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Symptoms of heat stroke include high body temperature, lethargy, dizziness, nausea, hot red dry skin, rapid pulse, and altered mentation.

Heatwave grips India, Churu hottest at 48 degrees Celsius

In Rajasthan, Churu remained the hottest place with a high of 48 degrees Celsius, followed by Kota which sizzled at 47.3...

5 Jun 2019 6:14 AM IST

India

Heatwave in North India, no respite for next 2 days

IMD issues warning, farmer dies of heatstroke in Rajasthan.

3 Jun 2019 7:20 AM IST

World

World's second largest ice sheet in Greenland may melt due to Europe...

Nullis cited data from Denmark's Polar Portal, which measures the daily gains and losses in surface mass of the...

27 July 2019 4:13 PM IST

Heat is the deadliest of all weather phenomena, according to the weather service, and cities from Chicago to New York urged residents to seek refuge at cooling centers set up in locations ranging from libraries to shopping malls. (Representational Image)

World

Heat wave bakes central, eastern US; Residents go to cooling centres'

Outdoor activities like New York City Triathlon, a running race outside Washington were cancelled.

21 July 2019 11:30 AM IST

The experiment was conducted as an excessive heat warning had been issued for much of eastern Nebraska on Saturday. (Photo: Twitter)

World

Nebraska National Weather Service bakes biscuits inside hot car, see...

In a series of tweets on Thursday, they posted pictures and updates on the biscuit experiment.

19 July 2019 4:14 PM IST

Temperatures in Alaskas largest city Anchorage have soared to a sweltering all-time record of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 centigrade) as a heat wave grips the US state which straddles the Arctic Circle. (Photo: AFP)

World

Alaska heat wave shatters city's record, disrupts jobs and lives

According to scientists, Alaska is warming at twice the rate of the global average.

6 July 2019 10:05 AM IST

In Anchorage, home to about 40 per cent of Alaskans, the National Weather Service issued a dense smoke advisory on Sunday warning against prolonged outdoor activity, along with advisories for the elderly and the sick to stay indoors. (Photo: AP)

World

Alaska's heat wave fuels dangerous smoke, melts glaciers

'People should GO, evacuate NOW. Leave immediately. DO NOT delay leaving,' the evacuation order said.

1 July 2019 6:36 PM IST

$The Bolsonaro administration has consistently decalred climate change to be a \secondary\ issue, reaffirming its lack of interest in participating in international efforts to fight global warming. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)$ India

Haryana govt extends summer holidays of private schools due to...

The schools, which were scheduled to open on July 1, will now open on July 8 (Monday).

1 July 2019 2:42 PM IST

A child runs through a fountain at a splash park trying to beat the heat in Calgary, Alberta, on June 30, 2021. (AP)

World

Hundreds in Canada, US believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to...

Weather experts say the number of heat waves are only likely to rise in the Pacific Northwest, a region normally known...

2 July 2021 9:43 AM IST

Villagers wade through a flooded road after heavy rains in Hojai district of Indias Assam state on May 19, 2022. (Photo:AFP)

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate crisis to be India's biggest threat...

One reason wheat prices have shot up has to do with the intense heatwave that struck parts of India from March

20 May 2022 12:15 AM IST

India

PM to chair review meeting on preparedness to deal with heatwave,...

Several parts of the country have logged all-time high temperatures under the impact of the torrid heatwave

5 May 2022 12:48 PM IST

A man shields his face from the heat with a cloth while riding a bicycle, in New Delhi, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (PTI)

India

Heatwave may subside over Delhi, Northwest India from today

IMD has predicted a fall in maximum temperatures by 3-4 degrees Celsius

2 May 2022 1:25 PM IST