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What Hit India's Health Hardest In 2025? Toxic Cough Syrups, Antibiotic Resistance And More
2025 exposed multiple public-health vulnerabilities in India ranging from contaminated cough syrups and product alerts, a sharp dengue season in several states, extreme-heat impacts, worsening air quality and rising antimicrobial resistance.
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Over 70% Indians Impacted By Severe Heat Waves Due To Climate Change: Report
With a rise in global temperatures due to climate change, more than 70 per cent of Indians reported personally experiencing severe heat waves, as well as droughts and water shortages, according to a report on Tuesday.
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Hotter Than Spa Bath: Amazon Lake Hit 41 Degrees Celsius In 2023, Killing Several Dolphins
A brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 had transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron, its waters reaching 41 degrees Celsius -- hotter than most spa baths.
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Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Sun’s Mysteriously Hot Atmosphere Puzzle
Scientists using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope have detected Alfvén waves in the Sun’s corona, potentially solving the long-standing mystery of its extreme heat and helping refine models of solar and stellar energy transfer.
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Scientists Detect Hidden Magnetic Waves That Could Explain the Sun’s Mysterious Heat
For the first time, scientists have directly observed twisting Alfvén waves in the Sun’s corona using the Inouye Solar Telescope. The discovery could explain why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is millions of degrees hotter than its surface, offering key insights into solar energy transfer and space weather prediction.
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Rising Heat Waves Are Putting Pregnant Women At Growing Risk. Here's How
Doctors have long known that heat puts a strain on the heart, kidneys and other organs. Those risks are exacerbated for pregnant people, as the body's processes for staying cool are altered.
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From Pepsi To McDonald's, US Giants Face Swadeshi Heat Amid Trump Tariffs
A wave of anti-US sentiment has gripped India since US President Donald Trump imposed 50 per cent tariffs on the South Asian nation. The tariffs on India, which were slapped due to its purchase of Russian oil, are among the highest in the world.
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Heatwaves May Age You As Much As Smoking Or Drinking. Here's Why
The study highlights the need to understand the physiological stresses of a warming planet on human health.
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Study Reveals Impact Of Heat Extremes On Tropical Birds' Populations
The study found that while shifts in average temperature and rainfall have some influence, the biggest climate threat to birds, particularly in tropical regions, comes from exposure to extreme heat.
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Finland Breaks 50-Year Record With 14 Straight Days Over 30 Degrees Celsius
Finland has broken an over 50-year-old weather record as the country is witnessing the longest period of temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said.
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Record Heat In China Strains Power Grid, Stirs Health Fears
China warned on Wednesday against the risk of power supply disruptions as people struggled to keep cool in record heat baking large swathes of the country, which also spurred warnings to the elderly to guard against heat stroke.
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Record-Breaking Temperatures In June Around The World
From Nigeria to Japan, Pakistan to Spain, the month of June was the hottest ever recorded in 12 countries and was exceptionally warm in 26 other countries.
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Blistering Heat, Empty Chairs, C-Word Hit UN's Flagship Development Event
Brutal heat scorched Spain this week, a blistering reminder of the climate change that is battering the poorest countries - stretching their finances even as government debt climbs to new heights. Two aspects were less abundant: money and power.
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How Enslaved Americans Responded To July 4 Declaration Of Independence
The summer air in Rochester, New York, hung thick with heat and celebration. It was July 5, 1852, a day after cannons had fired, flags waved and towns across America had burst into patriotic jubilation
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Heatwave In Europe Moves East, Germany Expected To Record High Temperatures
A punishing heatwave loosened its gripped on western Europe Wednesday and rolled eastwards, with Germany expected to record some of its hottest temperatures this year.
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What Hit India's Health Hardest In 2025? Toxic Cough Syrups, Antibiotic Resistance And More
2025 exposed multiple public-health vulnerabilities in India ranging from contaminated cough syrups and product alerts, a sharp dengue season in several states, extreme-heat impacts, worsening air quality and rising antimicrobial resistance.
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Over 70% Indians Impacted By Severe Heat Waves Due To Climate Change: Report
With a rise in global temperatures due to climate change, more than 70 per cent of Indians reported personally experiencing severe heat waves, as well as droughts and water shortages, according to a report on Tuesday.
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Hotter Than Spa Bath: Amazon Lake Hit 41 Degrees Celsius In 2023, Killing Several Dolphins
A brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 had transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron, its waters reaching 41 degrees Celsius -- hotter than most spa baths.
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Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Sun’s Mysteriously Hot Atmosphere Puzzle
Scientists using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope have detected Alfvén waves in the Sun’s corona, potentially solving the long-standing mystery of its extreme heat and helping refine models of solar and stellar energy transfer.
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Scientists Detect Hidden Magnetic Waves That Could Explain the Sun’s Mysterious Heat
For the first time, scientists have directly observed twisting Alfvén waves in the Sun’s corona using the Inouye Solar Telescope. The discovery could explain why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is millions of degrees hotter than its surface, offering key insights into solar energy transfer and space weather prediction.
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Rising Heat Waves Are Putting Pregnant Women At Growing Risk. Here's How
Doctors have long known that heat puts a strain on the heart, kidneys and other organs. Those risks are exacerbated for pregnant people, as the body's processes for staying cool are altered.
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From Pepsi To McDonald's, US Giants Face Swadeshi Heat Amid Trump Tariffs
A wave of anti-US sentiment has gripped India since US President Donald Trump imposed 50 per cent tariffs on the South Asian nation. The tariffs on India, which were slapped due to its purchase of Russian oil, are among the highest in the world.
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Heatwaves May Age You As Much As Smoking Or Drinking. Here's Why
The study highlights the need to understand the physiological stresses of a warming planet on human health.
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Study Reveals Impact Of Heat Extremes On Tropical Birds' Populations
The study found that while shifts in average temperature and rainfall have some influence, the biggest climate threat to birds, particularly in tropical regions, comes from exposure to extreme heat.
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Finland Breaks 50-Year Record With 14 Straight Days Over 30 Degrees Celsius
Finland has broken an over 50-year-old weather record as the country is witnessing the longest period of temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said.
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Record Heat In China Strains Power Grid, Stirs Health Fears
China warned on Wednesday against the risk of power supply disruptions as people struggled to keep cool in record heat baking large swathes of the country, which also spurred warnings to the elderly to guard against heat stroke.
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Record-Breaking Temperatures In June Around The World
From Nigeria to Japan, Pakistan to Spain, the month of June was the hottest ever recorded in 12 countries and was exceptionally warm in 26 other countries.
-
Blistering Heat, Empty Chairs, C-Word Hit UN's Flagship Development Event
Brutal heat scorched Spain this week, a blistering reminder of the climate change that is battering the poorest countries - stretching their finances even as government debt climbs to new heights. Two aspects were less abundant: money and power.
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How Enslaved Americans Responded To July 4 Declaration Of Independence
The summer air in Rochester, New York, hung thick with heat and celebration. It was July 5, 1852, a day after cannons had fired, flags waved and towns across America had burst into patriotic jubilation
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Heatwave In Europe Moves East, Germany Expected To Record High Temperatures
A punishing heatwave loosened its gripped on western Europe Wednesday and rolled eastwards, with Germany expected to record some of its hottest temperatures this year.
