Intense, widespread marine heatwaves happening now may extend to February 2024: WMO agency
Global monthly-mean ocean temperatures are currently at an all-time high; 27% global ocean saw a marine heatwave as of August 15, 2023
Are manual labourers in India prepared for hot summers?
With 90% of India’s workforce being increasingly unsafe due to the rising temperatures, developing labour-centric interventions becomes crucial
Cities will be too hot to live in future, says new UNEP report
There is a need for a strategic, whole-system approach that realises sustainable urban cooling or rather sustainable urban comfort
Government approves LIGO-India project
The decision comes days after LIGO scientists announced the discovery of gravitational waves
What caused a spike in extreme heat events in Northeast Asia
Extreme heat events have become more likely to occur over Northeast Asia
Climate change to trigger mortality risks from air pollution, flooding: Researchers warn ahead of COP28
More than 6.5 million deaths a year globally are attributable to air pollution
Climate crisis threatens truffle production but could put UK species back on the menu
Summer drought & heat can be detrimental to truffle harvests
Analysing climate change in 2016
Last year was bad for our planet. Here’s a round-up of things that jeopardised us
El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs — that can spell disaster for fish and corals
El Niño tends to trigger intense and widespread periods of extreme ocean warming known as marine heat waves
Summer 2022: Indian cities, districts must be ready to protect vulnerable from heat stress, urges report
It is important to invest in strengthening resilience to heat, say experts at report launch
Unnatural disasters: how we can spot climate's role in specific extreme events
The science of attributing extreme weather events to human-induced climate change has evolved, but are we communicating it to the public well enough?
Alert to heat waves
Even as the IMD has begun issuing city-specific temperature alerts, over 150 people have reportedly died due to heat strokes. Is our health …
Heat behind rise in mystery fever?
Yet to identify a pathogen, Bihar officials say fever cases rising because of high temperature
On World Environment Day, CSE releases analysis of how India has warmed from 1901 till 2017
Annual mean temperature in India has increased by about 1.2°C since the beginning of the 20th century
Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor
Over 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases has gone into our oceans, resulting in more intense and frequent heatwaves
Study finds fish surprisingly resistant to marine heatwaves
Some marine heatwaves caused biomass declines, but these were exception not the rule, say researchers
Thazhampettai: Climate change, erratic ocean currents make fishing in this Tamil Nadu village unpredictable
More frequent and deadlier cyclones as well as the construction of private harbours in Tharangambadi has only added to the woes of the fisherfolk
Adaptation finance for agriculture is the need of the hour
Efforts for adaptation finance will have to be multiplied greatly as the needs of today are not being met, leave alone the needs of a more …
Planetary waves, soil-moisture deficit likely caused 2021 heat dome over western North America: Study
A burst of heat generated upwind of the region in early June 2021 contributed to an initial temperature peak
Brightest, most distant radio signal detected till now has a rare source — a group of merging galaxies
A fast radio burst that occurred when the universe was just 5 billion years old was detected in 2022
How to train your body for hot weather if you are active or work outdoors
Incorporating a heat acclimation protocol, in combination with the more recognised heat-mitigating strategies, provides your body with the best …
Temperature rise in India’s northern plains unlikely to impact wheat: Centre
With February being abnormally warm, farmers have been worried about a repetition of last year’s impact of heat on the staple crop
India to see hotter than normal summer in 2016: IMD
The outlook has also warned of an increased probability of heat waves across the country during the summer as the prevailing El Nino weakens
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