Warming World
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Summer nights were no longer as cool as they used to be and that can have deadly health effects
When the gap between maximums and minimums becomes small in a given day, people remain exposed to higher levels of heat energy
Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com
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As extreme weather events surge, what happens when there is no language to talk of climate change?
Those most vulnerable to climate disasters have little access to information that can explain these phenomena in words they can understand.
Omair Ahmad
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Climate change: How can India’s concretised, dangerously hot cities be cooled down sustainably?
Extreme weather can reduce productivity and GDP. Ensuring waste management, robust public transport and more open, green spaces could bring some respite.
OP Agarwal, Jaya Dhindaw & Raj Bhagat Palanichamy
Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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There’s an easy way to cool down cities: Make the pavements lighter-coloured and reflective
Reflective pavements have the potential to lower air temperatures by more than 1.4 degrees Celsius, shows MIT research.
Hessam AzariJafari, The Conversation & Randolph E Kirchain, The Conversation
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Antarctica may not be as isolated as we thought, and that’s a worry
A warming Earth could see species arrive on the continent via the floating 'taxi service' of the sea, posing a possible threat to its ecosystem.
Nauro Campos, The Conversation
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How climate change will alter life in India in 2030: hotter weather, more dengue
The latest Asian Development Bank report predicts less rice in south India and a severe water deficit across the country.
Nayantara Narayanan
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes