Experts express concerns about the lack of focus on climate change and heatwaves in the upcoming general elections in India. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has launched an initiative to provide climate data at the panchayat level. However, political parties and manifestos are largely silent on climate change, and voters do not prioritize it as a key issue. The article urges politicians to integrate climate action in their manifestos and urges voters to consider climate change in their decision-making process.
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Spain grappled with unusually warm temperatures in winter as a mass of hot air pushed the mercury to just shy of 30 degrees Celsius in some regions. This was caused by a powerful anticyclone above the Mediterranean, leading to abnormal weather patterns. The heatwave comes amidst a prolonged drought and is part of the larger trend of increasing temperature anomalies. Scientists have linked such events to climate change.
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Researchers predict that the US will experience more heatwaves due to climate change. However, these heatwaves are not expected to surpass human limits as frequently as they do in other parts of the world, according to a study. Nevertheless, the study also highlights that extreme weather events are often not accounted for in such models.
