The man suffered a heat stroke and fell ill last week, said M S Diggikar, acting joint director of health, Maharashtra. A 52-year-old man from Bhatukli block in Amravati district, who worked as a labourer,
The anticipated rise in temperatures and frequency of heat waves in the country demands a comprehensive strategy to cope with this type of disastrous events in future. This report recommends the establishment
<p>Green areas induce smaller increases in the air temperature than built-up areas. They can offer a solution to mitigating the urban heat island impacts during heat waves, since the cool air generated
Millions of Kenyans and Ugandans will experience extreme heat stress later this century as a result of climate change, a new US scientific study warns. “People living in already warm climates will have
A long-running survey of American attitudes to climate change has found that 73% of people now think there is solid evidence of global warming. A further 60% believe that this warming is due, at least
A potential decline in irrigation due to groundwater depletion or insufficient surface water would not only directly affect agriculture, but also could alter surface climate. In this study we investigated
JAIPUR/JAISALMER: Heat wave conditions aggravated in the state on Monday as a majority of places in the state witnessed maximum temperature above the normal notch. Churu remained hottest in the state where
AHMEDABAD: The city roads wear deserted look during afternoon hours as humans and animals alike seek shelter in a cool shade. As the summer has set in, EMRI 108 has reported rise in the heat-related emergencies.
D.S. Pai, head of the Long Range Forecast Division at India Meteorological Department, Pune, says that compared with the previous four decades, the occurrence of heat waves and severe heat waves in the
A report by experts from 27 national science academies has set out the widespread damage global heating is already causing to people’s health and the increasingly serious impacts expected in future. Scorching
Ninety more deaths were reported from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Orissa due to the heat wave, raising the nationwide toll to 2338 even as some places like Delhi got respite on Monday from the sweltering
India is baking! The heat is on as most parts of India are reeling under a severe heat wave with temperatures hovering at over 45 degrees Celsius, and more than a thousand people have died because of the
In neighbouring Telangana, where the government has not declared any ex-gratia, 486 deaths have been reported from 10 districts where temperatures have been consistently high. Debabrata Mohanty , Sreenivas
Here is more bad news for Delhiites. The Capital is now witnessing a rise in night-time temperature. And in worse news, the number of heat wave days has been showing an ascending trend, warns the Centre
Centre for Science and Environment says cities feel the brunt of the elevated temperatures, because of the magnified effect of paved surfaces and a lack of tree cover. The intense heat wave sweeping
The primary objective of the Plan is to reduce heat-related morbidity and deaths through issuing heat-health warnings, with particular emphasis on the most vulnerable population groups, provide timely
JAIPUR/ALWAR/KOTA: Dust storm followed by rains hit various parts of the state leaving two persons dead on Tuesday afternoon. However, rains turned weather pleasant in Jaipur as it brought respite from
In just 30 years, cities around the world will face dramatically higher risks from extreme heat, coastal flooding, power blackouts and food and water shortages unless climate-changing emissions are curbed,
AHMEDABAD: Ten more people who suffered from heat stroke were admitted to hospitals on Tuesday, even as the mercury showed some mercy and settled on the high at 43.5 degrees celsius. Though the maximum
The Climate Council’s report, ‘Compound Costs: How Climate Change is Damaging Australia’s Economy’, finds there are few forces affecting the Australian economy that can match the scale, persistence and
