Europe is going through one of the worst heatwaves in its history. Cities are facing extreme temperatures, roads are melting, and electricity demand is rising sharply as people try to stay cool. This powerful heatwave is being driven by a combination of natural weather patterns and climate change, and it is affecting millions of people.
He added that climate-sensitive health systems are becoming increasingly important as the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events continue to rise
Monsoon rainfall over the country is likely to be 90 per cent long period average (LPA) this year, even lower than 92 per cent that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast in April, while the country is projected to see above-normal heat wave days, the weather department said on Friday in its fresh projections.
As a biotechnologist, I strongly believe that addressing the growing climate crisis in the hill stations of Himachal Pradesh requires a scientific, sustainable, and community based approach. Biotechnology can play a crucial role in restoring fragile mountain ecosystems, improving environmental resilience, and reducing the long-term impacts of climate change. First and foremost, largescale afforestation programs.
~KA Shaji Wayanad is the name of a place in Keralam, where mist once arrived with dependable rhythm and the monsoon rarely missed its cue, farming has entered an uneasy new phase. Rains now come late or all at once. Dry spells last longer. Crops that once followed predictable cycles behave differently. Both are women.
Unpredictable weather patterns are becoming increasingly c o m m o n across the world. Sudden heatwaves, unseasonal rainfall, thunderstorms, floods, droughts, and cold spells are affecting daily life, agriculture, public health, and the economy. These weather vagaries are largely linked to climate change, environmental degradation, and rapid urbanisation. In India too, people are witnessing.
April 2026 witnessed the second-highest average global sea surface temperatures (SST) on record for all oceans outside the polar regions, according to the latest update from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts’ (ECMWF) Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of rainfall and flood events — namely, between short-term events that occur on a time scale of hours, and longer-term events that last several.
Jaipur, Rajasthan: A significant change in weather over the past few days brought much-needed relief from the heat across large parts of Rajasthan, as rain and hailstorms lashed several districts, lowering temperatures and providing respite from the ongoing warm conditions. This shift is attributed to an active western disturbance influencing weather patterns over the desert.
New Delhi: India has emerged as the global leader in issuing Internationally Recognised Certificates of Compliance (IRCCs) under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS), accounting for more than 56 per cent of all such certificates issued worldwide, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced on Tuesday. According to the latest data.
Geneva, March 23, 2026: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that Earth’s climate is becoming increasingly unstable, with key indicators showing the planet is moving further out of balance due to human-driven climate change. Hottest Years and Rising Temperatures According to the WMO’s latest State of the Global Climate report, the period from 2015.
