After snowless December and January, March and April to rain fire on north India: Experts
This may lead to further food insecurity in a region already grappling with depleting Rabi crop production since past few years
Bowels of the Earth: Meet the planet’s new layer, the innermost inner core
The idea that the Earth could hold a fifth layer was proposed in 2002; since then, researchers have been trying to get more data to learn about …
Are manual labourers in India prepared for hot summers?
With 90% of India’s workforce being increasingly unsafe due to the rising temperatures, developing labour-centric interventions becomes crucial
Why cities are hiring dedicated officials to prepare for extreme heat
The urgency to hire heat officers globally reflects a reckoning on heat unfolding across the world
COVID-19 surge: Why has China not attained herd immunity despite high vaccination coverage?
Germany, South Korea, Vietnam are also reporting increase in COVID-19 cases despite extensive vaccination
As COVID-19 pandemic enters 3rd year, what do we know about its origin?
More than 2.8 billion cases and 5.4 million deaths later, the mystery remains unsolved — even as we were warned about it
Not yet April, but mercury at 44.6 in Odisha’s Baripada
Some 18,500,748 trees were felled in Odisha in the last 11 years, according to the state government
Caught in second COVID-19 wave? What signs of surge in new entrants mean
COVID-19 cases are being reported in large numbers from districts that had so far been mildly hit by the pandemic
IMD warns of heat waves, warmer than normal summer
The weather agency predicts central and north-western India will bear the brunt of the sun, while heat waves has struck several parts of the south
Heat wave grips Kerala, claims three lives
The state government has declared a natural disaster, issued alerts and circulated precautionary guidelines
India is under the weather: extreme events expand footprints
From cloudburst in Himachal, dust storms in Rajasthan and UP to lightning in Andhra Pradesh and devastating rainfall in Haryana and Punjab, freak …
Killer heat wave engulfs Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Local media reports say that, in all, more than 300 people have died due to the weather in both states
Climate engineering carries serious national security risks — countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared
International decisions on climate engineering are likely coming soon
Sizzling Odisha: 26 places hit 40°C+
Schools to remain shut from tomorrow
57 people die as heat wave sweeps Andhra Pradesh
Student dies while travelling in bus after giving exams
Four factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters
Three additional natural factors are also helping drive up global temperatures and fuel disasters this year: El Nino, solar fluctuations and a …
COVID-19 cases, deaths on the decline in all regions except Western Pacific, Africa
Western Pacific Region and Africa recorded 21% and 20% increase in the number of new weekly deaths respectively
‘COVID-19 wave not distinct entity, will come periodically’
Epidemiologist Dr Chandrakant Lahariya on the new variant, vaccine immunity and India’s preparedness
COVID-19: First line of defence or last resort?
Life-saving steroids were used indiscriminately during the pandemic’s second wave, but they can have lethal side effects. A DTE series on&…
Alert to heat waves
Even as the IMD has begun issuing city-specific temperature alerts, over 150 people have reportedly died due to heat strokes. Is our health …
Humanity may lose gains made in global health due to climate change: study
Researchers say that emissions from coal plants damage the respiratory system and increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases
Heat wave another manifestation of climate change, says CSE
Around 2,000 people have died due to the present heat wave, with maximum deaths recorded in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Delhi shivers at 3°C, season’s coldest; Rajasthan dips to -1.5°C
Cold wave over north, northwest Delhi to stay for next two days
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