From Brooklyn to the Bronx: How long will the NYC heatwave last and who’s most at risk?US Heatwave News: A rare and dangerous heatwave is sweeping across the United States, pushing temperatures into the triple digits across ma...
22 Jun, 2025, 07.37 PM IST
Canada wildfire: Unstoppable fires and record heat trigger Yukon's biggest evacuation alert of the yearYukon faces a tough situation. Wildfires are spreading quickly because of the intense heat. Many homes and campsites are under alert. Peopl...
22 Jun, 2025, 11.10 AM IST
What's Coccidioides (Valley Fever)? The 'Last of Us'-like deadly fungal superbug spreading globally and infecting even healthy peopleFungal infections are emerging as a global health crisis, with valley fever spreading rapidly due to climate change and wildfires. Drug res...
08 May, 2025, 10.39 AM IST
Is there a new global health threat? Fungal superbugs spread panic with climate change expanding its reachA new global health threat is emerging as drug-resistant fungal infections such as Aspergillus fumigatus and Coccidioides are spreading, dr...
07 May, 2025, 10.04 PM IST
Sturgeon County wildfire forces residents to prepare for evacuationA major wildfire led to a state of emergency in Sturgeon County, Alberta. The fire started near Redwater. It quickly grew, destroying one h...
05 May, 2025, 08.10 AM IST
In voyage to make US great again, is Trump disrupting the great American dream?Under Trump, U.S. policies on immigration, consumerism, science, environment, and free speech have shifted dramatically. Immigration restri...
20 Mar, 2025, 11.43 AM IST
Persistent heat wave in the US expected to shatter new records as it bakes West and swelters in EastA prolonged heat wave is currently affecting the U.S., setting new records across the nation. Dangerous temperatures soaring into the 100s ...
07 Jul, 2024, 11.02 PM IST
How extreme heat threatens health and safetyHeat exhaustion, which can include dizziness, headaches, shaking and thirst, can affect anyone, and is not usually serious, providing the p...
20 Jun, 2024, 04.27 PM 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
US government shutdown: What closes, what stays open?All eyes are the Congress now. Here is what will happen if it fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting October 1.
22 Sep, 2023, 03.18 PM IST
What's in Joe Biden's big climate and health bill?$370 billion for clean energy, climate- If the legislation is passed, it will mark the biggest investment in US history in the fight agains...
06 Aug, 2022, 01.57 PM IST
How hot is too hot? Heat and humidity are getting dangerous, will soon affect young, healthy peopleCurrent heat waves around the globe are approaching, if not exceeding, these limits.
07 Jul, 2022, 05.23 PM IST
Cascade of rare complications deepen India’s coronavirus miseryAn uptick in cases across India of a dangerous inflammatory syndrome in children -- also seen in the U.S. and Europe at the height of their...
21 May, 2021, 07.20 AM IST
India's struggle to track new Covid variants could worsen crisisThe bad news is it won’t be only the new version of the pathogen to emerge from an outbreak of this scale, underscoring the urgency of mapp...
06 May, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
Vaccine paucity threatens to prolong India’s worst health crisisIn Mumbai, vaccinations began later than usual on Monday as vials ran low. The city has enough stock for the next three days but those gett...
26 Apr, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
UN chief lauds India's COVID-19 vaccine assistance to nationsThe UN Secretary-General also expressed hope that India will have all instruments necessary to play a major role in ensuring a global vacci...
31 Jan, 2021, 10.39 PM IST
The Covid-19 crisis has underlined the need for more budgetary allocation for healthcareCovid-19 showed the Indian healthcare system bursting at its seams at the height of the pandemic; patients turned away, doctors and nurses ...
11 Jan, 2021, 01.14 PM IST