India’s heatwave compared to start of climate disaster novel
2 years, 7 months ago

India’s heatwave compared to start of climate disaster novel

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India and Pakistan are bracing for a potentially “deadly” heatwave that people are comparing to a hit climate fiction novel in which millions in India die leaving the nation reeling. “An incoming potentially deadly heatwave will see the temperatures soaring up to 48-49C in Pakistan and 46-47C in India.” India’s Meteorological Department said heatwave conditions are very likely to happen in Gujarat state and east India over the next 4 to 5 days, and would hit central and northwest India from Wednesday. The forecasts of further heat this week have prompted climate and weather watchers to compare India’s heatwave to the novel ‘The Ministry for the Future’ by New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson. “The Ministry for the Future” opens with a similar event, just set in the future and thus hotter still,” tweeted renowned German oceanographer and climate scientist Professor Stefan Rahmstorf, calling it a “must read.” “If this sounds eerily familiar, it’s because it’s basically the opening scenario in ‘The Ministry for the Future’” posted John Gibbons, an associate at climate change think tank E3G.

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My life at 50C: India’s new reality of extreme heat
3 months, 3 weeks ago

My life at 50C: India’s new reality of extreme heat

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Life at 50C: Delhi’s streets struggling to cope with heatwave At least 110 people died from heatstroke across the …

UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records
4 months, 4 weeks ago

UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records

Associated Press  

After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it “an extreme heat epidemic.” “If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all increasingly feeling the heat,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday …

‘International Cooperation is Required to Fight Heatwaves’: Climate Scientist Indu. K. Murthy
5 months ago

‘International Cooperation is Required to Fight Heatwaves’: Climate Scientist Indu. K. Murthy

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 23, 2024 17:21 IST - 7 MINS READ State governments and the Centre were caught on the back foot as they scrambled to implement heat action plans this summer as parts of India reeled under heatwaves, which killed 58 people in New Delhi alone. Governments must support research and innovation in heat resilience technologies and strategies, given …

Heatwave situation passes in Delhi, thunderstorm likely today, says IMD scientist
6 months ago

Heatwave situation passes in Delhi, thunderstorm likely today, says IMD scientist

India TV News  

Delhi Weather Update: After parts of Delhi on Thursday received very light rainfall, IMD scientist Soma Sen said that there are pre-monsoon showers. Still, there is likely to be isolated heatwave on June 23-24 in Delhi and also a possibility of a thunderstorm today. We expect that in the next 3-4 days, it will advance even further in East Central …

Heatwave observed in May 1.5°C warmer than previous ones: ClimaMeter
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Heatwave observed in May 1.5°C warmer than previous ones: ClimaMeter

The Hindu  

An analysis by ClimaMeter has revealed that the heatwave in May was 1.5°C warmer than the warmest heatwaves previously observed in the country. They analysed how events similar to the high temperature in India’s May heatwave changed in the present, compared to what they would have looked like if they had occurred in the past in the region. The temperature …

Climate crisis made May heatwaves 1.5C hotter in India, study says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate crisis made May heatwaves 1.5C hotter in India, study says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The unprecedented heatwaves that scorched northern and central India in May were made 1.5 degrees …

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Over 200 people, including dozens of workers on election duty, have died in the last …

A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday

Associated Press  

PATNA, India — A blistering heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, in eastern India with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius in parts of the country this week, officials said Friday. The heat wave came as hundreds of millions of Indians have been voting in a 6-week long general election, increasing health risks …

India may have recorded its hottest temperatures ever as Delhi faces extreme heatwave
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India may have recorded its hottest temperatures ever as Delhi faces extreme heatwave

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Heatwaves are clearly the single largest threat to India’s well being today.” Aarti Khosla, director of Climate Trends These …

Getting ready for heatwaves
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Getting ready for heatwaves

Hindustan Times  

A crushing heatwave that began more than a week ago has become unbearable since Monday. In Delhi, power consumption surpassed records and desperate families mobbed water tankers after their taps ran dry. A 40-year-old labourer who lived in a room with no air cooling died at a hospital during the week and the administration imposed fines on wasteful use of …

Need to hasten climate action as temps break records
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Need to hasten climate action as temps break records

New Indian Express  

The unprecedented rise in temperatures across north India—especially in Delhi, which recorded a historical high of 52.9°C on Wednesday—has given a glimpse into the dire future caused by human-induced climate change. The increased emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide produced by human activities are creating the effect of trapping heat and raising temperatures on …

