No going back
With nations doing little to slow climate change, many people are ramping up plans to adapt to the inevitable.
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No going back
With nations doing little to slow climate change, many people are ramping up plans to adapt to the inevitable.
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One heatwave from oblivion
Extreme weather events are becoming more common as the world warms
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Rapid increase in the risk of extreme summer heat in Eastern China
The summer of 2013 was the hottest on record in Eastern China. Severe extended heatwaves affected the most populous and economically developed part of China and caused substantial economic and societal
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Earth's 'missing' heat impacting climate change
Current observational tools like satellite sensors and ocean floats are inadequate to track roughly half of the heat believed to have built up on the earth in recent years, a new research says.
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Climate impacts in Europe: The JRC PESETA II Project
The main objective of the JRC PESETA II project (Projection of Economic impacts of climate change in Sectors of the European Union based on bottom-up Analysis) has been to analyse in an integrated way
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Gulbarga heat hits record peak
Gulbarga has justified its reputation as
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Decreased frequency of North Atlantic polar lows associated with future climate warming
Climate change is often associated with an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events, such as heat waves or intense precipitation.
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Bats too fall prey to heat
BARGARH: It is not just humans but mammals too are affected by the soaring temperature
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Climate extremes and climate change: The Russian heat wave and other climate extremes of 2010
A global perspective is developed on a number of high impact climate extremes in 2010 through diagnostic studies of the anomalies, diabatic heating, and global energy and water cycles that demonstrate
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Heat wave on in W Orissa, toll 126
BHUBANESHWAR: Despite fall in mercury level below 40 degree Celsius in most parts of coastal Orissa on Tuesday, heat wave continued unabated in western and interior parts as suspected sunstroke death rose to 126, official sources said.
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Lush Land Dries Up, Withering Kenyas Hopes
The sun somehow feels closer here, more intense, more personal. As Philip Lolua waits under a tree for a scoop of food, heat waves dance up from the desert floor, blurring the dead animal carcasses sprawled in front of him.
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USDA cuts wheat estimate by 3.5% on heat damage
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has pared its forecast for India
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Heat-related mortality and adaptation to heat in the United States
In a changing climate, increasing temperatures are anticipated to have profound health impacts. These impacts could be mitigated if individuals and communities adapt to changing exposures; however, little
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Death toll from heat in Europe passes 80, but rain is expected
France and Italy reported new victims of a heat wave that has engulfed Europe for the last two weeks, bringing the number of deaths to more than 80, but forecasters predicted that spreading storms
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US heat wave sears California as St. Louis copes
Californians sweltered again in a heat wave that has set records across the state and caused scattered power outages while St. Louis and New York City struggled with outages that began last week. As
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Weather And Climate-Related Disasters Have Cost The Planet $2.4 Trillion, WMO Report Finds
Weather- and climate-related disasters have caused $2.4 trillion in economic losses and nearly 2 million deaths globally since 1971 according to a new report. While the losses are staggering, the report
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Texas drought, British heat linked to climate change
Climate change increased the odds for the kind of extreme weather that prevailed in 2011, a year that saw severe drought in Texas, unusual heat in England and was one of the 15 warmest years on record,
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The IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report - What's in it for South Asia?
Globally, sea levels have risen faster than at any time during the previous two millennia – and the effects are felt in South Asia. Changing patterns of rainfall or melting snow and ice are altering freshwater
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A warm warning
There are enough indicators and links to suggest heat waves are not natural. It s time to wake up
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Power crisis deepens as demand soars to new high
Long cuts, frequent breakdowns and technical snags expose PSPCL’s ill-preparedness for summer season Patiala: With the demand for power shooting up drastically, the state is reeling under severe power