Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
A global agreement on cutting the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) - potent greenhouse gases used in aerosols, refrigerants and air conditioning - seems within grasp, delegates said on Sunday after ten days of talks on climate change in Vienna. A final deal is expected to be reached at a meeting …
The United States is witnessing a massive, dangerous heat wave, as a huge system of high pressure covers the central part of the country. It’s a big enough deal that yesterday President Obama even tweeted about it, including a map showing the maximum heat index in some parts of the …
London: Britain has sweltered through the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures soaring to 35 degrees in parts of the country. The Met Office declared a Level 3 heatwave alert, and sweaty, panicked crowds flocked to parks across London to strip off and soak up the warmth. …
Urgent action must be taken to protect Britain from flooding, deadly heatwaves, water shortages and an international food crisis that will all become increasing risks as the Earth warms, according to a Government report. Writing in the Climate Change Risk Assessment report, leading scientist Lord Krebs stressed there was “no …
Between the winters of 2013/14 and 2014/15 during the strong North American drought, the northeast Pacific experienced the largest marine heatwave ever recorded. Here we combine observations with an ensemble of climate model simulations to show that teleconnections between the North Pacific and the weak 2014/2015 El Niño linked the …
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 deaths across Europe. Previous studies have attributed the meteorological event to the human influence on climate, …
A hundred kilometres of kelp forests off the western coast of Australia were wiped out by a marine heatwave between 2010 and 2013, a new study has revealed. About 90% of the forests that make up the north-western tip of the Great Southern Reef disappeared over the period, replaced by …
Three people died as about 490 were taken to hospitals due to heat stroke or heat exhaustion Thursday, a Kyodo News tally showed, as temperatures soared across much of Japan. At 929 observation points nationwide of the Japan Meteorological Agency, more than 400 logged highs of at least 30 degrees …
In the south, a red alert has been in place for the city of Cordoba over the past five days. Located in Andalusia province, Cordoba recorded a top temperature of 41C on Saturday, followed by 44.5C on Sunday. In truth, the city has the highest summer average daily temperatures in …
New York City is looking at a massive health crisis as a result of rising temperatures. A new study predicts that the number of "hot days" in New York City will triple, which is likely to bring about thousands of heat-related deaths by the year 2080. The study was published …
Cases of heatstroke are likely to jump as temperatures surge this summer amid Japan’s first La Nina phenomenon in six years, according to the Meteorological Agency. La Nina, a natural cooling of parts of the Pacific that alters global weather and generally brings hot days to Japan during the summer …
In Vancouver, heat exposure and social vulnerability can be a lethal combination. New research from the University of British Columbia shows a higher risk of mortality during extreme heat events in neighbourhoods that tend to get hotter and where people tend to be poorer. "Climate change has increased the frequency …
While Kashmir valley reels under prevalent heat wave Srinagar recorded the hottest day of this season on Sunday. According to state meteorological department a maximum temperature of 33.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in Srinagar on Sunday which is the highest temperature so far and a low of 20.8 degrees Celsius. …
People living in places with wildly swinging temperatures are more vulnerable to health problems such as heart attacks, respiratory ailments, and increased heart rate, blood pressure and cholesterol levels As Hong Kong sweats through a heatwave after recent bouts of unexpectedly heavy rain, a new international study has put the …
The burning sensation in the southwestern United States was diagnosed by climate scientists more than a year ago. As California broiled in high temperatures and drought last year, academic institutions across the country released study after study that suggested rising temperatures and less moisture were part of a new normal …
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 3,000 New Yorkers could die each year from intense heat due to climate change beginning about 60 years from now, researchers said on Thursday. The number of hot days is expected to triple by the year 2080 and beyond, causing death by …
High temperatures have substantial impacts on mortality and, with growing concerns about climate change, numerous studies have developed projections of future heat-related deaths around the world. Projections of temperature-related mortality are often limited by insufficient information necessary to formulate hypotheses about population sensitivity to high temperatures and future demographics. Original …
Greece, Britain and Israel sent planes and helicopters to Cyprus on Monday to fight one of the largest forest fires to hit the island in years, and a firefighter was killed when a water carrier overturned, authorities said. It was the first fatality among firefighters reported in years in Cyprus, …
California's power grid operators warned homes and businesses on Monday to conserve electricity as rising demand for air conditioning stoked by a record-setting heat wave across the U.S. Southwest tested the region's generating capacity. The so-called Flex Alert was posted until 9 p.m. Pacific time during a second day of …
Jaipur: Prolonged heatwave conditions prevailed at several parts of the state on Wednesday as Bikaner remained hottest in the state with a maximum temperature of 47 degrees Celsius, the meteorological reports said. However, there was minor respite in the evening as dust storm and mild showers lashed some parts of …
