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    Europe heat signals need for climate action

    29 Jun 2019

    This year is on track to be among the hottest ever and that would make 2015-2019 the world’s hottest five-year period on record, as per the World Meteorological Organization, and yet it is shocking that world leaders have failed to recognise the urgency of addressing climate change as a main priority.

    Heatwaves set to rise in India, South Asia

    30 Mar 2021

    A new study has projected a grim prospect, particularly for the South Asian region. The details sketched out by the research state that with a global 2°C rise, this region’s exposure to deadly heatwaves would become more frequent – in fact, it is

    Karachi sizzles at 44˚C, the hottest April day since 1947

    03 Apr 2021

    The intense heat in the Sindh capital as well as in other coastal areas of the province is being attributed to a break in the sea breeze. Streets and even main roads are mostly deserted as the heatwave is keeping the people indoors.

    Protect planet or be ready to pay the price

    20 Sep 2019

    Hundreds of thousands of young people taking to the streets across the globe sends a loud and clear message that decision-makers do not anymore have the luxury of dilly-dallying

    Thousands flee to beaches as fires encircle Australian towns

    31 Dec 2019

    In fire-encircled seaside communities along a 200-kilometre (135-mile) strip of coast, terrified people -- wrapped in blankets and make-shift facemasks -- sought refuge near the water.

    Heatwave caused nearly 400 more deaths in Netherlands

    09 Aug 2019

    Almost 400 people more died in the Netherlands during Europe’s recent record-breaking heatwave than in a regular summer week, Dutch national statistics agency CBS said on Friday.

    Attempts to outrun climate change are proving futile

    28 Jun 2019

    Countries across Europe are bracing themselves for potentially lethally high temperatures this week. While there are no indications that an event as extreme as the 2003 heatwave, which killed 70,000 people, is likely, thermometers could rise to 45c in some places, and with it an increase in deaths.

    A burning issue that needs to be doused

    12 Jun 2019

    As if the political heat, accompanied by clashes and protests, claiming lives in some parts of India were not enough, the searing heatwave in India has also taken over the role of the Grim Reaper, hitting alarming levels. Four people died in ‘unbearable’ heat while travelling by train in northern India,

    People are feeling the pangs of ‘climate grief’

    06 Nov 2019

    Today’s confirmation of the US’s official withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate accord was expected, albeit depressing beyond words. President Trump announced he would pull out

    No scope for lethargy on climate action

    04 Dec 2019

    Just a glance at some of the happenings around the world triggered by climate change would indicate the danger facing the planet and the need for urgency in tackling global warming.

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