Global Warming
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Why are Indian cities feeling hotter even during monsoon? The reason behind rising urban heat
Explainers | Jul 06, 2026, 09:09 AM ISTEven after the monsoon has arrived, India's cities continue to feel unbearably hot due to rising humidity, climate change and the Urban Heat Island effect. Here's why Delhi, Mumbai and other cities are experiencing hotter days and warmer nights despite rainfall.
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Europe battles heatwaves amid 1,300 deaths; here's why continent remains unprepared for extreme heat
Explainers | Jun 30, 2026, 02:42 PM ISTEurope is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave that has left more than 1,300 people dead and pushed temperatures above 40°C across several countries. Here's why the continent is particularly vulnerable to extreme heat.
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Extreme heat era set to begin? UN warns the coming five years will rewrite heat records globally
World | May 28, 2026, 11:10 AM ISTA new UN climate assessment warns that Earth is poised for repeated temperature spikes above the 1.5°C threshold in the next five years, with 2027 likely to become the hottest year ever.
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Is Climate Change Behind Europe's Deadly Iberian Wildfires- Here's What Study Reveals!
News | Sep 04, 2025, 02:47 PM ISTA new study finds climate change made the deadly Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely. Extreme heat, drought, and strong winds fueled fires in Spain and Portugal, killing 8 people, displacing 35,000+, and burning over 640,000 hectares. Learn how climate change is making fires more frequent.
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Why can't India count how many die in its heatwaves each year and why does it matter?
Explainers | Jun 11, 2025, 01:09 PM ISTIndia is experiencing increasingly severe heatwaves, but there is no accurate count of how many people are dying due to extreme heat. A PTI investigation reveals that many deaths, especially among the poor and undocumented, go unrecorded or are misclassified.
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Global warming linked to increase in cancer among women, finds study
Health | May 29, 2025, 01:49 PM ISTThe researchers said that for an increase in temperature by a degree Celsius, prevalence of the cancers was found to rise by 173-280 cases per one lakh people. Read on to know more about the study.
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Singapore Airlines plane hit by severe turbulence: Is climate change impacting your flight journey?
World | May 22, 2024, 03:08 PM ISTA London-bound Singapore Airlines flight was hit by a 'sudden extreme turbulence' on Tuesday, causing the death of a 73-year-old British man while 30 others were injured. The Boeing 777 flight from London’s Heathrow Airport to Singapore had 211 passengers and 18 crew members aboard.
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'Earth's issuing a distress call': UN issues 'red alert' on climate change after record-hot 2023
World | Mar 20, 2024, 03:04 PM ISTA report by the World Meteorological Organisation said the climate goal of limiting global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius is in increasing jeopardy and efforts for a solution have been inadequate. The 12-month period from March 2023 to February 2024 averaged 1.56 degrees beyond the limit.
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India TV Perspective: Climate Change poses greatest threat for planet but are we doing enough?
News | Jan 21, 2024, 10:08 AM ISTThe World Economic Forum threw a spotlight on the looming climate crisis, deeming it a major global risk. In 2023, record heat, exacerbated by human-induced climate change, intensified. Alarming statistics from the WMO reveal a rapid increase in the chance of reaching the 1.5-degree threshold.
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COP28: PM Modi greets members of Indian Diaspora Climate Conference
News | Dec 01, 2023, 07:06 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on November 30 landed in Dubai to attend the 28th edition of the UN Climate Change Conference. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the members of the Indian Diaspora gathered at a hotel in Dubai on December 01.
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Study finds Metaverse could aid in combating global warming
Technology | Jun 18, 2023, 11:17 AM ISTMetaverse offers air quality improvements through remote work, distance learning, and virtual tourism while redirecting energy towards the residential sector by reducing transportation and commercial energy usage, according to a study.
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Govt advises States, UTs to be prepared for hotter than normal summer season in 2023
India | Mar 14, 2023, 09:42 PM ISTCabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba issued advisory during a review meeting to analyse preparedness for the upcoming summer season as scientists have warned for hotter than normal summers.
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83 per cent of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100 | Explained
Science | Jan 06, 2023, 09:59 AM ISTThe glacier crisis has a direct link with flood menace and unprecedented change in the climate. The loss of glaciers is about more than rising seas means shrinking water supplies for a big chunk of the world's population.
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Heat-related deaths rise by 68 percent worldwide in two decades, says Lancet study
India | Oct 26, 2022, 07:00 PM ISTThe report states that extreme weather events caused damage worth USD 253 billion in 2021, particularly burdening people in low human development index (HDI) countries in which almost none of the losses were insured.
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Earth Day 2022: Theme, history and significance of this special occasion dedicated to the planet
Lifestyle | Apr 22, 2022, 04:24 PM ISTEarth Day is a global event that calls for immediate action on climate change and global warming and urges individuals, organisations and political order to step up their commitment towards a green future.
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Uttarakhand: Rising temperatures lead to rapid snow melting near Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib
India | Apr 20, 2022, 12:47 PM ISTHemkund Sahib is a pilgrimage site in the Chamoli district. The site is visited by thousands of devotees from all over the globe every summer.
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'India will achieve zero-net emissions by 2070': PM Modi's 5 goals at COP26 Climate Summit
World | Nov 02, 2021, 07:56 AM ISTIndia constitutes 17 per cent of global population and India's contribution to the emission has only been 5%. But today, the entire world admits that India is the only major economy which has delivered on Paris agreements in letter and spirit," Prime Minister Modi said while presenting India's vision at COP26 climate summit.
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UN report warns of global water crisis amid climate change
World | Oct 05, 2021, 11:48 PM ISTMuch of the world is unprepared for the floods, hurricanes, and droughts expected to worsen with climate change and urgently needs better warning systems to avert water-related disasters
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Maharashtra govt, C40 Cities Network launch 'Women4Climate' program
Science | Oct 05, 2021, 02:29 PM ISTThe C40 Cities Network will share the knowledge and experience and provide mentorship, training and networking opportunities to women in the city.
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Global action to combat climate change just not enough: UN body
World | Sep 18, 2021, 09:11 AM ISTTaken together, NDCs should produce substantial cuts in global emissions if they are to be effective in combating climate change.