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May 22, 2024 9:03 AM
Offering little respite to people reeling under a savage and searing summer wave across the vast swathes of the country's northern belt, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted heatwave to severe heatwave conditions to prevail ...
May 21, 2024 7:39 PM
India's ongoing severe heatwave has pushed power demand to a seasonal high of 234 gigawatts (GW) on Tuesday, exceeding the government's projected range of 225-235 GW for May. The demand is anticipated to rise further in June, reaching between 235-240...
May 21, 2024 4:52 PM
Half the world's natural pasture land has been degraded by overexploitation and the impact of climate change, putting food supplies and livelihoods in peril, the United Nations body in charge of fighting desertification said on Tuesday. The United N...
May 21, 2024 4:30 PM
In a move to regulate tourism in Antarctica, over 350 participants from nearly 40 nations are meeting in Kochi, Kerala, with India playing a pivotal role in facilitating the discussions, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Tuesday. The 46th Antar...
May 21, 2024 12:22 PM
Brazil's Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on firefighting. Brazil's President Luiz ...
May 20, 2024 3:35 PM
India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kollam in Kerala and a red alert for severe rainfall in the districts of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alapuzha and Idukki...
May 19, 2024 9:54 AM
The national capital on Saturday witnessed its hottest day of the season, with temperatures exceeding 45°C at 10 stations, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD issued a 'red alert' for Delhi-NCR and several other states, w...
May 17, 2024 3:57 PM
Nearly two-thirds of the world's coral reefs have been subjected to heat stress bad enough to trigger bleaching over the past year, the leading agency monitoring coral reefs said on Thursday. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
May 15, 2024 3:49 PM
The death toll from weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province rose to 62 on Wednesday, authorities said, while rescuers were searching areas near rivers for 25 people who are still missing. Officials said some of those...
May 15, 2024 1:43 PM
Extreme temperatures throughout Asia last month were made worse - and more likely - as a result of human-driven climate change, a team of international scientists said on Wednesday. Billions of people across the continent were affected by record-bre...
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