heatwave

Anticyclones, hanging even now over India, link warming to heat | Explained

The complexities of the ways in which global warming manifests in local weather continue to undersco...

science | 5 months ago

Over 100 heat records broken in Vietnam in April: weather agency

More than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a dea...

world | 5 months ago

Famed Thailand holiday isles suffer water shortages after heatwave

The dazzling Thai holiday islands made famous by the Hollywood film "The Beach" are facing a severe ...

world | 5 months ago

Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, says study

The intense northern hemisphere summer heat that drove wildfires across the Mediterranean, buckled r...

science | 5 months ago

This century, heat waves are moving slower and lasting longer

Growing up in the 1990s in India meant having seen an ad for a glucose-based drink on television in ...

science | 4 months ago

Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report

The world experienced an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would ...

world | 4 months ago

What is heat? How does it animate engines and global warming? | Explained

Heat is animus. It was there at the birth of the universe, and its death will be the universe’s deat...

science | 4 months ago

India's 'heat trap' cities make summers worse, says government official

Indian cities have become "heat traps" due to their unbalanced growth devouring water bodies and inc...

science | 3 months ago

At least 550 haj pilgrims died, mostly due to heat, say Arab diplomats

Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 pilgrims died during the haj, underscoring the gruelling natu...

world | 3 months ago

68 Indians among over 600 to die due to heat during Haj pilgrimage

A diplomat in Saudi Arabia said on June 19 that 68 Indian nationals died during the haj pilgrimage t...

world | 3 months ago

Seven children among 49 people drowned across Russia on July 6

Seven children were among 49 people who drowned in waters across Russia on July 6 as scorching heat ...

world | 3 months ago

How does extreme heat affect medicines and those taking them?

The world just experienced the hottest day on record and prolonged heat waves have become more commo...

science | 2 months ago

Korean Peninsula struggles under severe heatwave

North Korea is baking in a “fierce” heatwave, a weather agency official said on Tuesday (August 13, ...

world | 2 months ago

As sweltering summers ravage crops, Japan bets on heat-resistant rice

Grappling with a rice shortage after extreme weather ravaged last year's crop, Japan is hoping new h...

science | 1 month ago