Climate Change Intensified 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Wave, Study Finds

Climate change made the disastrous 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest larger and longer-lasting than it would have been otherwise, a new study finds. Read More

Indian voters battle extreme temperatures as intense heat wave hits region

Indian voters are battling sweltering conditions to take part in the world’s biggest election as a severe heat wave hits parts of the country and authorities ... Read More

NOAA, CDC Launch HeatRisk, a Tool to Forecast Dangerous Heat

HeatRisk combines weather forecasts with heat-related health data to predict when high temperatures are likely to pose a health risk over the next seven days. Read More

Massive heat wave and a supercell thunderstorm caused deadly, baseball-sized hailstones to rain down on Spain

A giant-hail event that hit Girona in northwest Spain in 2022 was fueled by climate change, with a marine heatwave helping to intensify the storm that killed a small child. Read More

Heat wave ends and rains bring relief to some Mexican states

After a week-long heat wave across Mexico, rain is finally in the forecast for 21 states this Monday afternoon. Read More

Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint alleges

With the threat of another hot summer ahead, advocates asked a federal judge to declare 100-degree-plus conditions in uncooled Texas facilities unconstitutional. Read More

‘None of us had a choice in this’: How these man-made chemicals will affect us for generations

But the makers of a new documentary about the extent and impact of global contamination by toxic man-made chemicals describe the issue as a generational one. And so far, we may have only seen the tip ... Read More

Frying-pan city beats desert heat: Kolkata sizzles at 39 degrees Celsius

In comparison, Churu in the Thar desert region, one of the hottest places in India, witnessed a maximum temperature of around 33 degrees on Monday ... Read More

Met Office verdict after all those UK 'heatwave' reports

The Met Office has responded after reports of a 'wave of warm weather ' heading for the UK. Last weekend saw temperatures in parts of the country exceeding 20C for several consecutive days, fuelling ... Read More

UW researchers hoping to save a sea star population nearly wiped out 10 years ago

Disease nearly wiped out sunflower sea stars about 10 years ago, and University of Washington scientists are using the lingering population to save the species. Read More

Alert India! IMD Predicts Heatwave Conditions For This Week; Check Affected Areas

The IMD Weather Forecast ... The heat wave is considered if the maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius or more for plains and at least 30 degrees Celsius or more for ... Read More

ECI task force to assess heat conditions before poll phases

Pune: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said that a task force will be constituted to keep watch on heat conditions before every phase . Read More