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CLIMATE CHANGE HEALTH EFFECTS
From 2011 to 2023, nearly million patients visited Chicago hospital emergency rooms, urgent care centers, researchers found trending illness, injuries when temperature rises in U.S.- For centuries, Arctic cold has kept plant life small but Alaska trees are growing taller, getting greener due to climate change and this may offer hope, survival strategy for fragile eco-system against global warming
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- The world is burning less. Why does it feel like it’s burning more?Global burned areas are significantly below average, contradicting climate change narratives. Satellite data shows a quiet fire season worl...26 Aug, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
- In 1989, a 185-page California climate report warned that a warming would slash the state's spring runoff by a full third. 30 years later, its warnings proved right, with mountain snow cover falling by half as droughts, floods and fires worsenedCalifornia received climate change warnings thirty years ago. These projections accurately predicted droughts, floods, and heat waves. The ...26 Aug, 2026, 09.05 PM IST
- In 2025, research study warned 76 per cent of glacier mass would vanish bringing catastrophe to Himalayas, European Alps, Rockies of the US, Canada, and other parts of world but one country may not feel direct impact. Here's whyGlaciers are found on every continent except Australia -- from Mount Kilimanjaro to the Austrian Alps and the Karakoram range in Pakistan.26 Aug, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
- Why are some mountain trees moving downhill as the planet warms? Scientists may have an answerMountain trees are migrating uphill and downhill due to climate change. Their water transport efficiency and drought resistance determine t...26 Aug, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
- AVPN Global Conference 2026 opens in Delhi, calls for Asia-led solutions and coordinated capitalThe AVPN Global Conference 2026 has officially kicked off in New Delhi, marking a first for the city. With participation from around two th...26 Aug, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
- Since 1990s, amount of living heat sensitive coral has gone down shockingly, this indicates warmer ocean which means worse storms, hotter nightsEl Nino is already as big as recent ones and is still growing with it expected to reach unprecedented levels at its peak. It's responsible ...26 Aug, 2026, 02.00 AM IST
- In 1997, Simon Fraser University used 10,000-year-old pollen to reconstruct British Columbia's warmer past. 29 years later, his evidence still warns forests could lose alpine meadows as trees climb 100 metres higherAncient pollen data reveals past climate shifts and their forest impacts. Warmer periods brought more Douglas fir and alder after fires. Fu...25 Aug, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
- In 1999, a small unit mismatch sent NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter deep into the Martian atmosphere and led to the failure of the missionIn 1999, a small unit mismatch sent NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter deep into the Martian atmosphere and led to the failure of the mission. The...25 Aug, 2026, 02.30 AM IST
- From Tokyo to London, heatwaves send men to work in shortsThe sweltering summer temperatures are prompting men to ditch long pants for shorts in the office, with retailers noting a rise in sales of...24 Aug, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
- In a recent study, University of Freiburg researchers coated Colombian water tanks for about $2 a year. Weeks later, dengue cases fell, showing one application could provide long-term protection against the tiger mosquitoDengue mosquito control: A simple coating on household water containers reduced dengue cases by forty-five percent in Colombia. This inexpe...24 Aug, 2026, 02.36 AM IST
- In 1850, scientists began recording the temperatures that would reveal Earth's climate trajectory. 172 years later, researchers found 45 years of satellite observations are enough to detect human warming in most regionsScientists developed a new method to identify regional climate change patterns. This approach uses observed temperature records to pinpoint...23 Aug, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
- 7,000 years ago, Greenland’s giant ice dome disappeared as temperatures climbed. Today, scientists say the ancient melting occurred at temperatures close to those now threatening the island’s remaining iceGreenland’s 1,600-foot ice dome vanished 7,000 years ago when temperatures were several degrees warmer than today. Now, scientists have fou...21 Aug, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
- Massachusetts’ 2022 drought pushed seawater into a coastal marsh, triggering an 83% crash in methane emissions; the wetland still hadn’t recovered a year laterIn 2022, Massachusetts experienced a significant drought that led to seawater intrusion in a coastal marsh. This unusual phenomenon resulte...19 Aug, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
- As Europe bakes, momentum grows for climate-resilient farmingExtreme weather is pushing farmers toward climate-resilient practices for better yields. Regenerative farming methods improve soil health a...19 Aug, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
- How ‘Super El Niño’ adds fuel to the climate fireThis year's El Niño is expected to be the worst in seventy-six years. It combines with global warming to create extreme weather events worl...17 Aug, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
- Belgium's biggest wildfire on record heads towards GermanyFirefighters battled Belgium's largest wildfire, which burned 3,000 hectares of land. The blaze in the High Fens nature reserve spread towa...16 Aug, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
- In 1981, climate researchers began tracking hourly temperatures that would eventually span 43 years of global data. 47 years later, their projections show hot days could contain more than 4 extra hours of extreme heat, revealing risks daily averages missExtreme heat hours are rising faster than entire hot days globally. Hotter nights are becoming more common, extending heat exposure periods...15 Aug, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
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