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Punishing summer: 114 heatwave deaths reported, nearly 41,000 cases of suspected heatstroke
Uttar Pradesh is the worst-affected having reported 37 deaths followed by Bihar, Rajasthan and Odis…
PTI
Rats, roaches, and other creatures are winning against climate change, and it's bad news for humans
In the game of climate change, there are winners and losers. These four animals will come out on to…
Ellyn Lapointe
Delhi’s month-long battle with heatwaves continues as heat index soars past 50°C; monsoon nowhere in sight
As of today, deadly heatwaves have retained their unforgiving grip on Delhi for nearly 10 days and …
Scientists are trying to make cows sweatier to help protect the world against climate change
The problem is that when cattle get too hot, they stop eating. This decline in appetite will affect…
Heatwaves in Hajj: Here’s all about the devastating episode that killed nearly 1000 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
The latest climate atrocity has befallen the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, where blistering h…
Airport, farm, and fast-food workers rally for better heat protections
Airport workers in Phoenix and farm workers in California said access to water and shade or AC is l…
Catherine Boudreau
Scientists found an underground cave on the moon where astronauts could live and think there may be hundreds more
Scientists have discovered that the moon contains a vast underground cave on the side of a deep pit…
Jessica Orwig,Morgan McFall-J…
NYC gets hit by the biggest snowstorm in 2 years. It's part of a growing trend of extreme weather events.
After a springlike weekend, NYC gets whiplashed by the biggest snowstorm in 2 years. Experts say it…
Ellyn Lapointe
June warmest on record; every month since July 2023 breached 1.5 deg C threshold
According to scientists at C3S, every month since June last year has been the warmest such month…
PTI
Feeling like nights are getting too uncomfortable? New report confirms that nighttime temperatures aren’t dipping enough
Historically, cities would cool down considerably at night, providing much-needed relief from the d…
Cyclone 'Remal' intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; To hit West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts Sunday night
Cyclone 'Remal' has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is expected to make landfall betwe…
PTI
Weight disqualification: 6 extreme things athletes do to avoid getting disqualified from their weight categories
Weight-related disqualifications, while extremely unfortunate, are regrettably common. Athletes com…
May heat wave in India 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than warmest heat wave
"The temperature changes show that similar events produce temperatures in the present climate…
PTI
Passenger vehicle retail sales dip 1% in May as excessive heat, elections impact demand: FADA
"Dealers cited the impact of elections, extreme heat and market liquidity issues as major facto…
PTI
Extreme heat could make photosynthesis impossible for tropical trees and plants that may all die as a result, a new study found.
Extreme heat messes with tropical trees' photosynthesis, causing the plants to die, a study found. …
Maiya Focht
How a 1,000-year-old system of irrigation channels could help protect Spain from extreme heat
A chain of over 15,000 miles of acequias throughout the mountainous region of Spain is being restor…
Elias Chavez
Heat-related injuries to workers in the Americas have soared since 2000, study finds
Extreme heat is taking a toll on the global economy and workers around the world. The Americas have…
Katie Balevic
See Elon Musk's Starship shredding apart as it descends to Earth, with a whole fin almost ripping off
Starship started falling apart as it plummeted into the ocean. But Elon Musk and SpaceX still consi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Starship lands in the ocean with its engines firing for the first time, bringing Elon Musk one step closer to Mars
Starship already proved it could fly into space. Now it's shown the world it can come back in mostl…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Extreme weather blunts the US military's technological edge
More extreme weather due to climate change is scrambling the high-tech systems that have given the …