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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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Topic: Heatwave

India saw 329 heatwave days in 2 yrs, media coverage lukewarm — 2 reports highlight dual challenge

A report by Centre for Science & Environment catalogues impact of climate change on extreme weather events, while another by Climate Trends focuses on media's coverage of heatwaves.

Lethal floods in Libya, wildfires in Europe, ‘heat dome’ in US — 10 climate disasters in 2023

While Africa saw 2 major floods highlighting perils of climate change, Europe had its own share of natural disasters. Closer home, it was heatwaves, cyclone & glacial lake outburst.

No schools in afternoon, 24-hrs power supply to health facilities: Delhi’s new heat action plan

The DDMA, which prepared the plan & submitted it to Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to help keep the indoors cooler.

The award ‘wapsi’ saga & perks of global ‘boiling’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Canada’a Osoyoos, its nearby areas get evacuation order as wildfire crosses US border

Eagle Bluff wildfire is approximately 4 km from Osoyoos and is currently estimated to be 2,200 acres in size on the Canadian side of the border.

From droughts to large-scale floods, effects of climate change increasing in Asia

The World Meteorological Organisation said climate calamities in Asia affected more than 50 million people and caused more than 5,000 deaths last year.

Europe battles scorching weather as June recorded as hottest month in 174 years

Europe's scorching weather sparks wildfires, evacuations in 9 European countries including Russia and France, and record-breaking temperatures, signalling a concerning summer ahead.

Climate change signicantly contributes to July heatwaves, say scientists

In July, temperatures broke records in China, the US and southern Europe, sparking forest fires, water shortages and a rise in heat-related hospital admissions.

Extreme heatwaves expected to persist worldwide in August, WMO adviser says

Southern Europe is facing record-breaking heatwave during the peak summer tourist season, prompting the authorities to warn of an increased risk of health problems & even death.

WMO warns of increased heat-related deaths as temperatures intensify in Europe, US

The World Health Organization's regional director for Europe, said the world must look ahead while adapting to the 'new reality' of killer heat waves and other extreme weather.

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.