After registering the warmest February since 1901, India is bracing for scorching heatwaves. Last month, the country’s average temperature was 29.5 degrees Celsius, which was around 2 degrees higher than typical. The world’s second most populated country will expect little reprieve as spring approaches. The majority of the country willContinue Reading
Heatwaves in India are projected to become more frequent during the current century under different climate change scenarios, a new study has concluded. Even if the global mean temperature is limited to 2 degrees above pre-industrial conditions – as being targeted under global climate change negotiations – the frequency ofContinue Reading
A year ago, catastrophic heat waves in India killed scores of people, reduced agricultural yields by up to one-third in certain regions, and set fire to a dump in Delhi, releasing poisonous smoke in the neighborhoods. Temperatures surged 15 degrees Fahrenheit above average, reaching 46°C in Uttar Pradesh’s northern stateContinue Reading
Heatwaves have generated crisis circumstances in India and Pakistan over the previous two months, with birds falling from the sky, wheat crops in risk, and power plants unable to meet electricity needs. This excessive heat is affecting hundreds of millions of people in one of the world’s most densely inhabitedContinue Reading
The horrific heatwave in western Canada and the northwestern United States had already killed dozens and same is happening in other side of the globe in Indian subcontinent. Now it’s clear that things are much worse, with local governments announcing several hundred new heat-related deaths. Over the past five days,Continue Reading
Can the global heatwave condition be chalked up to climate change? The French government is on high alert. For the first time ever, the national weather service activated its highest level heat danger alert. Thousands of schools are closed, as nobody wants a repeat of 2003’s heat wave that killedContinue Reading
Approximately 12,000 people die around the world annually due to heatwaves, and as our planet warms, these temperature surges are becoming more intense. The World Health Organization estimates that, by 2050, more than 255,000 people could be killed annually from extreme heat waves. Of the 2.8 billion people living in the hottest parts ofContinue Reading
The latest report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), formally released on Monday, warns that global warming is occurring faster than anticipated and that it can have devastating impacts if steps are not taken to cut down emissions. India will be among the worst hit countries thatContinue Reading
