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BELGIUM HEATWAVE IMPACT
One for the history books: what we know about the European heatwaveEurope is grappling with a severe heatwave, potentially one of the worst ever recorded, even rivalling the 2003 episode. Temperatures shatt...
03 Jul, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
Several heatwave indices failed to capture severity of extreme weather: StudyResearchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University studied various heatwave indices and found that most failed to capture the severity o...
08 Aug, 2024, 03.38 PM IST
Extreme weather events to stay, businesses should fine-tune strategies towards ESG: Sanjiv PuriITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri emphasized the need for businesses to adjust their strategies in response to increasing extreme weather events and...
27 Aug, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
UK breaks all-time temperature record as heatwave batters EuropeAfter Britain's warmest night on record, the country's Met Office said 39.1 Celsius (102.4 Fahrenheit) was provisionally recorded in Charlw...
20 Jul, 2022, 12.15 AM IST
Is the future dark for kids? Children face 7 times more climate extremes than their grandparentsThere has been a significant rise in heatwaves, floods, droughts and crop failures.
28 Sep, 2021, 12.10 PM IST
As floods hit western Europe, scientists say climate change hikes heavy rainScientists have long said that climate change will lead to heavier downpours. But determining its role in last week's relentless downpours ...
17 Jul, 2021, 10.55 AM IST
Deaths due to coronavirus in many countries exceed official talliesLooking at the period from mid-February through May 2020, researchers reported 206,000 more deaths than would have been expected without th...
15 Oct, 2020, 07.48 AM IST
Arctic ice melt doesn't boost sea levels, so do we care?The trend line is clear: sea ice extent has diminished 14 percent per decade over that period. The Arctic could see it's first ice-free sum...
22 Sep, 2020, 08.20 AM IST