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Unlocking secrets crucial to coral reef preservation in India

Environment News
Published on Jul 06, 2024 09:00 am IST
The ROV in use during initial tests to record coral reef imagery in shallow waters(Photo credit: Raheem D.A., REEF)

Lack of heat-related death numbers shows India is unprepared for the next crisis

India experienced one of its worst summers with record heatwave days and prolonged warm night periods since April across the country (HT ARCHIVE)
Environment News
Published on Jul 05, 2024 07:30 am IST

Weather Bee | How unusual is the heavy rain flooding northeastern states

People wade through flood waters on a boat at Lehpati village of Morigaon district in India's northeastern state of Assam on July 3, 2024. (Photo by Biju BORO / AFP)(AFP)
Environment News
Published on Jul 04, 2024 08:00 am IST

Heat and Haze: Air pollution worsens in Indian cities during summer

Noida, India- April 17, 2024: Clear blue skies were seen after a drop in air pollution levels and increased visibility of the city skyline, in Noida, India, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)
Environment News
Published on Jul 03, 2024 12:38 am IST

62 crore in India endured severe heatwave in June, highest globally: Analysis

A passenger drinking water is silhouetted against the sun on a hot summer day at Jalandhar Cantonment railway station in Jalandhar on June 11, 2024 amid heatwave. Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP) (AFP)
Environment News
Published on Jun 28, 2024 09:00 am IST

Weather Bee | Why IMD has forecast rain over most of India in the next five days

FILE - A farmer carries a sack of paddy on his bicycle during monsoon rains as clouds hover over the sky on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, June 20, 2024. Human-caused climate change is making rainfall more unpredictable and erratic, which makes it difficult for farmers to plant, grow and harvest crops on their rain-fed fields. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)(AP)
Environment News
Published on Jun 27, 2024 09:00 am IST

How Cape Town averted ‘Day Zero’: A lesson for Delhi

In February 2018, people queuing up to collect water from a spring in the Newlands suburb as the city's water crisis grows in Cape Town, South Africa.(Reuters file)
Environment News
Published on Jun 25, 2024 06:12 pm IST

Phase 6 of Lok Sabha Elections recorded the highest heat stress

New Delhi, India - May 25, 2024: Voters seen waiting their turn under a makeshift canopy on a hot day at a polling station during the Sixth phase of voting for General Lok Sabha elections , at MC School 64 khamba near Maharaja Ranjeet Singh marg in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Photo by Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)
Environment News
Published on Jun 22, 2024 11:57 pm IST

Number Theory: Why has the heatwave taken such a heavy toll?

Northwestern regions are not the only ones from where heat-related deaths have been reported in the past month
Environment News
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 01:55 pm IST

Weather Bee | What is the onset of the southwest monsoon?

A commuter rides on a scooter as monsoon clouds hover over the sky on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024 (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)(AP)
Environment News
Published on Jun 21, 2024 09:10 pm IST

Air pollution second biggest reason for deaths among young kids in South Asia: Study

Children walk to school wearing face masks to protect themselves from air pollution in Delhi. (Raj K Raj/HT File Photo)
Environment News
Published on Jun 19, 2024 02:11 pm IST

Indian Ocean reefs severely affected by record heat, says NOAA

Dead coral reefs off the Indian coast.(Sumer Verma)
Environment News
Published on Jun 18, 2024 07:01 pm IST

Delhi's scorching heatwaves call for urgent heat action plans

New Delhi, India - June 13, 2024: A view of Mirage seen amid heatwave at India Gate in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)
Environment News
Published on Jun 17, 2024 07:21 pm IST

Bonn talks fail to rise up to escalating climate crisis

Delegates walk at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 8, 2023. (REUTERS)
Environment News
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 11:25 pm IST

At Bonn, talks hit climate finance roadblock ahead of Baku summit

Street artists paint a mural on climate change. (AFP File Photo)
Environment News
Updated on Jun 11, 2024 09:15 am IST

