Page 5 - Earth Temperature
This April, more places in India saw mercury over 45 degrees in a decade
Heatwaves in India: New study shows record-breaking heat to become more common. Exposure to extreme heat can cause heat exhaustion or heat stroke
 "This April, more places in India saw mercury over 45 degrees in a decade")
Arctic temp anomaly to be over three times as large as global mean anomaly
A report released on Tuesday said that the Arctic temperature anomaly is likely to be more than three times as large as the global mean anomaly in certain conditions in the northern hemisphere
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India's heat waves, power outages testing the limits of human survival
Multiple regions of India have already been edging close to critical wet-bulb temperatures over the past week
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Ozone heating Earth's atmosphere more than previously thought: Study
The ozone layer may be heating the Earth's atmosphere more than previously thought by weakening one of our planet's most important cooling mechanisms, according to a study
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Rising temperatures has serious implications for water security: CSE
Speaking on the occasion of World Water Day, CSE Director General Sunita Narain said climate mitigation has to be about water and its management
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Normal to above normal temperature in West, Central, N-W India this summer
Northern Plains might get 'below normal' temperatures between March-May
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What's triggering extreme weather events in India?
Business Standard's Sanjeeb Mukherjee speaks to Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department, to know more about how climate change is impacting India
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'House is a furnace': Argentina roasts in record-setting heat wave
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity when power grids failed in and around populous capital city Buenos Aires.
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How air cooling technologies are making rising global temperature worse
Air conditioners and refrigerators use hydrofluorocarbons, which heat up the earth.
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Delhi records maximum temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius
The maximum temperature in the national capital on Saturday settled at 36.8 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's normal, according to the Meteorological department.
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Extreme sea level events likely every year by end of this century: IPCC
Extreme sea level events that previously occurred once in 100 years could happen every year by the end of this century, the latest IPCC report on climate change said on Monday
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Climate crisis: Not acting now will destroy lives, livelihoods experts say
The impacts of the climate crisis can be seen around the world and not acting now will destroy lives, livelihoods and natural habitats, environmental experts cautioned on Monday
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Delhi registers minimum temp of 28 degrees Celsius, a notch above average
The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, on Sunday, weather officials said.
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Data shows global warming could pass 1.5 degree Celsius in next five years
Most global leaders committed to taking actions that would limit global warming to 1.5ºC and below 2ºC by the end of the century.
 "Data shows global warming could pass 1.5 degree Celsius in next five years")
Antarctica heading for climate crisis if carbon emissions aren't cut
Scientists say Antarctic ice sheet has physical tipping points, beyond which ice loss can accelerate out of control.
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Above-normal summer likely except in south and central India: IMD
"Below normal seasonal maximum temperatures are likely over most of the subdivisions of south peninsula and adjoining central India," said IMD
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Global temperatures in 2020 among highest on record, says WMO report
WMO said the differences in average global temperatures among the three warmest years, 2016, 2019 and 2020, were indistinguishably small
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Vulnerable to rise in temperature, India needs to take heatwave seriously
Extreme heat is already killing more people than reported. By 2030, it could also result in productivity loss equivalent to 34 million jobs, writes Bhasker Tripathi
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Australia's bushfires circle Sydney as temperatures soar, 1 found dead
Some major roads heading to the south and west from Sydney were closed for part of the day and authorities asked people to delay travel at the start of the Christmas holiday period
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Another decade, another record: 2010s hottest in history, says UN
Each of the last four decades has been hotter than the last
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