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 …
VIENNA – Natural disasters have caused more than $7 trillion in economic damage worldwide since 1900, with floods and storms accounting for nearly 60 percent of the total, researchers said Monday. The death toll from such natural calamities — which also include earthquakes, volcanoes, droughts, heat waves and wildfires — …
India suffers from major heatwaves during March-June. The rising trend of number of intense heatwaves in recent decades has been vaguely attributed to global warming. Since the heat waves have a serious effect on human mortality, root causes of these heatwaves need to be clarified. Based on the observed patterns …
BHUBANESWAR: There is no relief in sight from the blistering heat as mercury showed a gradual rise across the interior and western districts on Monday. As many as 19 stations of the State reported 40 degree-plus temperature as the sunstroke death toll rose to 24 on the day. With the …
A heatwave across most of India has led to a hotter than usual summer in much of the country. Broadcast meteorologist Peter Gibbs describes the situation. Dozens of deaths have been reported in the south Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and the city of Bhubaneswar in Orissa experienced …
NEW DELHI - Heatwave in two southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has killed at least 111 people, officials said Saturday. The mercury in the twin states has gone up to 45 degrees Celsius. "While 66 people died in Telangana, 45 lost their lives in Andhra Pradesh due to …
KUALA LUMPUR - More than 250 Malaysian schools were closed on Monday due to a heatwave brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon which is severely affecting food production and causing chronic water shortages in many countries. Malaysia's Meteorological Department says the current heatwave is expected to ease soon. …
In Andhra Pradesh, a high number of deaths due to heat was reported in Kadappa and Prakasham districts. Hyderabad: The prevailing heat wave conditions have now claimed 100 lives across the two Telugu speaking states. The toll in a span of three days, has gone up from 85 to 100 …
Trillions of dollars of non-bank financial assets around the world are vulnerable to the effects of global warming, according to a study on Monday that says tougher action to curb greenhouse gas emissions makes sense for investors. Rising temperatures and the dislocation caused by related droughts, floods and heatwaves will …
Scorching temperatures due to global warming will be so extreme in the summer of 2030 that US scientists are predicting an additional 11,000 heat-related American deaths that year, according to a new White House report. The heat-related death toll could top 27,000 by 2100. The death count is the most …
Records show that 2015 has been the third warmest year ever recorded since 1901 The ongoing heat wave is expected to intensify in the coming days with day temperatures likely to remain above normal in parts of north-west, central India and also parts of south India. According to Pune-based Indian …
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department, has issued a heat wave warning to several districts, including Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Medak and Rangareddy. Meteorologists attribute the rise in temperature to the flow of hot winds from the western and northern directions. Officials hinted that even Hyderabad could be in the eye …
We develop a statistical model using extreme value theory to estimate the 2000-2050 changes in ozone episodes across the United States. We model the relationships between daily maximum temperature (Tmax) and maximum daily 8-hour average (MDA8) ozone in May-September over 2003-2012 using a Point Process (PP) model. At ~20% of …
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 advice and announcements of upcoming heat-waves, raise awareness amongst the public and health workers to take appropriate precautions and coordinate and mobilize …
Heat Waves in Odisha in the year 1998 killed 2042 people. In the year 1999, the state implemented first HAP in the state. Despite having a HAP in place the state experienced another massive Heat Wave casualty in the year 2005 by losing 236 lives. There could have been many …
The formation of a distinct pattern of sea surface temperatures in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean can predict an increased chance of summer heat waves in the eastern half of the U.S. up to 50 days in advance. The pattern is a contrast of warmer-than-average water coming up …
With the global average air temperature of the earth hitting 1°C hotter than it was at the start of the twentieth century, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has warned Nigerians to brace up for more hot days, warm nights and heat waves. In a statement signed by the Head of …
The Telangana government submitted its action plan before the Hyderabad High Court stating that it has formed a committee comprising senior officials of various departments to prepare a comprehensive plan on the lines of heat wave action plans of Gujarat and Odisha to avoid sunstroke deaths in the state. Following …
Highest number of heat-related deaths recorded in AP, number keeps rising every year. Visakhapatnam: With temperatures already touching the 40ºC mark in March, the government needs to draft an action plan to prevent heat-related deaths during summer. In 2015, Andhra Pradesh bore the brunt of the scorching heat wave with …
This study is part of an annual series, developed by the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of ESCAP. It provides a yearly overview of natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region and its impacts. In 2015, Asia-Pacific continued to be the world’s most disaster prone region. 160 …
The 2016 Heat Action Plan is an updated version of the first comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in India launched in Ahmedabad in 2013. The Plan creates immediate and longer-term actions to increase preparedness, information-sharing, and response coordination to reduce the health impacts of …