Climate change to intensify heatwave in India: Scientists
7 months ago

Climate change to intensify heatwave in India: Scientists

Hindustan Times  

The intense heat likely to hit India over the next few days will be exacerbated by climate change, according to a research group. A man takes shelter under an umbrella from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi The northwestern region of the country, including the capital Delhi, is expected to record temperatures that could exceed …

Extreme heat in April made worse by climate crisis: Study
7 months, 1 week ago

Extreme heat in April made worse by climate crisis: Study

Hindustan Times  

Extreme heat events in April over large parts of South Asia were made 45 times more likely and 0.85°C hotter by the climate crisis, an analysis by World Weather Attribution, a global team of climate scientists said on Tuesday. These results align with WWA’s previous studies in 2022 and 2023 focused on the South Asia region which found that climate …

What impact will the unrelenting heat have on India’s future health? | In Focus podcast
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What impact will the unrelenting heat have on India’s future health? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

This March was the hottest on record globally, the 10th month in a row to hit this peak. This doesn’t feel surprising – most parts of India have been sweltering since last month, the India Meteorological Department or IMD hadd forecast heatwave conditions in parts of at least 10 States last week and it‘s only going to get worse in …

Severe heatwave alert for four states in next few days, says Weather Department
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Severe heatwave alert for four states in next few days, says Weather Department

India Today  

The India Meteorological Department on Friday issued a heatwave warning for various regions across the country. In its weather bulletin, the IMD said that areas in East and South peninsular India would likely experience a continuation of heatwave to severe heatwave conditions for the next five days. The IMD said that the regions which would experience severe heatwave conditions include …

With El Nino around, the heat is on
1 year, 1 month ago

With El Nino around, the heat is on

Hindustan Times  

This year, forest fires turned swathes of hills and forests to ash in Europe, virtually wiping out an entire town as all past temperature records fell. El Nino conditions, a phenomenon where the equatorial Pacific waters become warmer than usual, are partly to blame for the trend, and it is just getting stronger, making next year likely to become even …

In rural India, summer's heat can be deadly. Ambulance crews see the toll up close
1 year, 5 months ago

In rural India, summer's heat can be deadly. Ambulance crews see the toll up close

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Siren blaring, Sunil Kumar Naik's …

CLIMATE CHANGE | India’s sweltering heatwaves cause unbearable suffering
1 year, 6 months ago

CLIMATE CHANGE | India’s sweltering heatwaves cause unbearable suffering

The Hindu  

Published : May 31, 2023 14:43 IST - 4 MINS READ Blistering heat has taken a toll on people’s lives in large parts of India as temperatures went as high as 45 degrees Celsius in recent weeks. If current warming trends continue, temperatures will rise so high that the human body’s ability to maintain a stable internal temperature and expel …

Warming warning: The Hindu Editorial on the World Meteorological Organization projections for temperature trends
1 year, 7 months ago

Warming warning: The Hindu Editorial on the World Meteorological Organization projections for temperature trends

The Hindu  

The World Meteorological Organization has issued its annual update on its projections for temperature trends in the next decade. The annual mean global near-surface temperature for each year between 2023 and 2027 is likely to be 1.1°-1.8°C higher than the average from 1850-1900. There is a 66% chance that the global near-surface temperature will exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in …

Frequency of intense heatwaves to rise further: Experts
1 year, 7 months ago

Frequency of intense heatwaves to rise further: Experts

Hindustan Times  

The frequency of intense heatwaves and extreme weather events are expected to increase in the coming years, especially in parts of northwest, central, east India and Pakistan, in view of the climate crisis, experts have said. The annual Lancet Report released last year said that India recorded a 55% rise in deaths due to extreme heat between 2000-2004 and 2017-2021. …

Scorching heat to rise in India in May, MeT department issues alert
1 year, 7 months ago

Scorching heat to rise in India in May, MeT department issues alert

Live Mint  

India is predicting blistering heat across swathes of the country in May, which could strain the power network, hurt the economy and threaten people’s lives. Parts of northeast India will The South Asian nation has been bracing for a searing summer after record-shattering heat in 2022 that caused widespread suffering and affected global wheat supplies. Heat waves trigger spikes in …

Heatwaves are preventing India from achieving development goals: Study
1 year, 7 months ago

