extreme heat

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Adopting A Whole-System Approach To Cooling In A Warming World

Extreme heat in India is increasingly frequent and severe, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations like informal workers, women, and elderly individuals.…

2 months ago
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New Report Says Heat Action Crumbles When It Needs Cross-Deptt Coordination

Heat mitigation actions aren’t keeping pace with the long-term consequences of frequent and extreme heat, a new report finds. The…

7 months ago
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Extreme Heat Compounds Vulnerabilities In Low Income Areas

In the past two months, Delhi and the National Capital Region has experienced extreme heat with multiple heat waves and…

1 year ago
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Unified Action Needed To Tackle Extreme Heat And Air Pollution

The combined impact of air pollution and heatwaves can be far more severe than individual impacts, as various reactions between…

1 year ago
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Extreme Heat Threatens Health, Jobs And Even Democracy In India

As with any environmental disaster, the impact of heat stress hits the poorer harder than the privileged. The world’s largest…

1 year ago
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Extreme Heat: Why Are So Many People Dying In Bihar?

In a brief press release dated 31 May 2024, the Disaster Management Department (DMD)  of the Indian state of Bihar…

1 year ago
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How Dangerous Extreme Heat Is To Humans

Heat is the silent killer of thousands each year and is only going to get worse. The headlines coming out…

1 year ago
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Asia’s Extreme April Heat Worsened By Climate Change, Says Study

According to rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists from the World Weather Attribution group, extreme…

1 year ago
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Explainer: Why Is It Getting Hotter?

The warmest recorded year, 2023, was 1.48°C warmer than the pre-industrial (1850–1900) average. In 2024, the world experienced the warmest…

2 years ago
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Your Aircon Could Make 2024 The Hottest Year On Record

Last year, 2023, was the hottest on record, marked by heatwaves across North America, China and Europe. It is likely…

2 years ago
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As Heat Waves Increase, Are India’s Heat Action Plans Effective?

The April heat wave in South and Southeast Asia this year was detrimental to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, noted a…

2 years ago
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Medical Processes Hide True Number Of Indians Dying From Extreme Heat

Between 15 and 22 June this year, more than 150 people died in two hospitals in Ballia and Deoria districts,…

2 years ago

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