Opening 'Cooling Centres' To Shutting Schools, Delhi's New Plan To Battle Heat Waves
Delhi's new heat action plan also suggests creating water points and providing oral rehydration solution (ORS) at construction sites, bus stops, and other public places.
Aug 17, 2023, 15:29 PM IST
Yogi's minister's insensitive statement on death due to 'lu', said 'heat increases death'
Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh has given a controversial statement in the UP government. The minister said that this has not happened for the first time, the death rate increases in summer. So far 69 people have died due to heat wave in Ballia, UP.
Jun 19, 2023, 18:24 PM IST
DNA: Why do people of India not take summer seriously?
The rains in the month of May must have blossomed your mind. You must have been happy that there was some respite from the rain in the summer season! But now the heat has started showing its attitude. The temperature in the capital Delhi has reached 46 degrees.
May 22, 2023, 23:42 PM IST
IMD Issues Heatwave Warning For West Bengal, Odisha And Other States
The maximum temperatures in central and north peninsular India are hovering in the range of 40 to 42 degrees Celsius at present.
Apr 13, 2023, 14:53 PM IST
Heat Waves In India To Come Earlier, Stay Longer, Be More Frequent: New Report
Studies show that India, which saw its hottest February in 2023 since record-keeping began in 1901, is one of the most exposed and vulnerable countries to heat.
Mar 27, 2023, 22:56 PM IST
DNA: Who is melting Europe in winter?
In January, there is snowfall in most parts of Europe and severe cold, but this year less snow has fallen in many places in Europe, and in many places it has not fallen at all. This time is being described as the hottest winter day in Europe.
Jan 06, 2023, 00:06 AM IST
Heatwaves increasing in India, likely to be more frequent in future, warns Centre
India suffered its hottest March in more than a century this year and temperatures were unusually high in April and May too, mainly blamed on climate change.
Aug 03, 2022, 18:15 PM IST
People are lightened by the scorching heat in Europe
People are lightened by the scorching heat in Europe, while on the other hand the process of forest fires has also started. Meanwhile, news is coming that the fire has wreaked havoc in the forests of the European countries of France, Spain, Portugal.
Jul 23, 2022, 11:24 AM IST
Delhi's power demand clocks season's highest on May 24 due to heat wave; relief likely after May 30
Comparing the peak power demand of April 2020 with that of May 2020, Delhi’s peak power demand increased by over 56%.
May 25, 2020, 20:52 PM IST
Slightest increase in global temperatures can lead to extreme weather conditions, say scientists!
Global warming caused mostly by the burning of fossil fuels began slowly in the early 19th century with the onset of industrialisation, but has accelerated rapidly over the last 50 or 60 years.
Jul 03, 2017, 16:55 PM IST
Feeling the heat? It's about to become more intense, says study!
A team of researchers examined 1,949 deadly heat waves from around the world since 1980 to look for trends, define when heat is so severe it kills and forecast the future.
Jun 20, 2017, 12:19 PM IST
Mercury to rise in north India, no heat waves though
Barmer and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan were the hottest places across the country on Saturday, said the weather office, which forecast slight rise in temperature in entire north India, including Delhi, over the next three-four days.
Jun 10, 2017, 23:35 PM IST
Arctic sea could be 'free of ice' by 2040, warn scientists
As per the new research, the Arctic sea has been thawing at a rapid pace over the past three decades, making the ice to fall by more than half.
May 08, 2017, 12:53 PM IST
Extreme heat waves in Africa could occur annually by 2045
Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change and even a modest rise in average global temperature could have severe consequences for the people living there.
May 16, 2016, 16:17 PM IST
Searing heat waves could hit world every year by 2075
If emissions are aggressively cut, the extreme heat events could be significantly reduced significantly, although 18% of the Earth would still face dangerous heat waves.
Feb 23, 2016, 19:47 PM IST
US group launches Ahmedabad model-based toolkit for heat waves
Based on Ahmedabad's pioneering "Heat Action Plan", a US-based environmental advocacy group has released a toolkit to tackle heat waves and rising temperatures on the sidelines of Paris climate change summit.
Dec 10, 2015, 00:26 AM IST
More heat waves in the offing due to global warming
Global warming may cause more frequent heat waves and of longer duration in many regions of the country, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said today.
Dec 07, 2015, 17:28 PM IST
