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India to have 126 doppler radars by 2026 as govt ramps up weather...
Amidst the growing frequency of extreme weather events, Dr Singh emphasised the urgent need for real-time, impact-based forecasting that can help...
Extreme weather in Australia causes growing number of hospitalisations
2 Nov 2023 3:45 PM ISTIt found that between 2012 and 2022 extreme heat sent more Australians to hospital than any other environmental condition.
Over 43mn kids displaced by floods, storms, droughts, wildfires...
7 Oct 2023 11:15 AM ISTAccording to the new Unicef report, the figure works out to 20,000 children displaced every single day due to extreme weather fueled by climate...
Peru prolongs state of emergency due to extreme weather
4 Oct 2023 3:00 PM ISTThe emergency measure, which applies to 855 districts in 18 departments, aims to continue implementing immediate and necessary measures and actions to...
Heat waves becoming more frequent, deadly, study finds
29 Aug 2023 9:24 AM ISTThe study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that Europe will be particularly affected.
B’desh records 520,758 deaths due to extreme weather since 1970: WMO
24 May 2023 11:38 AM IST“Asia accounted for 47 per cent of all reported deaths worldwide, with tropical cyclones being the leading cause of reported deaths. Tropical cyclone...
Extreme Weather: Logic of risking lives to save homes
23 July 2021 1:05 AM ISTIn December 2019, Jack Egan watched his home in the Australian beachside settlement of Rosedale go up in flames. Despite orders from authorities to...
Alternative Energy Challenges: Hydropower’s tryst with extreme weather
30 Aug 2021 1:20 AM ISTFor many years, the thinking around the use of hydropower as a clean energy source has been that once built, a plant can reliably generate electricity...