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As world heats up, ageing clock ticks faster: Study
Scientists analysed 15 years’ worth of health data from nearly 25,000 adults in Taiwan and found that two years of exposure to heat waves could speed...
India must brace for 9-10% power demand surge in 2025 amid rising...
25 March 2025 9:14 AM ISTLast year, the all-India peak electricity demand crossed 250 gigawatts (GW) on May 30, which was 6.3 per cent higher than projections
Include heatwaves in disaster management plans: Parliamentary panel...
19 March 2025 6:03 PM ISTThe Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, in a report tabled in the Rajya Sabha last week, also recommended setting up...
To keep your cool in a heatwave, it may help to water your trees
9 Feb 2025 12:14 PM ISTTrees and greenspace can drive down urban temperatures – but they must be able to draw water from the soil to achieve these massive cooling effects.
2024 witnessed 41 extra days of dangerous heat due to climate change:...
28 Dec 2024 7:21 AM ISTThe report highlighted that a much faster transition from fossil fuels is necessary to avoid a future of relentless heat waves, drought, wildfires,...
In the heat of the night
19 Dec 2024 7:00 AM ISTEarlier this week, the State Planning Commission released a report titled Urban Heat Island- Hotspot Analysis and Mitigation Strategies for Tamil Nadu...
Chennai, Tiruvallur record rise in Urban Heat Island intensity by...
17 Dec 2024 6:00 AM ISTUrban Heat Island effect is the situation where urban areas remain warmer than the surrounding areas due to the concentration of buildings, roads, and...
Tamil Nadu declares heatwaves as state-specific disaster; kin of...
29 Oct 2024 5:00 AM ISTIn the absence of such a notification, relief cannot be provided to the general public affected by heatwave conditions.