Climate Change

June 11, 2024 11:40 AM

IMD issues red alert for heatwave in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for a heatwave expected to affect Bihar and Uttar Pradesh over the next three to four days. This extreme weather alert underscores the imminent risk posed by soaring temperatures in these regions. Heatwave conditions are anticipated i...

September 16, 2024 6:10 PM

Heatwave, warm nights to persist across parts of India for next 5 days

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heat wave warning for several states across India for the next five days, with temperatures expected to soar above normal levels, accompanied by warm nights in some regions. According to the IMD's forecast, heat wave conditions are very likely ...

June 9, 2024 1:31 PM

Mass fish death in Mexico’s Chihuahua State blamed on severe drought

Thousands of dead fish have blanketed the surface of a lagoon in Mexico's northern state of Chihuahua, and local officials are blaming an intense drought. The fish deaths at the Bustillos Lagoon, by the town of Anahuac in Chihuahua, came during long dry spells as temperatures have climbed above 40 ...

June 6, 2024 12:54 PM

World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of ‘climate hell’

Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday, as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to avert "climate hell". The average global temperature for the 12-month period ...

June 5, 2024 12:45 PM

Mumbai: Pre-monsoon rain lashes several parts of city

The heavy pre-monsoon rains lashed several areas of Mumbai such as Dadar, Chembur, Kandiwali, Goregaon, Borivali, etc. on Wednesday morning. The arrival of pre-monsoon rains has provided a significant respite from the heat for the people of the city.                        According to...

June 5, 2024 10:35 AM

Carbon removal needs to quadruple to meet climate goals, researchers say

Governments need to plant more trees and deploy technologies that will quadruple the amount of carbon dioxide removed each year from the atmosphere in order to meet global climate goals, a team of researchers said in a report published on Wednesday. "Carbon dioxide removal" (CDR) refers to a range ...

June 3, 2024 11:55 AM

Assam floods: Death toll reaches 14, over 13 districts affected

The death toll from floods caused by Cyclone Remal in Assam has reached 14, according to official estimates. The death toll stood at eight on June 1, in the aftermath of incessant rainfall in the state following the landfall of Cyclone Remal. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authori...