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Topic: Heatwave

Here’s what lies behind India’s rising heatwaves even before ‘hot season’ kicked in

2022 March was the hottest in 122 years since the IMD started maintaining records. Know why extreme heat waves are rising in India.

IMD predicts heatwave to persist for next 6 days in Delhi, temperature to soar 42 degrees

India recorded its warmest March in 122 years with a severe heatwave scorching large swathes of the country in the month.

Surviving the next 50 years is an existential crisis – 3 things we must do now

The latest IPCC climate report warned that ‘nowhere is safe’.

Intensive irrigation has worsened lethal ‘moist heat stress’ in India, IIT study finds

Moist heat stress reduces the human body’s ability to cool itself in humid conditions, and is closely associated with mortality in India.

It touched 37°C in Siberia. That’s how bad the Arctic heatwave is

The director of the US National Snow and Ice Data Center, who is an Arctic climate scientist, writes about why Arctic heatwaves are becoming more common.

Thunderstorm on 29-30 May likely to bring relief from heatwave in parts of north India

Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and parts of Uttar Pradesh have been experiencing blistering heat for days with temperatures soaring over 45 degrees Celsius in some places.

As temperatures surpass 45 degrees, IMD issues red alert for parts of north India

The red warning has been issued to caution people not to step out during 1 pm to 5 pm, when the intensity of the heat is the most.

Global heatwave: The human body is already close to its thermal limits

When the air temperature exceeds 35°C, it is so full of water vapour that sweat no longer evaporates. Our body’s core temperature starts rising.

It’s not just Chennai, India’s drying lakes crisis has spread far and wide

From Bhopal to Bengaluru and Chennai to the perennially thirsty Marathwada region of Maharashtra, rain-fed lakes are drying up alarmingly fast.

Heatwave pushes Delhi govt to extend summer vacations for a week for students upto class 8

Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who is also the education minister, clarified that the order will apply for both government and private schools.

On Camera

Malegaon blast probe politics will simmer till Maharashtra polls

Talking about “saffron terror” in a Hindu-majority democracy had hurt the Congress even in 2008. In today’s scenario, the consequences could be even worse. So, BJP cheers, Congress and Shiv Sena play safe.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.