The acceptance that this is just how things are now is worrying. That temperatures will rise, water will run out, air will choke us—and we will simply adjust.
Scientists fear that parts of the world are nearing so-called physiological tipping points, when it’s so hot and humid that people can no longer survive.
Addressing the threat of extreme heat requires long-term, sustained climate action. Equally critical are immediate measures that protect the most vulnerable from heat-related illness.
What is heat exhaustion? Can heat affect vital organs? How can you manage heatstrokes? ThePrint explains how the human body reacts to change in ambient temperature.
Experts point to how pockets within city are experiencing higher temperatures because of extreme urbanisation, and suggest that everyone must learn to adapt to heatwaves.
If the 'math' fails this time, it would have less to do with the voters changing their minds, and more to do with the very ground beneath all calculations being swept away.
Despite damage to key Russian oil infrastructure by Ukrainian drone strikes in March, International Energy Agency data shows Russia’s earnings in March were highest for any month since January 2024.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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