Earth Temperature

Max temperatures may rise 2-3 degrees Celsius in North India in 3 days: IMD

Similar forecast for central India; another round of hailstorms and thunderstorms could hit parts of North, Central and western India mid-March; little impact seen on standing wheat crop

Shimla sees warmest February day in 17 years at 23.2 degrees Celsius

The day's temperature in Shimla on Sunday was 21.6 degrees, whereas the minimum was 14 degrees, 10.6 degrees above the average

Planting trees could cut deaths from higher temperatures by third: Study

Planting more trees could decrease deaths from higher summer temperatures in cities by a third, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet journal. The study of 93 European cities found that increasing tree cover up to 30 per cent can help lower the temperature of urban environments by an average of 0.4 degrees Celsius and prevent heat-related deaths. Of the 6,700 premature deaths attributed to higher temperatures in cities during 2015, one third of these (2,644) could have been prevented by increasing urban tree cover up to 30 per cent, the researchers said. These findings highlight the need for more sustainable and climate-resilient strategies to be integrated into local policy decisions to aid climate change adaptation and improve population health, they said. "We already know that high temperatures in urban environments are associated with negative health outcomes, such as cardiorespiratory failure, hospital admission, and premature death," said study lead author, .

2022 was fifth warmest year on record, situation alarming: NASA analysis

The global temperatures in 2022 were 1.6-degree Fahrenheit (0.89-degree Celsius) above the average for NASA's baseline period (1951-1980)

Beaver Blood Moon lunar eclipse on November 8; here's all you need to know

Commonly known as the Blood Moon, a total lunar eclipse occurs when the full moon moves into the deep umbral shadow of the Earth and receives light only first filtered by Earth's atmosphere

Earth on track to warm above 2C despite climate action, claims report

Despite some progress in the last year, governments need to do more by 2030 to ensure that the global temperature increase is below 2C and ideally closer to 1.5C

France saw second hottest summer this year since 1900, hotter than 2003

According to the weather service, France has been struggling with more and stronger heatwaves for the last few decades

Why did the temperature in Delhi feel like 52° when thermometers said 39°?

If you doubt the temperature to be higher than what the thermometer is showing, you are not alone. So, why exactly does one feel hotter than what thermometers show?

This April, more places in India saw mercury over 45 degrees in a decade

Heatwaves in India: New study shows record-breaking heat to become more common. Exposure to extreme heat can cause heat exhaustion or heat stroke

Arctic temp anomaly to be over three times as large as global mean anomaly

A report released on Tuesday said that the Arctic temperature anomaly is likely to be more than three times as large as the global mean anomaly in certain conditions in the northern hemisphere

India's heat waves, power outages testing the limits of human survival

Multiple regions of India have already been edging close to critical wet-bulb temperatures over the past week

Ozone heating Earth's atmosphere more than previously thought: Study

The ozone layer may be heating the Earth's atmosphere more than previously thought by weakening one of our planet's most important cooling mechanisms, according to a study

Rising temperatures has serious implications for water security: CSE

Speaking on the occasion of World Water Day, CSE Director General Sunita Narain said climate mitigation has to be about water and its management

Normal to above normal temperature in West, Central, N-W India this summer

Northern Plains might get 'below normal' temperatures between March-May

What's triggering extreme weather events in India?

Business Standard's Sanjeeb Mukherjee speaks to Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department, to know more about how climate change is impacting India

'House is a furnace': Argentina roasts in record-setting heat wave

Hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity when power grids failed in and around populous capital city Buenos Aires.

How air cooling technologies are making rising global temperature worse

Air conditioners and refrigerators use hydrofluorocarbons, which heat up the earth.

Delhi records maximum temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius

The maximum temperature in the national capital on Saturday settled at 36.8 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's normal, according to the Meteorological department.

Extreme sea level events likely every year by end of this century: IPCC

Extreme sea level events that previously occurred once in 100 years could happen every year by the end of this century, the latest IPCC report on climate change said on Monday

Climate crisis: Not acting now will destroy lives, livelihoods experts say

The impacts of the climate crisis can be seen around the world and not acting now will destroy lives, livelihoods and natural habitats, environmental experts cautioned on Monday