90% of land area faces heat wave
Nasa: Extreme Summers To Become Routine, Global Warming To Blame. Washington: Most of Earth’s land areas might experience an extreme summer heat wave than they did in the middle of 20th century, Nasa scientists
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Sea Level Rise And Climate Change: ‘Very Unusual’ Surge Along East Coast Could Signal Future Coastal Flooding
A short-term surge in sea levels along North America’s northeast coast in 2009 and 2010 lasted longer than previously thought and was the result of changes in ocean circulation linked to climate change,
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4 dead as heatwave continues in western, eastern Japan
A heatwave continued to stifle Japan on Sunday as the temperature topped 40 degrees Celsius in two cities, leaving at least four people dead over the weekend, officials and reports said. The Japan Meteorological
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The weirdness of warming
New York City just had its hottest June-to-August stretch on record. Moscow, suffering from a once-in-a-millennium heat wave, tallied thousands of deaths, a toll that included hundreds of inebriated, overheated citizens who stumbled into rivers and lakes and didn
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The heat is on: climate change, extreme heat and bushfires in Western Australia
Long-burning massive bushfires will become the new normal in Western Australia as climate change causes more heatwaves of greater intensity, the Climate Council has warned. The council's report on bushfire
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Senate panel warns over climate change
Bipartisan report highlights scientific link between severe weather events and dangerous global warming A bipartisan warning over the dangers of climate change has pierced the electioneering, with a
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Impact of Global Warming and Climate Change on Rainfall Pattern, 11/08/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Impact of Global Warming and Climate Change on Rainfall Pattern, 11/08/2016. Government has undertaken many research studies to analyze the impact of global warming and
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Changing climate Jharsuguda to seattle
Orissa reeled under an intense heat wave in the third week of April with unofficial death toll due to sunstroke reaching 36. Several places in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Anugul and Talcher districts
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Climate change, extinctions signal Earth in danger zone: study
Climate change and high rates of extinctions of animals and plants are pushing the Earth into a danger zone for humanity, a scientific report card about mankind's impact on nature said on Thursday.
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Banking on a low-carbon future: are the world’s largest Banks stepping up to the risks & opportunities of climate change?
The failure of 59 of the world’s largest banks to recognize climate risks and opportunities threatens to undermine efforts to support the transition to a low-carbon economy. This is the key finding of
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Global warming to hit Bangladesh: WB
Bangladesh will be one of the most-affected countries in South Asia by an expected 2°C rise in the world's average temperatures in the next decades, according to a new scientific report released by the
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Climate Change will Cause Irreversible Impacts If Action is Not Taken: IPCC Report
Climate change is undoubtedly upon us, and it will cause irreversible impacts on both the environment and world economies if action is not immediately taken, warns a new report from the Intergovernmental
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Pakistan can expect worse heatwaves to come, meteorologists warn
Recent extreme temperatures that are commonly followed by floods can largely be attributed to climatic warming Near-record temperatures in Pakistan have claimed hundreds of lives and devastated crops
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Heat wave claims four lives in Assam
At least four persons, including one in Guwahati, have died due to the unprecedented hot weather conditions prevailing in Assam these days. The maximum daytime temperature has broken 20-year record in
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Heat stroke claims 5 in State
The prevailing hot weather conditions in Assam and other parts of the North-east have hit the people hard, with five persons reportedly killed due to heat stroke today in different parts of the State.
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Sunstroke deaths rise to 524
Hyderabad: The deaths due to sunstroke have risen to 524 since April 1, 2013, according to the department of Disaster Management of the state government. Guntur, where on Saturday the figure stood at
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Heat wave back in North
With mercury touching 45-degree mark at a number of places New Delhi: After a brief respite, the heat wave was back in North India on Tuesday with the mercury touching the 45 degrees mark at a number of places in the region.
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Heat wave scorches North India
NEW DELHI: The heat wave continued to sweep North India on Thursday with Sriganganagar in Rajasthan sizzling at a high of 49.3 degrees Celsius. The high temperatures in the desert State were compounded by severe dust storms, adding to the woes of residents.
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Mercury dips but death toll mounts to 47
Dust Storm Replaces Heat Wave
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Heat wave harsh on cattle in state
Inkarguda (Adilabad), May.26: The prevalent drought conditions in the district have hit the cattle hard. A large number of old and weak cows and buffalos in the district are not returning home after grazing. Their carcasses are being found in the nearby jungles or in the bushes on the outskirts of the villages after few days.