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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Why Congress lost Chhattisgarh
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Making savoury curries with sweet fruits has always been an Indian specialty
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Stolen fingerprints, empty bank accounts: How customers are paying for gaps in Aadhaar
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Election results: What does BJP’s hegemony in the Hindi belt mean for Indian politics?
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Why KCR lost Telangana – and what it means for state parties
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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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‘Wasn’t it obvious?’: Billie Eilish confirms her coming out at Variety’s Hitmakers red carpet event
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Watch: Schoolboy struggles to leave house as pet cat keeps climbing on his back
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Caught on camera: Actor Mumtaz dances to a classic Asha Bhosle song with the singer by her side
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‘My body is in Paris, but my heart is in Gaza’: Arab rapper dedicates award to Palestinian children
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Watch: Reluctant pet dogs refuse to go past the cat settled on the stairs