Youth handing over Ambali in the backdrop of a heat wave which continues to grip the State in Sangareddy on Sunday. | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF The sweltering heat wave continued to grip Telangana as all 33 districts recorded temperatures at or above 40°C on Sunday. According to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society … Read more
10 साल में सिर्फ आपकी उम्र नहीं बढ़ी. मुसीबतें भी बढ़ गई हैं. दिल्ली की गर्मी भी बढ़ गई है. इस साल मई में अधिकतम तापमान 46.8 डिग्री सेल्सियस पहुंच गया था. जबकि दस साल पहले यानी 2014 में यह 45.5 डिग्री सेल्सियस था. यहां पर तापमान में ज्यादा अंतर नहीं दिख रहा है. लेकिन … Read more
Women cover their face to protect themselves from the scorching heat on a hot summer day, in Jaipur. | Photo Credit: PTI With the BJP government in Rajasthan claiming that the situation is under control amid the searing heat this summer, the Opposition Congress on Friday accused the health authorities of suppressing the number of … Read more
Geneva: The swift announcement that a potentially record-breaking temperature measured this week in India could have been due to a sensor error highlights the challenges in certifying extreme heat. The recording of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.2 Fahrenheit) in a Delhi suburb on Wednesday — surpassing the national record — was an outlier compared to other … Read more
Women agriculture workers in action at Parasalur Panchayat in Mayiladuthurai district on a hot day. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Until now, working under hot sun was never an issue with 58-year-old S. Kaliammal, an agriculture labourer from Puthagaram village in Pattavarthi panchayat in Mayiladuthurai district. But in the middle of her tilling work on … Read more
Temperatures could hit as high as 32C by midweek, with the England alert in force until Sunday. Source link
James Gallagher spends the day in the heat lab to see what summer heatwaves do to the body. Source link
The temperature hits 43C (110F) in Phoenix, Arizona, for a record-breaking 19th straight day. Source link
The heatwave could potentially lead to record-breaking temperatures, forecasters say. Source link
The aim is to protect the most vulnerable as high temperatures become more common due to climate change. Source link