Heat Waves

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sinking of Liberian ship off the Kochi coast, Kerala, 27/05/2025

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 …

20 more die as Sehwan sizzles at 50°C

DADU: Twenty more people died apparently from heatstroke in Sehwan where the maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded at 50 degrees Celsius. Thousands of devotees have come from across the country to attend three-day Urs celebrations at the Qalandar shrine. According to Edhi sources, a total of 29 devotees have …

Heat Wave: Summer Vacation in State Extended Till June 23

A prolonged heat wave, abetted by a slow moving monsoon, has prompted the Odisha Government to extend the summer vacation of educational institutions in the State. All the schools and colleges will now re-open on June 23, instead of June 17. The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC)’s office on Monday declared …

Rs 1.5 lakh for Andhra Pradesh heat wave victims

Hyderabad: AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday announced an ex gratia of Rs 1.5 lakh to families of those who died in the heatwave recently. He said the government will pay Rs 1 lakh from the CM’s relief fund and Rs 50,000 from the Apathbandhu scheme. Mr Naidu …

Heat wave continues in NCR, likely thunderstorm on Thursday

The maximum temperature is expected to fluctuate between 40 and 44 degree Celsius in the next two days. There was no respite from the blistering heat in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 31.2 degree Celsius, three notches above normal. However, the weatherman has predicted dust storm …

Climate threat to America's 'king corn'

The days of "king corn" could be numbered as climate change brings higher temperatures and water shortages to America's farmland, a new report warned on Wednesday. Nearly one-third of US farmland is devoted to raising corn and the country produces about 40% of the world's corn crop. But the $1.7tn …

Extreme flooding events influence UK climate views

Flooding, more than heat-related weather events, influence UK residents' perception of the risks associated with climate change, a survey has shown. Researchers found that British people perceived heatwaves had become less common in their lifetimes, while flooding had become more common. They said the results suggested that warnings about future …

Delhi reels under the wave of deadly ozone pollution

The heat has been unbearable and worse news follows. The summer pollution curve has taken an ugly turn as ground-level ozone, a highly reactive and harmful gas, has far exceeded the permissible limit, a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Monday said. “With heat wave …

Hottest day in Jammu with 44.5 degrees Celsius

Heat wave to continue for another week: Met officials Grueling heat wave will continue for another week or so in most parts of Jammu region as Monsoon is not likely to reach here before June 17. In the meanwhile, Jammu recorded the season’s hottest day as mercury touched 44.5 degree …

Heat wave claims 2 lives in Karnal

Two persons died due to heat wave in the district today. Several people have been reportedly shifted to city hospitals due to heat stroke. Dr Rajiv Gupta of Amritdhara Hospital said 50-year-old Lakha Singh of Munak village, who had a heat stroke, was admitted to the hospital on Sunday. He …

Temperature check: Raipurians want the city green

RAIPUR: Six people have died in last three days owing to heat even as temperature continued to remain high at 44.1 degrees celsius on Monday. Terrible change in climatic conditions has triggered anxiety that Raipur and Bhilai were never so hot 8-10 years ago and perhaps a Chipko Movement is …

North continues to reel under heat wave

Searing heat conditions prevailed in the northern region as mercury soared to record levels at many places with Churu registering a blistering high of 48.3 degrees Celsius. In Rajasthan, Sriganganagar recorded a maximum temperature of 48 degrees, followed by Bikaner at 46.8, Kota 46.4, Jaipur 46.2, Pilani 45.6, Barmer and …

Data sheet on summer ozone in Delhi

Delhi has recorded significant ozone build-up this summer with ozone levels exceeding the permissible limit frequently. The Centre for Science and Environment has analysed the real time 8 hourly average data of ozone available from monitoring stations of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee located in R K Puram, Civil Lines, …

Lower hills reel under heat wave

Una sizzles at 45ºC after 25 years Lower hills of Himachal reeled under a heat wave with Una sizzling at 45 degree Celsius after a lapse of 25 years. The mercury had touched 45ºC in Una in June 1989. The heat wave has hit normal life in lower areas and …

Heat kills 3 more in Ahmedabad, toll touches 12

AHMEDABAD: With the maximum temperature at 44.4 degree celsius in the city, Ahmedabad witnessed three more heat-related deaths on Sunday. This took the death toll from the heatwave to 12. On Sunday, the city recorded the second highest temperature in the state after Surendranagar town which recorded a maximum temperature …

Intense heat takes toll; stroke, dehydration cases rise

ALLAHABAD: Sangam City continued to reel under intense heat and hot weather conditions with mercury hovering over 46.5 degree Celsius, the decade's second highest temperature for consecutive second day. On Saturday the temperature from local air force office was recorded at 46.5 degree Celsius, making it the second hottest day …

Three die of heat-wave in Raipur

RAIPUR: As heat-wave continues to grip state capital, three persons died here of heat stroke in last three days with temperature soaring to highest on Sunday to 45.9 degree celsius. Monsoon may have hit Kerala but Raipur, the hottest city in state which was struggling with jaundice deaths, has witnessed …

Storm misses Delhi, Palam at 47.8° breaks all record

Temperature recorded at the Palam observatory broke all records since the establishment of the centre in 1952. Mercury touched 47.8 degrees Celsius in Palam, while Safdarjung seethed at 45.1 degrees Celsius. The real picture of the heat wave is, however, not the extremes, but that between 10 a.m. and 7 …

Searing heat wave leads to deadly ozone pollution, says latest CSE analysis

Rising NOx levels and volatile gases in the air, primarily from vehicles, form the recipe for ozone finds this analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Read this CSE analysis and find more in this package. Summer pollution curve takes an ugly turn as ground-level ozone, a highly reactive …

Heatwave grips city, brace for 46°C today

Met Says High Temperatures Likely For A Week The Met department declared a heatwave over Delhi as the mercury continued its northward journey, touching 44.7 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest maximum recorded this year. The airport, where the temperature is usually a few degrees higher than in the main …

Australia's past two years the hottest on record, Climate Council says

Australia has experienced its hottest two-year period ever recorded as the country feels the impact of climate change, a report released today finds. Australia in the second half of 2014 will probably have an El Nino event, which often brings drought, extreme heat and bushfire risk to rural areas, according …

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