Simply Put: Work from home

Simply Put: The heat is on

Heatwave and hot winds claim two lives in Bihar

IMD issues ‘yellow’ alert for heatwaves in over a dozen districts in the state

Unusually warm winters, post-monsoon season: DTE analyses IMD report on 2023 as India’s second warmest year ever

All five of India’s warmest years have occurred within the last 14 years; 12 of 13 Himalayan states were 2-4°C warmer than normal …

USAID and Red Cross to organise virtual ‘Global Summit on Extreme Heat’ today

Event aims to find solutions to lessen impacts of extreme heat, save lives and mitigate costs  

Ocean surface waves — and their hazards — due to tropical cyclones are growing bigger, warns study

Maximum height of tropical cyclone waves, area of its footprint has increased significantly over 40 years

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Blazing India: Bihar’s poor slog and suffer the most

Daily wage labourers, roadside vendors and farmers in the state take the heat

Simply Put: Climate Roulette

Warmer subsurface waters in Bay of Bengal likely fuelled Amphan super cyclone: Study

This shows a link between marine heatwaves and cyclones, say experts

Simply Put: One Nation, One Weather

IMD predicts summer warmer than usual

March has been extremely wet

Deaths due to heat in Middle East & North Africa likely to rise 60 times by end of century

Over 80% deaths can be prevented by limiting global warming to 2°C

Transboundary Bengal hotspot for lightning strikes: Report

West Bengal, along with Bangladesh, received two million on-ground lightning bolts

Extreme weather events increasing in intensity in Africa: Greenpeace report

Temperatures and extreme heat events are expected to increase across the continent

How did the Red Sea part in Exodus? Medicane, storm surge, Rossby waves, suggests UK study

Whether a miraculous act of God or due to some of the unlikely, coincidental phenomena discussed in this paper, the chance of ‘parting’…

Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Read DTE’s in-depth coverage

Orissa simmers

Heat strikes; victims’ families kept waiting for Rs 10,000

Northern hemisphere gets too hot to handle

Be it Europe, Asia or the Middle East, all are setting heat milestones

IMD predicts intense heat waves this summer

Climate change held responsible for the growing incidence and severity of heat waves

Frequent marine heatwaves in Indian Ocean disrupt India‘s monsoon patterns

Western Indian Ocean and northern Bay of Bengal most affected

Indian cities among places with highest rise in exposure to extreme heat: Study

Dhaka in Bangladesh added the highest person-days of deadly heat & humidity

2010: hottest year in India till date

Why there were no April showers this year  

Your aircon could make 2024 the hottest on record

As the world reels from the hottest year on record, the weather outlook for the future looks grim, with extreme heat set to be unavoidable unless …

What caused a spike in extreme heat events in Northeast Asia

Extreme heat events have become more likely to occur over Northeast Asia