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  • Tamil Nadu declares heat waves a state-specific disaster, announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia for deaths

    Tamil Nadu declares heat waves a state-specific disaster, announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia for deaths

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 29, 2024 · 03:20 pm
  • Too much heat is bad news for solar panels and can hurt energy generation

    Too much heat is bad news for solar panels and can hurt energy generation

    Arathi Menon
    · Jun 22, 2023 · 01:30 pm
  • Humid heat waves expected in India and Bangladesh every year or two, says study

    Humid heat waves expected in India and Bangladesh every year or two, says study

    Scroll Staff
    · May 17, 2023 · 06:49 pm
  • In charts: The toll caused by extreme temperatures in India

    In charts: The toll caused by extreme temperatures in India

    Mansi Vijay, IndiaSpend.com
    · Mar 04, 2023 · 09:30 pm
  • India will face dangerously hot weather almost daily by century’s end – with disastrous consequences

    India will face dangerously hot weather almost daily by century’s end – with disastrous consequences

    David Battisti, The Conversation
    · Aug 29, 2022 · 01:30 pm
  • There’s an easy way to cool down cities: Make the pavements lighter-coloured and reflective

    There’s an easy way to cool down cities: Make the pavements lighter-coloured and reflective

    Hessam AzariJafari, The Conversation Randolph E Kirchain, The Conversation
    · Jun 24, 2021 · 11:30 pm
  • Four charts that show how climate change is hurting India’s health

    Four charts that show how climate change is hurting India’s health

    Nayantara Narayanan
    · Oct 31, 2017 · 10:47 am
  • A small rise in summer temperatures in India could result in a big jump in heat-related deaths

    A small rise in summer temperatures in India could result in a big jump in heat-related deaths

    Nayantara Narayanan
    · Jun 12, 2017 · 05:30 pm
  • Facing fire: India’s poorest regions are the most vulnerable to heat waves

    Facing fire: India’s poorest regions are the most vulnerable to heat waves

    Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
    · May 23, 2017 · 07:30 am