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Climate change and mental health: How extreme heat can have devastating impact on those living with mental illnessHospital admissions for mental health spike during heat waves, exacerbated by extreme heat. Mental health issues can worsen in hot weather,...29 May, 2024, 09.56 AM IST- Lok Sabha elections: Fatal heat waves are testing India's ability to protect 1.4 billion peopleKolkata faces extreme heat and heat waves with inadequate measures to protect residents. Commuters seek refuge in a glass-walled bus shelte...16 May, 2024, 07.55 AM IST
- UN warns of climate change impact on farms and rural households run by women in poor countriesWomen in rural households in poor countries are disproportionately affected by climate change, losing income during heatwaves and floods. T...05 Mar, 2024, 03.53 PM IST
- Third Wave Coffee raises $35 million in funding round led by CreaegisThird Wave Coffee cofounder and chief executive Sushant Goel confirmed the new funding without providing any details. Creaegis closed a $42...28 Sep, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
- Study finds climate change fingerprints on July heat waves in Europe, China and AmericaThese unusually strong heat waves are becoming more common, Tuesday's study said. The same research found the increase in heat-trapping gas...25 Jul, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
- How heat waves could scorch different sectors and melt India's economic growthIndia's economic growth is at risk as heat waves become more frequent and extreme. Climate change-induced weather patterns are already caus...20 Apr, 2023, 10.53 PM IST
- The cost of extreme temperatures for IndiaIndia experienced a sharp rise in heat wave days in 2022, recording the highest number of such days in a decade, according to the Ministry ...08 Apr, 2023, 07.28 AM IST
- As temperature reaches 35 °C, England may declare drought in some areas. Find out whereAn official declaration of drought in some parts of England is all set to be announced as temperature is touching 35 °C, making the country...12 Aug, 2022, 02.07 PM IST
- India's economy seen growing 9.2 pc in FY22 on upbeat rural sector, uptick in credit demand: BoBBank of Baroda (BoB), in a note on GDP expectations by its Economic Research Department, said it expects the economy to post higher growth ...25 May, 2022, 08.42 PM IST
- The horror of heatwaves & hurricanes is just a start: Global warming's wrath is enveloping wealthier placesThis year's summer of climate extremes has hits the US, Canada, Germany & Belgium.05 Aug, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
- Is climate change to blame for the recent weather disasters? 2 things you need to understandFirst, humans have pumped so much carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gases into the atmosphere that what's "normal" has shi...24 Jul, 2021, 02.21 PM IST
- Is climate change to blame for the recent weather disasters? 2 things you need to understand24 Jul, 2021, 01.31 PM IST
- Extreme weather events claimed lives of over 1.4 lakh people in last 50 years: PaperThe paper also stated that the period from 1970-2019 recorded 7,063 extreme weather events --- heat waves, cold waves, floods, lightning an...01 Mar, 2021, 10.50 PM IST
- Heat waves could increase substantially in size by mid-century: Study09 Oct, 2019, 02.28 PM IST
- By 2030, climate shift may kill 250k more per yearThese deaths arise from the vast geographical distribution of diseases like dengue and from extreme weather events, like heat waves and flo...25 Sep, 2019, 04.22 PM IST
- By 2030, climate shift may kill 250k more per yearClimate change is likely to kill 250,000 more people each year by 2030, latest assessment by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows. Mos...11 Jul, 2016, 01.17 AM IST
- Heat waves becoming more prominent in urban areas: StudyThey were left with 217 stations with complete records for the period 1973-2012, most of which were located at airports close to urban area...30 Jan, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
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