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Cool roofs to combat extreme heat

18 Mar 2025

A global scientific trial is on that includes the city of Ahmedabad in India to study how indoor heat impacts people’s health and economic outcomes in developing countries – and...

Heat wave shuts down schools in nearly half of Philippine capital

03 Mar 2025

Soaring temperatures shut down schools in nearly half the Philippine capital on Monday, local officials said, as the torrid dry season started in the tropical Southeast Asian country.A national weather...

World hits record heat in January 2025

06 Feb 2025

Last month was the world's warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite expectations that cooler La Nina conditions might quell a streak of record-breaking global...

Australia's southeast braces for extreme fire danger amid intense heatwave

05 Jan 2025

Australia's southeast sweated in a heatwave that intensified on Sunday, elevating bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for more parts of Victoria state.Australia is in the grips...

Five die of heat stroke at Indian Air Force event in Chennai

07 Oct 2024

At least five people died of suspected heat stroke in India's southern city of Chennai on Sunday at an Indian Air Force show that was attended by about 1.5 million...

Labour’s challenge to overcome will be from the left

08 Sep 2024

John Rentoul, The Independent The Green Party has been vindicated. Not only did it win four seats at the general election, which was four times as many as I thought...

Starmer needs to lighten gloom and tell uplifting tale

30 Aug 2024

It looks as if Keir Starmer realised that he had overdone the doom and gloom in the weekend briefing about the Conservatives leaving the country in “rubble and ruin”. He...

Screening for skin cancer: Who is at risk?

29 Aug 2024

My husband noticed a dark mole on my back when we were swimming. Should I be worried about skin cancer? I do my best to apply sunscreen. What other preventive...

Some ways to avoid impulse buying

26 Aug 2024

René Bennett, Tribune News Service Many of us have given in to the temptation to buy something we don’t need. Maybe you were passively scrolling through your social media feed...

Ecologically sensitive areas proposed in India

06 Aug 2024

India is still grappling with the devastation left behind by the massive landslides that wrought havoc in Wayanad in the state of Kerala. The Indian government has issued a draft...

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