Heatwaves are preventing India from achieving development goals: Study

Live Mint  

Heatwaves in India are not only affecting the health of the people but also impacting the economic and developmental goals of the country. A new study has revealed the impact of scorching heat on India's agriculture, economy, and public health. The study informs that India is currently “facing a collision of multiple, cumulative climate hazards” resulting in extreme weather events …

DC Edit | Summer may see extreme heat
1 year, 8 months ago

DC Edit | Summer may see extreme heat

Deccan Chronicle  

It’s summer and along with the season heatwaves are inevitable, particularly in El Nino years. It is also a freakish timing of the poll cycles that sees most general elections being held in the peak of summer, as they would probably be in 2024 as well, thus increasing the risk of exposure of people to the hazards of increasing wet …

Heatwaves in India becoming more serious; 90% of the country, Delhi in 'danger zone', says study
1 year, 8 months ago

Heatwaves in India becoming more serious; 90% of the country, Delhi in 'danger zone', says study

Firstpost  

New Delhi: According to a recent study, heatwaves are growing more common and severe in India as a result of climate change, with over 90 per cent of the nation being in the “extremely cautious” or “danger zone” of their effects. To assess India’s climate vulnerability and the potential impact of climate change on SDG progress, researchers at the University …

Weather update: 90 per cent of India, entire Delhi in danger zone of 'heatwave' impacts | KNOW DETAILS
1 year, 8 months ago

Weather update: 90 per cent of India, entire Delhi in danger zone of 'heatwave' impacts | KNOW DETAILS

India TV News  

Heatwave in India : Heatwaves in India are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change, with over 90 per cent of the country in the extremely cautious or danger zone of their impacts, according to a new study. It suggested that heatwaves have impeded India's progress towards achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals more significantly than previously …

90% of India vulnerable to heatwave impact, says study
1 year, 8 months ago

90% of India vulnerable to heatwave impact, says study

The Hindu  

Nearly 90% of India is in a “danger zone” from heatwave impact and almost all of Delhi is at the risk of severe heatwave impacts, which is not reflected in its recent state action plan for climate change, says a study published on April 19 in the peer-reviewed PLOS Climate. The study, by Ramit Debnath at the University of Cambridge, …

India’s heat is underestimated, harming progress, study says
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s heat is underestimated, harming progress, study says

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — The full extent of the damage from India’s sizzling heat that’s causing more deaths, illnesses, school shutdowns and crop failures is underestimated by lawmakers and officials in the country and slowing the nation’s development, a study Wednesday said. Extreme heat is placing 80% of India’s 1.4 billion population in danger but assessments of how vulnerable the country …

Tragic unpreparedness: on the Maharashtra heatwave incident
1 year, 8 months ago

Tragic unpreparedness: on the Maharashtra heatwave incident

The Hindu  

The state of the ongoing global climate crisis is such that India is going to have hotter hot days and more of them every year. On April 16, nearly a million people gathered on an uncovered ground in Navi Mumbai for an event in which social activist Dattatreya Narayan received a State award, with Union Ministers Amit Shah and Kapil …

Is India prepared for the threat of extreme heat waves and a ‘wet bulb’ summer? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 8 months ago

Is India prepared for the threat of extreme heat waves and a ‘wet bulb’ summer? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

There have been some dire predictions about how hazardous the heat is going to be this summer. India this year experienced its warmest February since 1877, and in November last year, the World Bank warned that India could become one of the first places in the world where wet-bulb temperatures could increase beyond the survivability threshold of 35°C. Furthermore, last …

Summer resolution: On the IMD’s heat wave forecasts
1 year, 8 months ago

Summer resolution: On the IMD’s heat wave forecasts

The Hindu  

It is not exactly surprising when the India Meteorological Department says that the summer months will be searingly hot. Last week, it proclaimed that most parts of the country are expected to experience above normal maximum temperatures during the “hot weather season”, barring parts of peninsular and northwest India, which would see normal or even below normal ‘maximum’ temperatures. ‘Above …

India’s warm weather plans can’t take the heat, report says
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s warm weather plans can’t take the heat, report says

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — With temperatures set to soar next month, Indian authorities need more resources and better preparation to deal with searing heat particularly for the most vulnerable communities around the country, a New Delhi-based think tank said. Analyzing 37 regional and federal heat action plans, the Centre for Policy Research found this week that the plans are not updated …

