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Climate change more robust now, La Nina may lose impact soon: Report

Climate change is growing stronger and more robust, and the cooling, counter effects of La Nina may not be effective in a warmer future, climate scientists said, assessing current heat trends seen in large parts of the country. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted an early summer this year, with above normal temperatures and intense, long heatwave spells. The country experienced its warmest February since 1901, with the fifth lowest rainfall since 2001, it said. While human-caused climate change is increasingly driving a 'new normal' marked by a warmer winter and shorter spring, scientists also draw attention to the yearly changes in weather patterns, termed 'year-to-year variability'. "For example, updates from the IMD this year suggest that it was an unusually dry winter," Arpita Mondal, associate professor at the centre for climate studies at IIT Bombay, told PTI. She explained that rain is a natural cooling process helping bring temperatures down. Raghu ...

Mumbai sizzles: Mercury set to touch 39 degrees Celsius this week

The most affected regions include Kalyan, Dombivli, Bhiwandi, and Badlapur, where the mercury is expected to touch 43 degrees Celsius, marking a 5 degrees Celsius increase from the previous week

India logs warmest February; IMD warns of intense heatwaves from March-May

India recorded its hottest February since 1901, with IMD warning of above-normal temperatures and increased heatwave days from March to May, posing risks to crops and public health

Mumbai's hottest February? IMD sounds alarm over scorching heatwave

The Met Department sounds alarm as Mumbai faces an unseasonal heatwave, with temperatures rising 5 degree Celsius above normal and water levels dipping faster than expected

Heat exhaustion vs heat stroke: Key differences and why one's an emergency

People doing strenuous exercise, especially if they're not in great shape, are among those at risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke

At least five people die from suspected heat stroke at IAF event in Chennai

The air show to celebrate air force's 92nd anniversary was organised at iconic Marina Beach - among world's longest beaches - on a day when maximum temperature touched 35 degrees Celsius

Assam faces heatwave conditions, school timings changed in Dibrugarh

The order stated that school hours would start early and end accordingly and similar other guidelines

Earth ends 13-month streak of record heat: Here's what to expect next

Global warming has consistently toppled records for warm global average temperatures in recent decades

Air-conditioner makers log two-fold jump in profits amid blistering heat

Air-conditioner makers have logged a high double-digit growth in revenue and several of them had over two-fold jump in profits during April-June quarter amid increased demand due to the blistering summer. Companies such as Voltas, Blue Star, Whirlpool of India, Johnson Hitachi, and Havells which owns Llyods brand have reported a high growth trajectory in their top-line and bottom line, led by record sales in the April-June period. Tata group firm Voltas, a leading player in the room AC segment, reported over two-fold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 335 crore and its revenue from operation went up 46.46 per cent to Rs 4,921 crore. Voltas also reported achieving the "milestone" of one million units of AC sales in the first quarter of FY25 and its total income crossed the Rs 5,000 crore-mark during the period. In the first quarter of this financial year, Voltas' revenue from "unitary cooling products for comfort and commercial use" that come under its room AC business vertical w

Europe reported 50,000 heat-related deaths in 2023 amid record temperatures

As climate change continues to raise temperatures, Europeans are exposed to increasingly significant health risks as they reside on the fastest-warming continent

India recorded July as warmest month ever for nighttime temperatures: IMD

IMD weather update: The record heat was accompanied by 'exceptionally heavy rainfall' in various states, including Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Kerala, which led to significant flooding last month

Scientists rely on reanalysis method to know when world has its hottest day

This reanalysis goes back to 1940, and it allows researchers to say with confidence when a record is broken, whether for a day, month or year

Olympics: Heat warning issued for Paris, mercury to reach 35 degree Celsius

2024 Paris Olympics: Paris is under a 'yellow' alert due to a persistent heatwave impacting various Olympic venues throughout the country

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts expects 85% occupancy this fiscal: MD & CEO

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd expects occupancy levels for the ongoing fiscal to be around 85 per cent on the back of steady demand from its members with a rising trend of shorter holidays, according to its Managing Director and CEO Manoj Bhat. The company, which witnessed 90 per cent resort occupancy on an expanded inventory base in the first quarter of this fiscal, expects it to be softer in the second quarter. "Q1 is a peak quarter. Q2 will dip, Q3 will climb again. So it's a bit seasonal, but overall for the year, we expect around 85 per cent kind of occupancy," Bhat told PTI when asked about how the occupancy level is expected in the fiscal. He said factors like the extreme heatwave this summer coupled with the general elections that impacted the wider hospitality industry were not much of an issue for Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India. "For us, that is not so much a factor because for us there is steady member demand across the season," Bhat said, adding the ...

Soaring temperatures help consumer durable firms rake in moolah in Q1

JM Financial said in its report that companies witnessed the highest growth ever in room air conditioners (RAC) on the back of a strong season, and improvement in demand for refrigerators

Govt to overhaul nationwide weather monitoring infra for accurate forecasts

The Ministry of Earth Sciences gears up to harness advanced technologies and expand infrastructure for precise climate prediction and intervention

June 2024 beats June 2023, sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record

June 2024 was the hottest month on record across the globe, and the global average temperature recorded during the month broke the previous June record set in 2023

June 2024 sets record as hottest in history, shows EU climate monitor

June's temperature exceeded the estimated average for the pre-industrial period (1850-1900) by 1.50 degrees Celsius, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service

2024 may be world's hottest year ever as June breaks records, says EU

Data suggest 2024 could outrank 2023 as the hottest year since records began after human-caused climate change and the El Nino natural weather phenomenon both pushed temperatures to record high

US heatwave expected to shatter all records as it bakes West, East

A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the US will persist, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that will soar into the 100s and holding the East in its hot and humid grip throughout the week, forecasters said Sunday. An excessive heat warning the National Weather Service's highest alert was in effect for about 36 million people, or about 10% of the population, with temperatures in Oregon expected to exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 degrees Celsius) and as high as 115 degrees (46.1 C) in some parts of California on Sunday, said NWS meteorologist Bryan Jackson. We're expecting a few dozen of them, on the order of 30, to tie or break their daily high temperature record in the West and Pacific Northwest, Jackson said. Scorching temperatures broke numerous records on Saturday: Reading, California, had a record high of 119 degrees Fahrenheit (48.3 degrees Celsius), breaking its all-time record high of 118; Ukiah, north of San ...