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“Humanity has opened gates to hell”: UN Secretary General António Guterres
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
“Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects. Distraught farmers watching crops carried away by floods. Sweltering temperatures spawning disease,” he said in a speech to open the Climate Ambition Summit, happening alongside the UN General Assembly in New York, as per CNN.
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Bihar minister compares Ramcharitmanas to cyanide, BJP hits back, calls it
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As political temperatures are high in the country with the formation of Opposition alliance, the controversial remarks by Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar has offered ammunition to the BJP ahead of the Assembly polls in five states and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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Cold temperatures might make it difficult to treat high blood pressure: Re
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to a new study, blood pressure among hypertensive patients seemed to be slightly higher during the winter months, while rates of systolic, or top number, blood pressure being controlled during an outpatient visit appeared to slightly decrease.
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Heatwaves worsen air quality and pollution: WMO
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The 2023 WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, the third in an annual series, puts the spotlight on heatwaves to draw attention to the fact that it is not just high temperatures which are a hazard, but also the impacts of resulting pollution which are often overlooked but are just as pernici
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Groundwater depletion will increase in coming decades as temperature warms
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a new study sponsored by the University of Michigan, farmers in India have reacted to rising temperatures by increasing groundwater withdrawal for irrigation. If current trends continue, groundwater loss might triple by 2080, endangering India's food and water security.
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Heatwaves are getting more deadly and frequent
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The old, the ill, and the poor are especially vulnerable to the devastating effects of heatwaves like the one we are presently experiencing. One of the deadliest natural disasters in recent memory, the 2003 heatwave that saw temperatures in Europe exceed 47.5 degrees Celsius claimed between
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Researchers create new test chamber to find better ways to keep people coo
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A shipping container that can be used to test passive cooling systems could assist researchers and builders in discovering carbon-free solutions to keep people cool in high temperatures.
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Rain lashes parts of Delhi, brings relief from scorching heat
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Rain lashed several parts of Delhi on Saturday morning, bringing temperatures further down in the city, which was witnessing sultry weather conditions.
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Australia: Snake season starts early as high temperatures hit country's ea
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Snakes tend to “brumate” over the winter, a state similar to hibernation during which they become less active and often seek out a place to hide until temperatures start to climb again. Usually, this doesn’t happen until September.
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Study reveals how temperatures trigger brain to boost appetite
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Scripps Research neuroscientists have uncovered brain circuits that cause mammals to crave more food when exposed to cold temperatures.
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Israel broils under heat wave, breaks record for electricity usage
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Israelis continued sweltering under a heat wave on Monday, breaking records for electricity usage. The extreme temperatures were blamed for the death of a soldier during a training exercise, the suspension of some flights at Ben Gurion International Airport, and significant agricultural dama
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Gene editing improves grain quality, lowers heat stress in rice: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Maintaining the quality and productivity of crops adapted to lower temperatures will become increasingly difficult as global temperatures rise. Rice is one crop that has been shown to be damaged by increased nighttime temperatures during the ripening phase, exhibiting a trait known as "chalk
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