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03 Jul 2019

DNA Analysis of UN report on Heat Stress

Worldwide the UN predicts 80 million jobs will be lost by 2030. Here's why.

01 Jan 2018

Ancient jumping genes may give corals new lease of life

The team conducted analyses to find out which genes were turned on or off when Symbiodinium was exposed to heat stress.

23 Dec 2017

Heat stress to hit India's northeast the hardest: Study

The new study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, projects that in coming decades the effects of high humidity in many areas will dramatically increase.

02 Jul 2017

Scientists developing heat-resistant 'cows of the future'

Researchers eventually want to develop the knowledge and tools the cattle industry needs to increase tolerance to heat stress.

31 Mar 2017

Try these six simple ways to prevent heat stroke during hot weather

With the temperature rising throughout the country, many people usually suffers from heat stroke, the most serious form of heat injury.

11 Jul 2016

Climate change: 2,50,000 more deaths per year by 2030, says WHO

As per WHO's assessment, heat exposure will cause around 38,000 deaths in the elderly in the next 15 years. Also, deaths due to diarrhoea are projected to reach 48,000, and as many as 60,000 deaths due to malaria and 95,000 due to childhood malnutrition.

16 Apr 2016

Heat stress to `cripple` densely populated regions by mid-century

Humans' response to extreme heat leads to heat stress, an illness related to the body's inability to cool itself. Humidity plays a crucial role, because as humidity increases, the ability of sweat to evaporate and cool the body decreases.

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