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Heat waves
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
Arathi Menon
· Jun 22, 2023 · 01:30 pm
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
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
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
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
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
Nayantara Narayanan
· Jun 12, 2017 · 05:30 pm
Facing fire: India’s poorest regions are the most vulnerable to heat waves
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
· May 23, 2017 · 07:30 am
