The adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Change Agreement, all in 2015, highlights
Climatic warming of about 0.5 ° C in the global mean since the 1970s has strongly increased the occurrence-probability of heat extremes on monthly to seasonal time scales. For the 21st century, climate
With day temperatures hovering between 43 and 47 degrees Celsius, the desert State of Rajasthan is in the grip of a severe heat wave. State capital Jaipur continued to be lashed by hot winds and
Five persons died due to excessive heat in the Terai districts of Dhanusha and Mahottrai (Nepal). Reports said that four persons were died in heat wave in different parts of in Dhanusha district.
An oppressive and potentially deadly summertime mix of sizzling temperatures and high humidity baked a large swath of the country again on Sunday, pushing afternoon heat indexes in dozens of cities to dangerous levels. Forecasters warned the heatwave would persist through much of the coming week and cautioned residents in more than three dozen states to take extra precautions. The National W
If the soaring mercury has left humans gasping for breath, animals are suffering no less.
The heat wave scorching the Calcutta city for the past four days is set to singe the weekend as well. And adding to the misery of spiralling temperature is a viral fever spreading rapidly through
Water restrictions are spreading across France after rain last month proved insufficient to replenish rivers and water tables hit by a spring drought, the environment ministry said on Friday. Curbs on water use have now been introduced in 70 out of 96 administrative departments in mainland France, the most to face such restrictions since a 2003 heatwave that led to the death of 15,000 people.
<p>The urban heat island effect (UHI) for inner land regions was investigated using satellite data, ground observations, and simulations with an Single-Layer Urban Canopy Parameterization (SLUCP) coupled
<p>The operational medium-range weather forecasting based on numerical weather prediction (NWP) models are complemented by the forecast products based on ensemble prediction systems (EPSs). This change
Dwellers of the port city (Chittagong, Bangladesh) released a sigh of relief when a hailstorm accompanied by moderate shower lashed the city pausing the ongoing moderate heat wave. More than a dozen
<p>An analysis of observed trends in African annual-average near-surface temperatures over the last five decades reveals drastic increases, particularly over parts of the subtropics and central tropical
Archita Bhatta Scientists pore over data to explain the unusual weather They can
NEW DELHI: Climate changes are happening much faster and outstripping all efforts to predict them, suggests a new report on weather patterns.
New Delhi: Delhi is a city of extremes, and that
This latest study by led by Prof Manju Mohan of IIT Delhi
Bhubaneshwar: Orissa is in the grip of a killer heatwave, possibly the worst since 1998, with the maximum temperature remaining over 40 degree Celsius for the past three weeks in most parts of the state.
On the advice of the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, the Directorate of Health Services has launched an awareness campaign to prevent possible heat stroke in the State.
NEW DELHI: The Capital sizzled at 43.5 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, breaking a 50-year-old record for the hottest day in the month of April.
Bereft of rainfall, large tracts of Assam are witnessing a
