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People in India exposed to humid heat extremes increased by 67 crore from 1951-2020: StudyPeople in India exposed to extreme levels of humid heat during monsoons increased by at least 67 crore over the period 1951-2020, a researc...03 Jul, 2024, 06.47 PM IST- Delhi's peak power demand grew 3.8x on hot and humid days in last 12 months: ReportDelhi's peak electricity demand surged due to temperature variations, with peak demand increasing by 711 MW on hot and humid days, 506 MW o...28 Jun, 2024, 12.32 PM IST
- Here's how heat shuts down your heartThe critical danger point outdoors for illness and death from relentless heat is several degrees lower than experts once thought, say resea...22 Jun, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
- Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate changeMany countries have seen extremely hot weather lately, but in most of the inhabited world, it's never going to get "too hot for people to l...20 Jun, 2024, 03.41 PM IST
- Heatwave: High temperatures aren't the only problem, how humidity Is making things worse and affecting youNorth India is experiencing a severe heatwave along with high temperatures and humidity. Despite lower average temperatures, high humidity ...28 May, 2024, 10.57 AM IST
- Humidity can complicate heat stress burden for Global SouthHumidity can negate the cooling benefits of green spaces in cities, according to Yale School of the Environment researchers. In dry climate...29 Apr, 2023, 02.26 PM IST
- Gencos set to face more heat from 'above-normal' temperatures in IndiaWith the summer season well upon us, most parts of India are set to witness experience above-normal maximum temperatures from April to June...01 Apr, 2023, 02.13 PM IST
- India's ticking heat bomb is testing limits of human survivalThe national weather office has forecast rising temperatures in the coming weeks after India experienced its hottest February since 1901. T...27 Mar, 2023, 04.59 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
- View: India’s heatwaves are testing the limits of human survivalWhat’s most alarming about this heatwave is that it’s not so much a one-time ordeal as a taste of things to come as the effects of global w...04 May, 2022, 06.14 AM IST
- If emissions not cut, India could see unsurvivable heat, food and water scarcity: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeIn India, projected scenarios for the 2030s indicate changes in the spatial distribution of malaria, with new foci and potential outbreaks ...01 Mar, 2022, 10.53 AM IST
- View: Canada’s wildfires are a warning to IndiaFor decades, scientists have warned that the climate crisis will increase the frequency and intensity of heatwaves. However, Canada is not ...07 Jul, 2021, 10.56 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
- South Asia to face more heatwaves due to climate change25 Mar, 2021, 05.51 PM IST
- Heat stress to hit India's northeast the hardest: StudyNew York, Dec 23 (IANS) The combined effects of rising heat and humidity will affect India's northeast the most in the world close to the e...23 Dec, 2017, 04.42 PM IST
- Much of North India will be too hot for human survival by 2100, scientists warnWithout efforts to curb carbon dioxide pollution, most of India will experience temperature levels well beyond those considered safe for hu...05 Aug, 2017, 05.06 PM IST
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