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Earth is getting hotter – so why is this summer so dismal?
The news that Earth’s average temperature has exceeded 1.5°C of warming for an entire year is alarming even if your area hasn’t seen deadly heat yet.
11 July 2024, 08:48 IST
Earth is getting hotter – so why is this summer so dismal?
11 July 2024, 08:48 IST
Northwest India recorded warmest June since 1901: IMD
The monthly average maximum temperature in the region settled at 38.02 degrees Celsius, 1.96 degrees Celsius above normal. The average minimum temperature stood at 25.44 degrees Celsius, 1.35 degrees Celsius above normal, according to IMD data.
01 July 2024, 12:28 IST
Northwest India recorded warmest June since 1901: IMD
01 July 2024, 12:28 IST
New Delhi tops the list of world's hottest cities in last 30 years: Reports
The national capital recorded its highest ever temperature - a staggering 49.9 degrees Celsius - on May 29 this year.
28 June 2024, 12:47 IST
New Delhi tops the list of world's hottest cities in last 30 years: Reports
28 June 2024, 12:47 IST
Address severe heat with consistent action
Heat waves, just like floods and other extreme weather events at other times of the year, need to be tackled both in the short term and the long term. Heat action plans exist in most states, but are often not implemented.
24 June 2024, 23:45 IST
Address severe heat with consistent action
24 June 2024, 23:45 IST
Delhi’s summer of 2024
How the poor are enduring record temperatures in the national capital
21 June 2024, 22:12 IST
Delhi’s summer of 2024
21 June 2024, 22:12 IST
Sweltering heat triggers 15% rise in India's power consumption to 156.31 billion units in May
The highest supply in a day (peak power demand met) also rose to an all- time high of 250.07 GW in May 2024 against 221.42 GW in the year-ago month. The previous all-time high peak power demand of 243.27 GW was recorded in September 2023.
02 June 2024, 09:19 IST
Sweltering heat triggers 15% rise in India's power consumption to 156.31 billion units in May
02 June 2024, 09:19 IST
AWS under spotlight after unusually high temperature readings in Delhi, Nagpur
While the IMD was examining the AWS at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi for possible errors, the weather office distanced itself from the device installed in Nagpur, which it said was owned by Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV).
01 June 2024, 03:05 IST
AWS under spotlight after unusually high temperature readings in Delhi, Nagpur
01 June 2024, 03:05 IST
May reports highest power disruptions, surpassing summer, monsoon months
Sources also said that pre-monsoon maintenance is crucial since the electrical infrastructure that heats up because of high temperatures during the summer is vulnerable to damage during the first few showers of the year.
26 May 2024, 03:04 IST
May reports highest power disruptions, surpassing summer, monsoon months
26 May 2024, 03:04 IST
Heatwave: Delhi govt asks schools that haven't closed for summer vacations to do so immediately
In a circular, the Directorate of Education said all the schools were directed to observe summer vacation from May 11 to June 30 for this academic year.
20 May 2024, 14:13 IST
Heatwave: Delhi govt asks schools that haven't closed for summer vacations to do so immediately
20 May 2024, 14:13 IST
Delhi's outdoor workers, low-income households bear brunt of deadly heat
Chandni Singh, senior researcher at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements and IPCC lead author, said state and city-level heat action plans are proving 'insufficient to deal with the heat we are now experiencing'.
19 May 2024, 10:19 IST
Delhi's outdoor workers, low-income households bear brunt of deadly heat
19 May 2024, 10:19 IST
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