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'Godzilla' El Niño predicted to cause 451,000 more heat deaths: Which countries will suffer most?

Climate scientists have predicted which countries will suffer the most excess heat deaths over the next six months

Evening Standard · Sep 23

India's monsoon deficit widens to 15%, strengthening El Nino poses farm risk: Report

India's monsoon rainfall deficit now stands at 15 percent, raising concerns about agricultural productivity. Kharif crop sowing is largely complete, which has partly mitigated the impact of this deficit. Regions like South and East India have experienced the most significant rainfall drops, affecting water availability. Reservoir storage is at 71…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally

Experts warn that the current El Nino phenomenon could become one of the most intense in recorded history, raising alarms over possible devastating droughts and chaotic weather patterns throughout Asia and other regions.

The Economic Times · Sep 23

As Japan swelters, farmers turn to new heat-resistant rice varieties to boost staple crop

New rice varieties give hope that farmers can overcome the climate emergency and a warmer future that threatens harvests

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23

El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly 500,000 more deaths by February

The heaviest toll is expected in less affluent countries

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Weather today September 23: IMD issues red alert; check which states are likely to see heavy rain

IMD has issued an extreme rain warning for Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and Chhattisgarh as a Deep Depression over the Bay of Bengal moves towards the coast. Several other states, including West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Vidarbha, are also likely to receive heavy to very heavy rain. Check the state-wise…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

7 Injuries and Heat Emergencies Hospitals See Most During Visarjan Processions

Crush Injuries and Crowd CompressionThe most serious cases arriving at casualty wards during visarjan are not the dramatic ones, they are people who were simply standing in the wrong part of a crowd. Crowd crush, clinically called compressive asphyxia, occurs when bodies are pressed together with enough force to restrict…

Times Life · Sep 23

Texas Prisons Ordered To Install Air-Conditioning by 2029 After Judge Rules Extreme Heat Unconstitutional

A federal judge has ordered Texas to install air-conditioning across its prison system by 2029, ruling that extreme heat and inadequate protections violate inmates' constitutional rights.

International Business Times UK · Sep 22

Judge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029

A federal judge has ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all of its prisons, saying that inmates in lockups without it are being given punishments that violate their constitutional rights

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’

António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation

The Guardian - US · Sep 22