Extreme weather
- Featured News
India’s rural healthcare is at critical juncture; climate change threatens to worsen vulnerabilities
Extreme weather events (EWEs) across the world are becoming increasingly frequent and severe due to climate change, posing significant challenges across various sectors. The impacts are particularly acute for low- and middle-income…
- India
Extreme weather may pose risk to inflation, says RBI Bulletin
Mumbai: Extreme weather conditions may pose a risk to inflation, along with prolonged geopolitical tensions that could keep crude oil prices volatile, the Reserve Bank’s April Bulletin said on Tuesday. The retail…
- Hyderabad
Rain lashes parts of Telangana, more in store for next 3 days
Hyderabad: The city and other parts of Telangana witnessed a fresh spell of rain on Thursday. People in Hyderabad woke up to gloomy skies with scattered drizzle across the city. Towards the…
- Middle East
Israel launches short-warning service for extreme weather events
Jerusalem: Israel has launched a new short-warning service for abnormal weather events, the Transport Ministry said. The Israel Meteorological Service (IMS), a unit in the Ministry, will be responsible for providing the…
- Telangana
Severe heatwave alert for parts of Telangana
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a severe heat wave alert for parts of Telangana with maximum temperatures likely to touch 44 degrees Celsius over the next two days, an…
- India
Extreme weather claimed 1,750 lives in India in 2021
New Delhi: India saw 1,750 deaths due to extreme weather events in 2021, with Maharashtra being the worst-affected state with 350 fatalities, followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department…
