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The name Fani was decided from a list containing 64 names. (Photo: AP)

Why and how are cyclones named, who decides?

The name of the Cyclone Fani' (pronounced as Foni) was suggested by Bangladesh. It means snake' or hood of a snake'

3 May 2019 12:17 PM IST

My thoughts are with the loved ones of those who have died in Quebec during this heat wave, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter, urging everyone to make sure they protected themselves and their families. (Representational Image)

Can the state of Telangana take on the heat stress this year?

Another set of workers who are particularly affected are around coal mines and thermal power plants.

6 March 2020 2:45 AM IST

More plants have been growing due to higher CO2 levels in the air and warming temperatures that cut the CO2 emitted by plants via respiration.

Still a long way to go: Global Greening' has slowed CO2 rise

The annual carbon emissions remaining in the air fell from about 50 per cent to 40 per cent in the last decade.

16 Nov 2016 12:11 AM IST

The findings were announced ahead of two major conferences taking place in Cancun, Mexico in May, 2017. (Photo: AP/Representational)

1888 Indian hailstorm all-time deadliest, claimed 246 lives: UN...

The WMO Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes has now broadened its scope from temperature, weather records to impacts...

20 May 2017 8:43 PM IST

The flooding was a result of global warming, which has led to extraordinary temperatures in the Arctic.

US' Paris accord exit may lead to 0.3 degree rise in global...

A WMO official, however, said that the likely impact of Trump's widely-condemned decision remains far from clear.

3 Jun 2017 11:43 AM IST