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Asia endured record-breaking climate events in 2024, according to the WMO. The continent faced prolonged heatwaves, marine heatwaves, shrinking glaciers, and deadly extreme weather. Tropical Cyclone Yagi, floods, and droughts caused massive human.

Research has shown that heat can have serious health impacts on pregnant women. High temperatures pose significant risks to both expectant mothers and their unborn babies.

The parliamentary committee flagged concerns over the Environment Ministry's poor fund utilization. It criticized delays in key schemes amid rising pollution levels and heat wave risks.

बीते साल भारत में स्कूली शिक्षा जलवायु परिवर्तन से सबसे अधिक प्रभावित हुई है। भारत समेत पड़ोसी देश पाकिस्तान, बांग्लादेश और अफगानिस्तान में भी हीट वेव के चलते स्कूल प्रभावित हुए। वैश्विक तौर पर 7 में 1 बच्चा स्कूली शिक्षा में बाधाओं का सामना कर रहा है।

शनिवार की रात मदुरई के मदक्कुलम के, श्री काबलीश्वरी अम्मन मंदिर पहाड़ी के जंगलों में भीषण आग लग गई। जंगल के कर्मचारियों ने बताया की आग Heat Wave के कारण लगी थी।

“We need to step up efforts to help society adjust to what is, unfortunately, becoming the new normal,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a new appeal.

During a scorching heat wave that engulfed significant areas of the southern and southwestern US, California's Death Valley, recognized as one of the hottest places on Earth, possibly set a new record for the hottest temperature at midnight.

It is no longer a secret that summers in Europe are, and will continue to be, increasingly drier and hotter. This summer has provided solid evidence of this phenomenon.

The southern Indian peninsula region experienced its hottest and driest June in 122 years, with temperatures hitting 34.05°C and rainfall hitting a record low of 88.6mm, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

As temperatures continue to rise and extreme weather events become more frequent, it is crucial to understand the implications of these changes for our planet and for human populations.