# HEATWAVE
Under Pressure: Olympic Athletes Compete Against Extreme Heat
Athletes face significant challenges due to extreme heat, with climate change threatening the sustainability of global sports. Rising temperatures and poor air quality impact athlete performance and safety, underscoring the urgent need for climate action to protect the future of sporting events.
Ojas Khurana
Brought to a Boil: The Climate Crisis of the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is heating up rapidly due to climate change. This has extreme consequences for marine ecosystems, coastal communities, and more. Surrounded by 40 nations and encompassing a third of the world's population, the Indian Ocean region plays a crucial role in global climate dynamics.
Ojas Khurana
India’s Water Crisis Ahead of 1.5 Degree Warming World: A Portent of Disaster to Come
Addressing the ramifications of the crisis and the necessity for a comprehensive strategy for India’s water resource management is crucial for a scorching summer ahead. Can political parties make this an election agenda?
Anjal Prakash
El Nino, Global Warming: South India may be hit by early and intense heatwaves
Early and intense heatwaves may hit the southern part of the county as it falls in the region under combined impact of heightened temperatures exacerbated by global warming and ongoing El Nino in the Pacific Ocean
Editorial Team
As fish numbers decline in Chennai, how can we consume seafood sustainably
Fishing communities, restaurateurs, and researchers agree on the need for alternative ways to consume seafood to limit further stress on marine life. This is the concluding part of CarbonImpacts’s 2-part series on exploring solutions for sustainable food consumption patterns.
Priyanka Thirumurthy
Climate change made Asia humid heatwave at least 30 times more likely: WWA Study
Climate change has made humid heatwaves over India and Bangladesh 30 times more likely in mid-April 2023, according to the latest study released by the World Weather Attribution (WWA). Meanwhile, humid heatwave spells over Thailand and Lao People's Democratic Republic during the same period, would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without human-induced climate change.
Editorial Team