Barcelona records the hottest June in over 100 years as a heat wave grips EuropeBarcelona experienced its hottest June since 1914. Other parts of Europe are also facing intense heat. France anticipates temperatures soar...
01 Jul, 2025, 02.54 PM IST
Scorch alert! States, UTs asked to protect workers from heat wavesThe labour ministry has advised states and UTs to protect labourers from heat waves by rescheduling work hours. CII and FICCI have also iss...
14 Apr, 2025, 11.55 PM IST
India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat wavesIndia's worst heat wave in over a decade, with temperatures exceeding 50°C, left hundreds dead, but the true toll is vastly underreported. ...
04 Jul, 2024, 11.52 AM IST
Explainer: How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwideClimate change is driving dangerous heat waves across the Northern Hemisphere, with global emissions continuing to rise since 1995.
24 Jun, 2024, 12.39 AM IST
How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwideClimate change is driving dangerous heat waves across the Northern Hemisphere, with Christiana Figueres highlighting the global impact. Ris...
20 Jun, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
Top orange juice supplier seen having worst crop in 36 yearsBrazil, the leading orange juice exporter, anticipates the worst harvest in 36 years due to a heat wave. The global orange juice supply is ...
11 May, 2024, 10.40 AM IST
Extreme heat likely in April-June; central, western peninsular parts expected to face worst impact: IMDThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts extreme heat across the country from April to June, particularly affecting central and w...
02 Apr, 2024, 04.40 PM IST
Heat waves becoming more frequent, deadly, study findsA study published in Nature Communications reveals that the risk of fatal heat waves has significantly increased in the last 20 years and w...
27 Aug, 2023, 10.41 AM 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
India could soon experience heat waves that break human survivability limit: World Bank reportSevere heat waves, responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency and s...
07 Dec, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
China logs hottest August since records began: State mediaSouthern China last month sweltered under what experts said may have been one of the worst heat waves in global history, with parts of Sich...
06 Sep, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
Drought in China: Climate change may cause more intense heat waves, warn scientistsAccording to the Agriculture ministry of China, the current heat wave is the worst that China has been experiencing in more than 60 years. ...
29 Aug, 2022, 12.16 PM IST
Watch: China's worst heat wave forces people to rush to supermarketsMany elderly people in China have set up a new daily routine, as they head to supermarkets as the day temperature begins to soar.
27 Aug, 2022, 12.30 PM IST
Heat, flood, cold & lightning killed 1,600 Indians in 2016India Meteorological Department (IMD) said 2016 was the warmest year ever recorded, globally and in India. Phalodi in Rajasthan recorded 51...
16 Jan, 2017, 12.33 PM IST
Heatwave kills around 400 people in KarachiThe heatwave that has been going on since the advent of Ramzan on Friday has caused havoc and triggered an emergency situation in major hos...
23 Jun, 2015, 06.35 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana heat toll nears 2,200Officials said on Sunday that the intense heat was likely to continue for another day in worst-hit Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states.
01 Jun, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
More heat waves in offing due to global temperature rise: CSECentre for Science and Environment (CSE) noted that about 2,000 people have been killed in India by this weather condition with the worst-a...
28 May, 2015, 04.45 PM IST