More climate records under threat as spring heatwave bakes western EuropeScientists say human-driven climate change is amplifying such extremes, with weather events like heatwaves, droughts and floods becoming mo...
27 May, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
August third-hottest globally on record, says climate monitorDevastating wildfires and blistering heatwaves during the world's third-hottest August on record underscored the urgency of tackling climat...
09 Sep, 2025, 10.40 PM IST
August third-hottest globally on record, says climate monitorDevastating wildfires and blistering heatwaves marked the world's third-hottest August on record, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate ...
09 Sep, 2025, 09.58 AM IST
Santa’s village swelters: Even travelling to the Arctic Circle won't save you from a heatwaveRovaniemi, Finland, witnessed a record-breaking 30°C, highlighting climate change's impact in the Arctic. Across Europe, the intense heatwa...
16 Jul, 2025, 09.18 PM IST
Nearly 600 in UK may die this week — a deadly heatwave warning from scientistsResearchers estimate that the UK heatwave could cause up to 570 deaths between Thursday and Sunday, with Saturday projected to be the deadl...
21 Jun, 2025, 02.51 PM IST
Europe endures another year of droughts and wildfiresLast year, heatwaves resulted in over 61,600 heat-related fatalities across 35 European countries and triggered devastating wildfires. This...
22 Aug, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
European heatwave: What's causing it and is climate change to blame?Europe is expected to face severe heatwaves with temperatures projected to reach up to 45°C, causing concern for public health and infrastr...
17 Jul, 2023, 12.41 PM IST
Record heatwaves sweep the world from US to Japan via EuropeRecord-breaking heatwaves are forecast around the world, with the US, Europe, Japan and Morocco already battling high temperatures. Italy i...
16 Jul, 2023, 10.03 AM IST
Record heatwaves sweep the world from US to Japan via Europe15 Jul, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths, study findsOne difficulty for researchers is that heat-related deaths are often happening in people with pre-existing conditions, such as cardiovascul...
10 Jul, 2023, 09.13 PM IST
Europe is world's fastest warming continent: climate report19 Jun, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
Europe hotting up, 15700 deaths linked to heatwave in 2022: WMO reportClimate change is also affecting recurring events in nature, such as when trees blossom, or birds migrate. Climate change has important con...
22 Apr, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
Pakistan flood toll rises with 25 children among 57 more deathsRecord monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern mountains brought floods that have affected 33 million people and killed at least 1,2...
03 Sep, 2022, 03.37 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
Britain, France brace for temperature records as Europe fires rageForecasters have put 15 French departments on the highest state of alert for extreme temperatures while in Britain the government was accus...
18 Jul, 2022, 01.33 PM 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
Overtime for French coffin industry as COVID-19 deaths surgeIt's a grim truth that times are good for the coffin business when they're bad for people, and the coronavirus pandemic is no exception.
12 Apr, 2020, 11.53 AM IST