Several parts of India reeled under a heatwave in April with temperatures soaring from 43 Degree Celsius to 46 Degree Celsius - the highest since 1901.
The climate crisis is no longer a distant event that might happen in the future.
It will be fair to say that many of us are looking forward to the monsoon season this year, eager to put behind us one of the hottest summers ever on record.
Come summer, we are used to seeing heat alerts from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for various parts of India.
The temperature in the Indian subcontinent is set to increase 4 degree Celsius or more by the turn of the century, with frequent heatwaves persisting over longer durations.
Nineteen extreme weather events in 2019 claimed 1,357 lives, with heavy rain and floods accounting for 63% of deaths in India.
Thermal comfort is a fundamental need and should not be the privilege of the well-off.
The Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects intense heatwaves in India, with longer durations and at an increasing frequency.
The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India.
The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India.
The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India.
Nine months into 2021, and India, a country with a population of about 1.
The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India.
The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India.
The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India.