Bridge to Busan: The ultimate session in Busan needs to reflect ambition

The prominence of ‘plastic’, a material that was once invented for convenience and utility, has now shifted from innovation to pollution (pic for representation)
Environment News
Updated on Jun 11, 2024 12:13 am IST

How bird watching boosts mental health; 7 incredible benefits of observing birds

Bird watching involves observing birds, with or without binoculars or telescopes or listening to the sound of birds(Freepik)
Health
Published on Jun 10, 2024 01:55 pm IST

Rising AC sales escalate India's environmental challenges

As the country experiences hotter summers, ACs have transitioned from luxury items to necessities(Mohd Zakir/HT File Photo)
Environment News
Published on Jun 10, 2024 07:00 am IST

Spotted deers spell doom for mangroves in Andamans

This proliferating population of spotted deer is damaging mangroves in the Andaman Islands, reports an April 2024 study by researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India. (Representative Image/Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)
Environment News
Published on Jun 06, 2024 09:00 am IST

Kerala's failure to learn from extreme weather events since 2018

Monsoon clouds hover over the city skyline on a rainy day in Kochi, southern Kerala state, India, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)(AP)
Environment News
Published on Jun 05, 2024 07:30 am IST

What looming La Nina means for global temperatures | Explained

In the context of a warming planet due to human-caused climate change, scientists say that cooling effect may be minuscule. (Reuters/File)
Environment News
Published on Jun 03, 2024 03:26 pm IST

How extreme weather events are leading to severe consequences for food security

An olive farmer in Portugal (Rafael Marchante / REUTERS)
Environment News
Published on Jun 03, 2024 10:00 am IST

Why IMD flagged Mungeshpur's record-breaking temperature reading as an “error”

A man stands near an automatic weather station at dusk on a hot summer day in Mungeshpur, a suburb in New Delhi on May 29, 2024, amid the ongoing heatwave. Power usage in India's capital surged to a record high Wednesday as residents of the sprawling megacity struggled to keep cool during a crushing heatwave with temperatures sizzling above 45 degrees Celsius (over 113 Fahrenheit). (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)(AFP)
Environment News
Updated on Jun 01, 2024 02:58 am IST

ECB to impose first-ever fines on banks for climate failures

The European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. (Reuters)
Environment News
Published on May 29, 2024 11:51 pm IST

Electric heavy-duty vehicles unlock pathway for reduction of GHGs in India

The flagship electric truck of the Company IPLT Rhino 5523 in operation.(Infraprime Logistics Technologies (IPLTech))
Environment News
Published on May 28, 2024 08:00 am IST

How one of the oldest professions in India is facing effects of climate change

A nomadic pastoralist of the Changpa community with a goat walks along the barren Tsaga La Pass in India's union territory of Ladakh on May 19, 2024. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)(AFP)
Environment News
Published on May 26, 2024 10:30 am IST

Heat Waves: 23 states have heat action plans but are they being implemented?

A woman covers her child with a scarf to save him from heat wave on a hot summer day in Mumbai, India, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)(AP)
Environment News
Published on May 26, 2024 01:09 am IST

Weather Bee | How bad is the heat in India this May?

New Delhi, India - May 20, 2024: Visitors brave the Heat Wave in hot summer at Kartvaya Pathlawns , in New Delhi, India, on Monday, May 20, 2024. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)
Environment News
Published on May 23, 2024 08:30 am IST

Climate change: Small island states hail ocean court victory

Judge Albert Hoffmann from South Africa, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), opens a session of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, issues a legal opinion on measures to protect the oceans from climate change, in Hamburg, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.(AP)
Environment News
Published on May 21, 2024 10:36 pm IST

Study reveals how ‘upside down’ trees thrived across oceans, defying extinction

The various names, including ‘mother of the forest’ in the Malagasy language, the ‘upside-down tree,’ and the ‘tree of life,’ because of their unique features, which you will explore as you read this.(Getty Images via BBC)
Environment News
Updated on May 18, 2024 10:36 pm IST
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