Rajasthan grapples with scorching heat, people try to protect themselves while going out

May 27, 2024

The scorching heat continues in Rajasthan, with temperatures ranging between 45 and 49 degrees Celsius in most districts. Amidst the heat, people are coming...

"Wear loose clothes, drink water": AIIMS professor cautions against heatwave conditions

May 20, 2024

As temperature soars and heat wave kicks in, Dr Neeraj Nishchal, professor in the Department of Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi, advised the public...

Japan: Heat protection equipment developed to "beat the heat"

Aug 06, 2022

Tokyo [Japan], August 6 Global warming is a serious problem around the world. This makes summers around the world much hotter than they...

From 1st heat stroke unit to special pooja: Here is how India is preparing as summer begins

May 08, 2024

Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi has prepared the first "heat stroke unit" to treat patients suffering from heat.

Europe hotting up, 15700 deaths linked to heatwave in 2022: WMO report

Apr 22, 2023

Record-breaking heat waves affected Europe during the summer. In some areas, extreme heat was coupled with exceptionally dry conditions. Excess deaths associated with the...

July on track to be hottest month ever recorded: UN, EU agencies

Jul 27, 2023

Copernicus attributes the record heat largely to a series of heat waves across broad swathes of the Asian, European and North American continents.