People with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and diabetes, as well as pregnant women, children and homeless people, are seen as the most vulnerable to heatwaves that...
Heat affects health in several ways. Heat exhaustion, which can include dizziness, headaches, shaking and thirst, can affect anyone, and is not usually serious, providing the...
On Monday (July 3), the average global temperature reached 17.01 degrees Celsius (62.62 Fahrenheit), surpassing the August 2016 record of 16.92C (62.46F) as heatwaves sizzled around...
The Met agency said heatwave and severe heatwave conditions this summer were the third-highest after 578 MSD (mean standard deviation) in 2019 and 455 MSD in...
The Union Health Minister virtually interacted with State Health Ministers, State Disaster Management Ministers, Principal Secretaries/Additional Chief Secretaries and Information Commissioners of seven states
Dr. Mandaviya, on Tuesday (June 20), while chairing a high-level meeting in the national capital to review public health preparedness to deal with heatwave conditions prevailing in parts of the country
Over the past few days, deaths due to heat stroke have been reported from different parts of the country including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha.
According to the study, in "worst-case scenarios" of 4.4-degrees Celsius global warming, 50 per cent of the world's population could be exposed to unprecedented hot temperatures,...
India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist Soma Sen Roy stated that a heatwave alert has been issued on Monday for North India
Climate change drove heat in Ahmedabad to a record-breaking 48C (118F) in 2016. Last year, it peaked at nearly 46C (114.8F)
According to National Disaster Management Authority, A heatwave is a period of abnormally high temperatures, more than the normal maximum temperature that occurs during the summer...
The authors concluded that the use of CVI may underestimate the actual burden of climate change concerning heat, and suggested that India should consider reassessing its...