India must urgently build heat resilience
1 year, 9 months ago

India must urgently build heat resilience

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s spring was once short but glorious. Two coastal districts of Karnataka also recorded the season’s first heatwave in an area where cool sea breezes moderate temperatures even in peak summer — indicating that rising temperatures were not just a localised phenomenon. The State must also prepare citizens for heatwaves and work on a tabulating mechanism for heat-related deaths, while …

The age of ‘climate fiction’: how Indian novels and cinema have spotlighted stark realities with more nuance than the West
1 year, 9 months ago

The age of ‘climate fiction’: how Indian novels and cinema have spotlighted stark realities with more nuance than the West

The Hindu  

In Janice Pariat’s latest novel, Shai’s story begins with a declaration — “to go back to where I came from — the wettest place on Earth”. No genre switch, this Works like Pariat’s, Amitav Ghosh’s The Living Mountain, and Kartiki Gonsalves’s film The Elephant Whisperers are constructing climate realities where the environment exists as a backdrop, a protagonist, but also …

After hottest February in over 100 years, heatwaves are coming: How deadly will be the Indian summer?
1 year, 9 months ago

After hottest February in over 100 years, heatwaves are coming: How deadly will be the Indian summer?

Firstpost  

And it’s going to be a deadly one. There is an “enhanced probability of occurrence of a heatwave” during the March to May season over many regions of central and adjoining northwest India, the India Meteorological Department has predicted. •Very scattered short spell of light-moderate rain is expected in parts of Ghaziabad, Noida, Delhi while Gurgaon, Faridabad and South Delhi …

Is India Ready to Face a Cold Wave in a Warming Climate?
1 year, 11 months ago

Is India Ready to Face a Cold Wave in a Warming Climate?

The Quint  

The winters of 2023 are set to break all records, with Delhi, Punjab, recording its lowest minimum temperature. While the earth is warming, it is often asked how cold waves are whiplashing lives and livelihoods. Cold waves compounded with low Air Quality Index impact public health, agricultural and human productivity much more than is reported. Further, a young, urban-aspired India …

Extreme weather events to rise manifold in India: IIT-G study
2 years, 1 month ago

Extreme weather events to rise manifold in India: IIT-G study

The Hindu  

The frequency of extreme weather events such as floods and heatwaves is projected to rise manifold in India in the future due to climate change, according to a study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar. "The fraction of the total population and urban area exposed to sequential extremes will increase rapidly if the global mean temperature rises …

Future heatwaves will lead to large ‘loss of life’, report warns
2 years, 2 months ago

Future heatwaves will lead to large ‘loss of life’, report warns

Al Jazeera  

Publication by the UN, Red Cross says 38 heatwaves accounted for the deaths of more than 70,000 people worldwide from 2010 to 2019. The effects of recurrent heatwaves would include “large scale suffering and loss of life”, population movements and increased inequality, the report warned, adding that these trends were “already emerging”. “It’s grossly unjust that fragile countries must bear …

Record-breaking heat increased vulnerability of half of Delhi's population: WMO report
2 years, 3 months ago

Record-breaking heat increased vulnerability of half of Delhi's population: WMO report

The Hindu  

Between March and May, Delhi experienced five heatwaves with record-breaking temperatures reaching up to 49.2 degrees Celsius which increased the vulnerability of half of the city's population which lives in low-income, informal settlements, a report by the World Meteorological Department said. The report titled 'United in Science' released on Tuesday also cited a recent attribution study which concluded that climate …

Science-Wise: Pakistan Floods Brutal Reminder of How Indian Subcontinent Has Become a 'Climate Crisis Hotspot'
2 years, 3 months ago

Science-Wise: Pakistan Floods Brutal Reminder of How Indian Subcontinent Has Become a 'Climate Crisis Hotspot'

News 18  

Over 1,300 dead, millions displaced and a vast swathe of croplands submerged; Pakistan is facing one of its most devastating floods — the worst since 2010 — that have affected over 33 million people. It was quite unusual the way back-to-back depressions formed in Bay of Bengal this August, and all charted the same course across Central India up to …

Heat Waves, Droughts And Floods: No More A Developing World Problem
2 years, 3 months ago

Heat Waves, Droughts And Floods: No More A Developing World Problem

News 18  

Last month, temperature levels crossed 40 degrees in Great Britain. Backing out from Shared responsibility It is only in recent times that the global north has started to see such direct and massive impacts of climate change. Effects of Climate Change Almost the entire globe has been seeing an increase in hotter days and heat waves. Although India has not …

