Monsoon data must be local, actionableIndia anticipates a normal southwest monsoon, crucial for its rain-dependent agriculture. However, national projections obscure significant...
10 Apr, 2025, 10.25 PM IST
Heatwave grips India: 20+ cities cross 42°C in first week of April, experts warn of worse aheadNorth India is experiencing extreme heat, with over 20 cities seeing temperatures surpass 42°C. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan face se...
07 Apr, 2025, 09.55 AM IST
Over 84% Indian districts prone to extreme heat waves, says reportA new analysis revealed that over 84% of districts in India are prone to extreme heat waves, while 70% face increased extreme rainfall even...
06 Aug, 2024, 11.34 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tripura heatwave hotspot states in 2013-22 decade: ReportA study by IPE Global Limited and Esri India Technologies identified Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Tripura as the ...
06 Aug, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
Few cities have effective heat action plans: ReportCities lack heatwave preparedness, with limited resources allocated to mitigate extreme heat impact. Recommendations include redefining hea...
27 Jun, 2024, 09.06 PM IST
Northwestern, south-central regions emerging as future heat wave hotspots in India: studyA government study has found that northwestern, central, and south-central India are expected to become hotspots for heatwaves in the futur...
25 Oct, 2023, 04.47 PM IST
Northwestern, south-central regions emerging as future heat wave hotspots in India: StudyA government study has found that northwestern, central, and south-central India are likely to experience a four-to-seven-fold increase in ...
25 Oct, 2023, 04.41 PM IST
How climate change is altering Indian monsoonIndia's southwest monsoon season has been plagued by extreme weather events, including heatwaves, cyclones, and heavy rainfall. Scientists ...
25 Aug, 2023, 03.41 PM IST
Delhi's plan to mitigate heat impact: No schools in afternoon, 24x7 power to healthcare facilitiesIndia reported 706 heatwave incidents from 1971-2019 which claimed more than 17,000 lives, according to a paper authored by M Rajeevan, for...
17 Aug, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropicsHeatwaves have hit south and southeast Asia, with countries like Vietnam and Thailand seeing record temperatures over 44°C. Such high tempe...
02 Jun, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
India's April heatwave were 30 times more likely due to climate change: StudyThe April heatwave in south and southeast Asia was made at least 30 times more likely by human-caused climate change, according to an analy...
17 May, 2023, 09.59 PM IST
PM2.5, PM10 levels were above safe limit in Delhi throughout summer: ReportThe CPCB's annual average permissible limits for PM 2.5, PM 10 and NO2 are 40 ug/m3, 60 ug/m3 and 40 ug/m3 respectively. The World Health O...
06 Jul, 2022, 11.55 PM IST
- The Heat Is On
India has established a national framework for heat action plans through the National Disaster Management Authority that coordinates a netw...
18 May, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
How to survive a heatwaveKeep cool. If indoors, trying bathing your feet in cold water or have a shower ... Close the curtains and open windows on the side not faci...
02 May, 2022, 10.30 AM IST
Next big killer here already? Cooling pandemic offers little relief as unforgiving heatwave singes IndiaUpdated projections warn of unprecedented killer heatwaves on the near horizon, according to a 4,000-page Intergovernmental Panel on Climat...
02 Jul, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
After Covid, could the next big killer be heatwaves?The chilling report by the UN's climate science advisory panel paints a grim -- and deadly -- picture for a warming planet. If the world wa...
23 Jun, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
Rising temperatures, Excessive rainfall, heat extremes no longer distant risks: World BankIf efforts to counter rising temperatures are not taken, then a 4 degrees rise in average global temperature would be a reality by 2080.
20 Jun, 2013, 11.30 AM IST