The report said Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Tripura were the top five heatwave hotspot states in the 2013-22 decade
Around 40 per cent of the country recorded double the number of heatwave days than usual during the April-to-June period, said IMD
Under the directions of the Union Health Minister, an advisory for State Health Department on 'Heat Wave Season 2024' has been issued by the health ministry
A 2021 study in The Lancet estimated that just under a half-million deaths can be attributed to excess heat every year - a conservative count that...
Multiple heat waves have pushed millions in the country to their limits and many states have reported heat-related deaths
The DDMA advised citizens to avoid going out in the sun, particularly between 12 noon and 3 pm due to heatwave conditions
According to the India Meteorological Department, Odisha has experienced 27 heatwave days between March 1 and June 9, the highest in the country
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of leading climate scientists, the world needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 43...
The Indian Meteorological Department informed that 10-22 above normal heat wave days were recorded in different parts of the country between April to June 2024
According to climate scientists, countries need to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial period to avoid the worst impacts...
A confluence of factors has led to a very hot summer in South Asia, a trend scientists say has been worsened by human-driven climate change
Odisha's Titlagarh registered the highest temperature at 46.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Bolangir (46.4), Sonepur (46.2) and Bargarh (46), according to the IMD's Bhubaneswar centre
