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IPL 2025: Ishant Sharma struggles to stay in field amidst heatwave in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, April 19: Many questions are being raised about the conditions surrounding the early-evening clash between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Saturday. A yellow warning was issued as the city is undergoing a heat wave with the temperature reaching as high as 41 degrees Celsius.
Europe fastest-warming continent; endured hottest year in 2024
London, April 17: Europe experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, marked by deadly floods, prolonged heatwaves, and unprecedented climate extremes, according to a joint report released this week by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
Extreme marine heatwaves tripled over past 80 years: Study
London, April 17: The number of days each year that the world's oceans experience extreme surface heat has tripled over the past 80 years due to global warming, a new study has found.
New study reveals accelerated warming trend on Tibetan Plateau
Beijing, April 11: Chinese researchers have revealed that the Tibetan Plateau is expected to experience accelerated warming in the next 10 years, according to the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
IMD warns of exceptionally hot summer: Record heatwave days expected
New Delhi, March 31: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of an exceptionally hot summer ahead, with rising temperatures expected across the country. The department forecasts six to ten heatwave days from April to June, potentially increasing to 10-11 by June.
Glaciers retreat at record pace as world marks first-ever Glaciers Day
New Delhi, March 21: The world's glaciers continue to vanish at an alarming rate, with five of the past six years witnessing the most rapid retreat on record, the first-ever World Day for Glaciers, observed on Friday, serves as a stark reminder of the crisis.
Extreme heat set to double heart disease burden in Australia by 2050
Canberra, March 17: Extreme heat is a major contributor to heart disease in Australia, responsible for 7.3 per cent of the total cardiovascular disease burden, a new study said on Monday.
Study shows how climate change affects rain and floods
Washington DC, March 14: Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of rainfall and flood events -- namely, between short-term events that occur on a time scale of hours, and longer-term events that last several days. In each case, climate change has a different impact.
Climate change to lead to more city fires: Researchers
Sydney, March 4: As global temperatures climb due to climate change, cities are expected to face a growing risk of fires, according to Australian and international researchers on Tuesday.
Slowing of Earth's strongest ocean current to greatly impact climate
Sydney, March 3: The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, is currently being slowed by melting Antarctic ice sheets, which could lead to sea level rise and ocean warming, and change life for fish and animals such as Antarctic penguins, a study said on Monday.
Cities at highest risk as climate change increases heatwave mortality: Study
Sydney, Feb 18: Human-induced climate change has caused an increase in heatwave-related deaths, with people in cities at a much higher risk of mortality, according to research published on Tuesday.
Leading Australian expert calls for urgent action to reduce impacts of climate change
Sydney, Feb 13: Australia and other high-emissions countries must take drastic climate action following a record-breaking year in 2024, a world-leading expert has said.
January 2025 the warmest on record: Copernicus
Brussels, Feb 6: January 2025 was the warmest on record globally, with the average surface temperature 0.79 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2000 January average, the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported on Thursday.
UN confirms US notification of withdrawal from Paris Agreement
United Nations, Jan 29: The United Nations confirmed that it had received official notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement.
Donald Trump signs executive order to withdraw US from Paris Climate Accord
Washington, DC, January 21: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Treaty -- just as he did in his first term. It's among a slew of executive actions he signed in front of thousands of supporters at Capitol One Arena.
Chinese province on 'roof of world' registers warmest year in 2024
Beijing, Jan 17: China's Qinghai Province on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, which is often referred to as the "roof of the world," registered the warmest year in 2024, according to information released at a press conference on Friday.
Earth passes critical climate change threshold in 2024: Scientists
New York, Jan 11: The final global average temperature calculated for 2024 was not only the hottest year since global temperature records began in 1850, but also the first year to pass a milestone set by world leaders to try to keep the worst impacts of climate change at bay, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said.
A record-breaking year highlights urgency for global climate action
Bonn, Jan 10: The EU climate watchdog confirmed Friday that 2024 was the warmest year globally since records began in 1850, underscoring the intensifying impacts of climate change and the urgent need for decisive global action.
Action window narrowing as 2024 sets weather record: Climate scientist
Bonn, Jan 10: Time is running out to tackle the escalating climate crisis, and immediate, decisive global action is required to mitigate its worst impacts, warned Julien Nicolas, a senior climate scientist at the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
2024 confirmed to be warmest year on record globally: Copernicus
Brussels, Jan 10: The year 2024 is confirmed to be the warmest year globally since record began in 1850, underlining the urgency for decisive global action against climate change, the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said Friday.
2024 New Zealand's 10th-warmest year on record: NIWA
Wellington, Jan 8: 2024 was New Zealand's 10th-warmest year on record, and eight of New Zealand's 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2013, according to the annual climate summary published by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) on Wednesday.