Climate disasters cost the world over $120 billion in 2025: ReportClimate change cost the world over $120 billion in 2025 due to extreme weather events like heatwaves, wildfires, and storms. The report hig...
28 Dec, 2025, 07.15 AM IST
Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30Global philanthropies are investing $300 million to combat rising heat deaths and climate health threats. This funding aims to develop new ...
14 Nov, 2025, 07.31 AM IST
Children exposed to heat wave worldwide may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling: ReportA new report reveals climate change impacts education globally. Extreme heat exposure may cause children to lose 1.5 years of schooling. Cl...
20 Jul, 2025, 01.36 PM IST
COP29: What is the latest science on climate change?Scientists warn that the world may have already surpassed the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, pushing past a point of irreversible climat...
12 Nov, 2024, 11.44 AM IST
Nostradamus and Baba Vanga predict a dark future for 2025: Here's what's in store for the year aheadPredictions for 2025 from two of history’s most famous mystics, Nostradamus and Baba Vanga, foresee troubling global events. Both predicted...
19 Oct, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
Death toll from Brazil downpours climbs to 83The death toll could still substantially increase as 103 people were reported missing on Sunday, up from about 70 the prior day, according ...
06 May, 2024, 07.15 PM IST
Brazil's Southern region grapples with deadly rains, mudslides; 37 killedBrazil's Rio Grande do Sul state is facing its worst disaster ever as heavy rains and mudslides have claimed 37 lives, with 74 people still...
04 May, 2024, 07.47 AM IST
Ten dead, 21 missing after heavy rains in BrazilAt least 10 people have died in floods caused by torrential rains in Brazil's south, authorities said Wednesday, as rescuers searched for n...
02 May, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
Explainer-How climate change is making the world sickGovernment ministers at COP28 discuss protecting people from climate-driven health threats, including malnutrition, as experts predict a gl...
03 Dec, 2023, 11.45 AM IST
A storm in Brazil leaves at least 27 dead and 1,600 others homeless. Families are pleading for helpRescue efforts expanded farther west on Wednesday with helicopters headed to the Rio Pardo Valley. Search and rescue teams had been focusin...
06 Sep, 2023, 11.55 PM IST
Cyclone leaves 21 dead and over 6,000 others displaced in southern BrazilAt least 21 people have died in southern Brazil due to heavy rain and winds caused by an extratropical cyclone. The state of Rio Grande do ...
06 Sep, 2023, 07.39 AM IST
2022's climate disasters: A tale of too much rain and too little in some placesThis isn't just a freak year: Such extreme events are occurring with increasing frequency and intensity. Climate change is intensifying the...
21 Dec, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
Monkeypox: How a public emergency could be declaredThe WHO could declare the situation to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Here is a look at how the decision is...
21 Jul, 2022, 01.08 PM IST
Brazil mudslide death toll is at 117, police say 116 missingSoutheastern Brazil has been punished with heavy rains since the start of the year, with more than 40 deaths recorded between incidents in ...
18 Feb, 2022, 08.28 AM IST
More than one-third of the world's heat deaths each year due to global warming: StudyAbout 35% of heat deaths in the United States can be blamed on climate change, the study found.
01 Jun, 2021, 03.41 PM IST
- Innovation in agriculture, vaccine research can wipe out hunger and disease
Farming is a great example of something critical to the poor that gets very little attention in rich countries. Back in the 19th century, t...
26 Jan, 2012, 04.32 AM IST
- Humanitarian crisis in Haiti as 500 are killed
More than 500 people were found dead in Haiti as international aid trickled Saturday to desperate residents who have not eaten in days sinc...
07 Sep, 2008, 08.37 AM IST