Climate India 2022: an assessment of extreme weather events
<p>India recorded extreme weather events on 242 of the 273 days from January 1 through September 30, 2022, according to this new report by the Centre for Science and Environment.</p>
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Temperature and humidity based projections of a rapid rise in global heat stress exposure during the 21st century
<p>The combined effects of rising heat and humidity will affect India's northeast the most in the world close to the end of the century, warns this new study published in Environmental Research Letters.</p>
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Long-term impact of Moscow heat wave and wildfires on mortality
<p>In the summer of 2010, most of the European part of Russia suffered a heat wave that was unprecedented both in strength and duration, which led to 55,000 excess deaths during this period. In Moscow
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Weather gone wild: climate change-fuellled extreme weather in 2018
Temperatures nudging 50 degrees, bushfires ravaging rainforests and people at increased risk of cardiac arrests because of heatwaves — this is the new normal for Australia and it’s being driven by climate
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Freak winter heat wave pushes North Pole above freezing
MONTREAL – Temperatures at the North Pole rose above the freezing point Wednesday, 20 degrees Celsius above the midwinter norm and the latest abnormality in a season of odd weather. Canadian weather
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Australia's record heatwave worsened by delay in monsoon
Australia is having an unusually hot summer as the heatwave continues to break records. This is true for night-time lows as well as daytime highs. On Thursday, Blair Trewin, senior climatologist at
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Extreme heatwave: all-time temperature records fall across parts of Australia
Australia had its warmest ever December on record and temperatures this week nudged 50C in some places 25 January – Australia extreme heatwave: Victoria and Tasmania face bushfire threat – live
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Mapping the vulnerability of human health to extreme heat in the United States
This report was designed to inform state and local health departments, community planners, emergency preparedness professionals, and other stakeholders, as they prepare maps that convey useful knowledge
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High ambient temperatures and risk of motor vehicle crashes in Catalonia, Spain (2000–2011): A time-series analysis
<p>xperimental studies have shown a decrease in driving performance at high temperatures. The epidemiological evidence for the relationship between heat and motor vehicle crashes is not consistent.</p>
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Factors of subjective heat stress of urban citizens in contexts of everyday life
<p>Heat waves and the consequent heat stress of urban populations have a growing relevance in urban risk management and strategies of urban adaptation to climate change. In this context, social science
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40 million more Indians hit by heatwaves in 5 years: Report
Climate change is hitting home. India saw an increase of 40 million in the number of people exposed to heatwaves from 2012 to 2016 (counting both years), a global report prepared by 27 leading academic
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Attributing human mortality during extreme heat waves to anthropogenic climate change
<p>It has been argued that climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. The extreme high temperatures of the summer of 2003 were associated with up to seventy thousand excess
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California wildfire jumps containment line, threatens forest homes
A wildfire raging in California's Kings Canyon National Park forced the evacuation of about 20 homes and a heat wave prompted concern that the blaze will continue to spread, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Addressing impact of climate change on crops
To address the impact of climate change and variability on crops, horticulture, livestock, and fisheries, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has taken up a flagship programme National Innovations
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Heatwaves are on the rise in Algeria due to climate change, says specialist
While there has been a gradual drop in temperatures, this summer Algerians experienced a heatwave over 40 days. Is this normal? It’s unusual if you live in the northern, coastal Algerian cities, where
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Egypt Heat Wave Kills Almost 100 People in August, Ministry Says
Almost 100 people have died in Egypt as temperatures soared this month, including patients at a psychiatric hospital. Three people died and 206 were hospitalized on Saturday due to heat-related illnesses,
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Egypt: Over 70 Dead in Egypt Due to Heat This Week- Health Ministry
Cairo — Fifteen citizens died on Wednesday due to elevated temperatures, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, raising the death toll of the latest heat wave to hit Egypt to 76 this week. The ministry
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Heat, heat waves, and hospital admissions among the elderly in the United States, 1992–2006
Heat-wave frequency, intensity, and duration are increasing with global climate change. The association between heat and mortality in the elderly is well documented, but less is known regarding associations
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Heat index in Iran hits staggering 163 degrees
Bandar Mahshahr, Iran, soared to a staggering heat index of 163 degrees Friday afternoon as a heat wave continued to bake the Middle East, already one of the hottest places on earth. "That was one of
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Report launch: Pakistan to experience more intense heatwaves, minister warns
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan has warned of more extreme heat waves in the future. “We need to prepare to cope with the negative impacts of heat waves, which are