Heat

Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn. The latest round of UN climate…
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Heat comprises half of the world’s total energy consumption – which is significantly more than electricity (20%) and transportation (30%). Unsurprisingly, heat contributes more than 40% of global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2)…
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With mercury already soaring at some places in a substantial deviation from expected normal temperatures this time of the year, the central government has written to states regarding daily surveillance on heat-related illnesses starting…
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