Extreme Weather
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Pollution pardox: India and Pakistan may suffer worse heatwaves if they try to clean up their air
Pollution has helped mask some of the greenhouse gas-induced warming in the region. Reducing it will likely accelerate warming at a local scale.
Andrew King, The Conversation
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A heatwave just scorched India – and it is only likely to get worse
Data shows that while the region has seen soaring temperature, heatwaves have not been intense, increasing vulnerability in adapting to such weather.
Vikki Thompson, The Conversation & Alan Thomas Kennedy-Asser, The Conversation
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Andhra Pradesh floods: 23 dead, over 100 missing after heavy rain in state
In Kadapa district, eight residents died after two buses got caught in flood water that gushed into the area after the Annamayya dam breached.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Dhaakad review: All work and no play makes Agni a dull girl
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ review: A spiritual and spirited sequel
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‘I am writing limericks and the other day I had a lollipop after seventy years’: Ruskin Bond at 88
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Was Aurangzeb the most evil ruler India has ever had?
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Kerala rains: Toll due to floods, landslides rises to 27, yellow alert issued in 11 districts
Five people also died in Uttarakhand in rain-related incidents.
Scroll Staff
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As climate change worsens cyclones in the Sundarbans, experts debate ways to build resilience
A December 2020 study identified the areas in and around the Sundarbans as an ‘extreme climate hotspot’.
Jayanta Basu
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J&K: Seven dead, over 14 missing after cloudburst triggers flash floods in Kishtwar
The cloudburst occurred over Honzar village in Dachhan tehsil around 4.30 am on Wednesday.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: French Air Force puts on aerial display for actor Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun 2’ at Cannes
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‘A Kannadiga forever’: Canadian MP of Indian origin, Chandra Arya, speaks Kannada in parliament
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes: 20th year at the film festival and a historic throwback from 2005
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Watch: 90-year-old wheelchair user goes bowling for the first time with his granddaughter
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Watch: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu rides on an elephant to protest against inflation
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Heat waves: Why even relatively low temperatures with high humidity can prove deadly
Wet-bulb temperatures as low as 29 degrees Celsius may also result in deaths, according to a 2017 study.
Pragathi Ravi
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In Nepal, heavy rains have brought mountain slopes crashing down
Despite knowledge of the changing climate and the risks that the country faces, little has been done to prepare in the last few months.
Ramesh Bhushal
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Why do one-in-a-hundred-year weather events happen so often?
In any given year, there’s a 1% chance of a ‘once in a century' flood. But that doesn’t mean they can't happen more than once in quick succession.
Andy Pitman, The Conversation, Anna Ukkola, The Conversation & Seth Westra, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Dhaakad review: All work and no play makes Agni a dull girl
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‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ review: A spiritual and spirited sequel
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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‘Ardh’ trailer: Rajpal Yadav and Rubina Dilaik play migrant dreamers in Mumbai
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Two killed, roads blocked, supplies hit as heavy snowfall envelops Kashmir Valley
Flight services resumed in Srinagar airport after weather improved on Thursday morning.
Scroll Staff
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Hyderabad floods underline the need for a climate resilience plan for Indian cities
Bad urban planning, encroachment of lakes and poor preparedness worsened the deluge, say experts.
M Somasekhar
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Despite new technologies and programmes, lightning continues to kill thousands every year in India
The biggest challenge is making sure states relay the benefits of improved forecasting to vulnerable people and install lightning arresters in rural areas.
Nivedita Khandekar, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Nikhat Zareen’s ascent to the top: How the boxer from Nizamabad manifested becoming a World Champion
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ISSF Junior World Cup: India ends tournament at the top of the leaderboard with 33 medals
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French Open: Djokovic, Nadal, Alcaraz in top half of draw, Osaka to face Animova in opener
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Premier League: Everton survive relegation scare with comeback 3-2 win over Crystal Palace
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IPL 2022: Virat Kohli stars as RCB beat Gujarat Titans to remain in the hunt for playoffs