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Wayanad landslides linked to 10% heavier rainfall due to climate change: Study

Researchers from India, Sweden, the US and the UK have warned that such events will become more com…

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New study forecasts high chance of record-breaking heat and humidity in India in the coming months

The projected rise in wet bulb temperatures to 26.2°C carries a 68% chance of breaking existing rec…

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Extreme heat is already ruining summer travel and it's only going to get worse

It's only June, but life-threatening temperatures and extreme climate events have already soured so…

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Indo-Gangetic Plains, home to half the Indian population, to soon become hotspot of extreme climate events: study

The study suggests that the Plains could face increased risks of crop failure due to rising tempera…

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May heat wave in India 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than warmest heat wave

"The temperature changes show that similar events produce temperatures in the present climate…

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Extreme weather blunts the US military's technological edge

More extreme weather due to climate change is scrambling the high-tech systems that have given the …

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Climate change migration: Where people are moving to escape wildfires, extreme flooding, and record heat

Climate change makes extreme weather more powerful and frequent. Some Americans are moving to avoid…

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The summer of 2023 was hotter than any season since the Chola Empire 2000 years ago!

Using the age rings inside tree trunks, scientists were able to extract climatic data spanning the …

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NYC gets hit by the biggest snowstorm in 2 years. It's part of a growing trend of extreme weather events.

After a springlike weekend, NYC gets whiplashed by the biggest snowstorm in 2 years. Experts say it…

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Don't call the extreme heat, flooding, and wildfires 'the new normal'

The way the media and politicians frame extreme weather is key because most people don't connect di…

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The dating scene in the Midwest is heating up

Over 90,000 people moved from California into the Midwest last year. They're part of the reason the…

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Multiple dogs died of extreme heat in a truck's cargo hold en route to K-9 training

Indiana's Lake Station Police Department called the deaths a "freak event" after several dogs suffe…

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Heat waves are dominating summer, killing thousands, and fueling wildfires. The world needs to prepare for more.

Europe is suffering its third heat wave this summer, and it's not alone. The new norm is simultaneo…

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Extreme heat is straining Texas's power grid and fueling Yosemite fires. It's forecast to last 2 more weeks.

Yosemite's giant sequoias and Texas's power grid are both under threat as a persistent heat wave mo…

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The true cost of extreme weather

Extreme weather is costing all of us money in ways we don't always see. Heat illnesses, drought, de…

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Sports scientist who ran Ironman race in 95°F shares 5 tips for exercising in extreme temperatures

Owen Jeffries, a sports physiologist who studies heat adaptation, competed in an Ironman in 2022 wh…

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Homebuyers are flocking to areas most exposed to extreme weather risk and pushing prices higher, JPMorgan says

Housing prices are actually rising in the areas most at risk of extreme weather because buyers have…

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53 migrants died after being inside a trailer during a heat wave. Crossing into the US may get deadlier as climate change makes extreme heat more common.

The deaths of dozens of migrants, who were found in a sweltering tractor-trailer, highlight how cli…

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Child marriage rates in countries like India are witnessing a spike due to climate change-worsened extreme weather

The commodification of daughters often reduces them to "burdens" to be sold off when the family is …