Extreme heat in India is increasingly frequent and severe, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations like informal workers, women, and elderly individuals.…
Heat mitigation actions aren’t keeping pace with the long-term consequences of frequent and extreme heat, a new report finds. The…
In the past two months, Delhi and the National Capital Region has experienced extreme heat with multiple heat waves and…
The combined impact of air pollution and heatwaves can be far more severe than individual impacts, as various reactions between…
As with any environmental disaster, the impact of heat stress hits the poorer harder than the privileged. The world’s largest…
In a brief press release dated 31 May 2024, the Disaster Management Department (DMD) of the Indian state of Bihar…
Heat is the silent killer of thousands each year and is only going to get worse. The headlines coming out…
According to rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists from the World Weather Attribution group, extreme…
The warmest recorded year, 2023, was 1.48°C warmer than the pre-industrial (1850–1900) average. In 2024, the world experienced the warmest…
Last year, 2023, was the hottest on record, marked by heatwaves across North America, China and Europe. It is likely…
The April heat wave in South and Southeast Asia this year was detrimental to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, noted a…
Between 15 and 22 June this year, more than 150 people died in two hospitals in Ballia and Deoria districts,…
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