge as southern Europe saw record number of days with ‘very strong heat stress’  

COVID-19: Delhi reports 300 fresh cases in a single day; health minister to hold emergency meeting today

The number of new cases in Delhi has risen dramatically in the past few days despite the city witnessing a dip in the previous months

Ground report from Delhi’s wholesale markets: Why vegetable sales have dropped in India this summer

Low supply, soaring prices of staple grains and cooking fuel, heat wave behind low uptake, say experts

Heat wave claims 169 lives in Andhra

Rs 1 lakh ex gratia announced for families of deceased

COVID-19 update: India overtakes Brazil as 2nd worst-hit country

A few government and private hospitals will again be converted into fully COVID-19 facilities, said Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Pre-monsoon showers bring relief to north India

Monsoon to hit Delhi and other parts of northern India on June 29

COVID-19: Europe is back to November 2020 numbers, severe cases higher

Vaccine-immunity waning; infections to peak in end-January 2022 at 2.6 million cases in worst-case scenario

Cold waves to locust attack: How climate crisis impacted India in 2020

Delhi recorded its highest rainfall in 10 years for January 2020; There were 354 heavy rainfall events across India in March, April

Hottest day in Arctic: WMO official warns of more extreme weather

As Verkhoyansk in Siberia recorded 38°C, governments must remember how a hotter Arctic region can affect the whole world