UNICEF report warns children could face eight times more heatwaves in 2050 than in 2000
Nov 20, 2024, at 07:52 pm
UNICEF has alerted in its latest report that children could face eight times more heatwaves in 2050 than what was faced in 2000.
Latest data shows last month was the hottest June ever recorded
Jul 09, 2024, at 02:20 pm
Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according to new data released on Monday from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
May 31, 2024, at 10:53 pm
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted prevailing heatwave conditions over Northwest, Central & East India are likely to abate gradually during next 2-3 days.
16 die of heat-related causes in 2 hours in Bihar hospital
May 31, 2024, at 06:21 am
Aurangabad/IBNS: As many as 16 people have died due to heat-related causes in just two hours in the district hospital in Bihar's Aurangabad, media reports said.
Delhi registers record-breaking 52.3 degrees Celsius temperature
May 29, 2024, at 11:46 pm
There seems to be no respite from sweltering heat this year with the national capital New Delhi recording the highest-ever temperature at 52.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
UN agency says extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean
May 10, 2024, at 02:13 pm
2023 saw another climate record tumble, with Latin America and the Caribbean registering their hottest ever recorded temperatures, according to the UN’s weather monitoring agency.
Apr 22, 2024, at 11:17 pm
Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 with widespread flooding and severe heatwaves – a new normal which countries must adapt to as a priority, the UN weather agency said on Monday.
Apr 06, 2024, at 03:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a heat wave condition in the next two days over parts of east and peninsular India including Odisha and West Bengal.
IMD predicts heatwaves in many parts of central and peninsular India this week
Apr 01, 2024, at 11:21 pm
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted heavy rainfall over Northeast India and heatwave conditions over parts of central and peninsular India for this week.
UK may witness annual 10,000 heatwave deaths, MPs call for action
Jan 31, 2024, at 07:40 pm
A report has claimed the 'silent killer' heatwaves could claim up to 10,000 lives annually in the UK without concerted action.
Heatwave threat impacts half of all children in Europe and Central Asia
Jul 28, 2023, at 11:49 pm
New York: Half of all children in Europe and Central Asia, 92 million, are exposed to high heatwave frequency, or double the global average, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday in a new policy brief.
Health risks on the rise as heatwave intensifies across Europe: WMO
Jul 19, 2023, at 09:53 pm
New York: The dangers associated with the heatwave that’s engulfing the northern hemisphere aren’t over yet, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Tuesday.
Heatwave conditions to prevail in US, Europe and Japan; mercury to go above 40 degrees Celsius
Jul 16, 2023, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi: People in several parts of the United States, Europe, and Japan have been warned against heatwave conditions with temperatures soaring 40 degrees Celsius and above, media reports said.
Jun 18, 2023, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi: At least 54 people have died and around 400 hospitalised in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia District Hospital in the last three days amid soaring temperatures, media reports said.
Canada British Columbia's heat wave conditions lower, temperature still soars
May 19, 2023, at 04:49 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Although heatwave conditions are lowering across Canada's British Columbia, the province continues to record soaring temperatures.
Intense heatwave cripples normal life in Odisha, Jharsuguda records highest temp at 43 degrees C
Apr 13, 2023, at 02:55 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: An intense heat wave condition sweeping across Odisha with the mercury hovering over 40 degrees Celsius at 14 places in the state, hit normal life in many places.
India could soon experience heat waves that could break human survivability limit: World Bank report
Dec 08, 2022, at 01:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Severe heat waves responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency that could soon lead to the country experiencing the same beyond human survivability limit, according to a new report by the World Bank.
Heatwaves to impact almost every child on earth by 2050: UNICEF report
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:34 pm
New York: Heatwaves have become an unavoidable health hazard for many nations, but new data indicates that they are set to affect virtually every child on earth by 2050, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday.
UN relief chief appeals for concerted action to tackle deadly heatwave threat
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:50 pm
Heatwaves already kill thousands of people every year and they risk overwhelming the world’s aid response, unless action is taken to mitigate climate change, the UN’s emergency relief chief said on Monday.
Italy's bracing for hottest year
Aug 06, 2022, at 11:07 pm
Rome: First seven months of the present year in Italy registered the highest temperatures, signalling that this might be the hottest recorded year.
Environment Canada issues heat warning in Ontario
Jun 23, 2022, at 02:48 am
Toronto/IBNS: A heat warning remains in effect on Wednesday for southern and parts of northern Ontario, Environment Canada has said.
Heatwave conditions likely in Telangana in next 24 hours: Met
Jun 11, 2022, at 07:43 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Heatwave conditions could prevail at isolated places in Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda and Suryapet districts of Telangana during the next 24 hours, Meteorological Centre said on Saturday.
Dust storm, light rain likely in Delhi
May 16, 2022, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (UNI) After breaching an unprecedented heatwave condition in the capital, recording 49 degrees Celsius a day back, the MeT on Monday forecast dust storms and light rain for Delhi that will likely bring the mercury down in the week ahead. The maximum temperature was likely to hover around 41 degrees, as per the India Meteorological Department.
Extreme heat impacting millions across India and Pakistan
Apr 30, 2022, at 06:17 pm
New York: With extreme heat gripping large parts of India and Pakistan, the two countries are working to roll out life-saving health action plans to combat the heatwave, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
Delhi records hottest April in 72 years amid intense heatwave
Apr 30, 2022, at 03:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital recorded the second hottest April in 72 years with a monthly average maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius amid massive heatwaves across the country.
Delhi witnesses hottest April day in 12 years, Gurgaon records temperature above 45 degrees
Apr 29, 2022, at 03:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid a massive heatwave building up in northwest India, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 43.5 degrees, the highest in April in 12 years.
Heatwave conditions prevail in west Rajasthan and Delhi
Apr 16, 2022, at 02:24 am
Pune/UNI: Heatwave conditions observed in isolated pockets over west Rajasthan and Delhi.
Heat wave returns even though night temperature below normal in Kashmir
Sep 04, 2021, at 12:45 am
Srinagar/UNI: Heat wave returned due to surge in the maximum temperature even though night remains slightly cold after maximum temperature settled below normal in the Kashmir valley.
Record-breaking ‘pressure-cooker’ heatwave hits Canada, US northwest
Jun 30, 2021, at 05:14 pm
New York: A "pressure-cooker" heatwave that's broken temperature records twice in 48 hours in the US northwest and western Canada is being mirrored across large parts of the northern hemisphere, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Canada registering unprecedented heatwave, several dead
Jun 30, 2021, at 03:43 pm
Ottawa: An unprecedented heatwave, which is smashing all temperature records, has left several people dead in Canada, media reports said on Wednesday.