New Study Warns of Dangerously High Heat Levels in India as Global Emissions Rise in Coming Decades
2 years, 3 months ago

New Study Warns of Dangerously High Heat Levels in India as Global Emissions Rise in Coming Decades

News 18  

Many people living in tropical regions like India are likely to be exposed to “dangerously high” heat levels during most days of each typical year in the coming decades, warn scientists in their latest study on impact of climate change. “In the tropics and subtropics, where the dangerous Heat Index threshold was typically exceeded on less than 15% of the …

DC Edit | Heatwaves are the new normal
2 years, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Heatwaves are the new normal

Deccan Chronicle  

Conspiracy theories on climate change have almost ceased to gain currency as real events have forced people to accept what they are now experiencing year after year. Two latest studies point to the possibility of climate change making extreme weather events happen. The Met Office, Britain’s national meteorological service, says climate change made the current heatwave a whopping 100 times …

'Too Hot to Handle': Estimated to Have Killed 1,000 Brits, UK's 40°C Heatwave Forcing NRIs to Visit India
2 years, 4 months ago

'Too Hot to Handle': Estimated to Have Killed 1,000 Brits, UK's 40°C Heatwave Forcing NRIs to Visit India

News 18  

‘How to beat the heat?’, ‘15 hacks to stay cool this summer without AC’ — Many UK citizens took to Google for answers and tips to beat the killer heatwave that has caused the temperature to rise to 40 degrees Celsius. Though UK residents have experienced mild summers of 20-23 degree Celsius, this year’s heat has proved quite unbearable for …

Climate crisis behind heat extremes in India, UK: Study
2 years, 4 months ago

Climate crisis behind heat extremes in India, UK: Study

Hindustan Times  

Climate change is impacting global atmospheric circulation patterns making unprecedented heat extremes possible across the world, an international team of leading climate scientists who are part of the World Weather Attribution network said on Thursday. WWA, which presented its analysis on the July UK heat wave spell on Friday said this was made 10 times more likely due to climate …

Extreme weather made worse by climate change
2 years, 5 months ago

Extreme weather made worse by climate change

China Daily  

Water is used to cool down a sheep rescued from a forest fire in Boa Vista, Portugal, on Tuesday. Piet Filet, a flood expert, said reducing the impact of floods in and around the Sydney Basin "will require a long-term resilience building program with communities in flood-prone catchments". Filet, from the Australian Rivers Institute at Griffith University, said the history …

Devastating heatwaves in India: Here's all you need to know
2 years, 6 months ago

Devastating heatwaves in India: Here's all you need to know

India Today  

With rising mercury and soaring temperatures, India is going through one of the most severe and intense heatwaves in decades. For instance, 2022 has already recorded 280 heatwave days between March and May — the highest instance in the last 12 years, per the Centre for Science and Environment report released earlier this month. Moreover, according to a study published …

Climate change made blistering heatwave in India and Pakistan ‘30 times more likely’
2 years, 6 months ago

Climate change made blistering heatwave in India and Pakistan ‘30 times more likely’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Human-induced climate change made the blistering heatwave gripping parts of India and Pakistan 30 times …

South Asia’s intense heat wave a ‘sign of things to come’
2 years, 6 months ago

South Asia’s intense heat wave a ‘sign of things to come’

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The devastating heat wave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future, international scientists said in a study released Monday. The results are conservative: An analysis published last week by the United Kingdom’s Meteorological Office said the heat wave was probably …

Is South Asia's intense heat wave a 'sign of things to come'?
2 years, 6 months ago

Is South Asia's intense heat wave a 'sign of things to come'?

Firstpost  

If global heating increases to 2 degrees Celsius more than pre-industrial levels, then heat waves like this could occur twice in a century and up to once every five years The devastating heat wave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future, international scientists …

Climate change made record heatwave in India 30 times more likely, says study
2 years, 7 months ago

Climate change made record heatwave in India 30 times more likely, says study

India TV News  

Highlights Heatwave caused widespread human suffering and hit global wheat supplies in India. The record breaking heatwave in India and Pakistan, which caused widespread human suffering and hit global wheat supplies, was about 30 times more likely to happen due to human-caused climate change, according to a study by an international team of climate scientists published on Monday. March was …

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