Google is expanding its Solar API to cover more than 300 million rooftops in India, enabling faster and more accurate rooftop solar assessments. Installers can now evaluate a home’s solar potential without an on‑site visit, reducing time and cost. Platforms like Solar Ladder and OpenSolar have already integrated Solar API insights to streamline proposal creation…
Strong surface winds are likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam and Rayalaseema during September 26-28. NEW DELHI: Several parts of north and central India are likely to receive rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning on Saturday, with the India Meteorological Department warning of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in parts of Uttar Pradesh and…
(Representative image) Heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms is expected across multiple states NEW DELHI: The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and lightning across several states, with extremely heavy rain likely in Uttarakhand. Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are also expected to see rain and thunderstorms. Delhi-NCR weather tomorrow The…
NEW DELHI: A new study examining the country’s weather from 1971 to 2022 has revealed that southern India is drying the fastest, with the most persistent drought hotspots along the eastern coast.It also says that the northwest has emerged as India’s heat epicentre, with the strongest trends in daytime temperature, humid heat and heatwave severity.The…
Parts of the world experience impacts of El Niño differently. The same broad climate phenomenon can contribute to drought in one region and unusually heavy rain in another. Many people expected El Niño to become a major factor later in the year, particularly as it strengthened towards the winter months.But signs of the phenomenon had…
Trump’s latest climate rollback targets carbon emissions from US power plants The Donald Trump administration is set to scrap Biden-era limits on carbon emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, marking another major rollback of US climate policy and removing restrictions that targeted a sector responsible for nearly a quarter of the country’s greenhouse gas…
Tourists look at the Mont-Blanc massif mountains and the ‘Mer de Glace’ glacier at the Montenvers station in Chamonix, France (Photo: AP). Climate change is increasingly becoming a threat to the snow-clad European Alps, amid initial investigations associating the August 26 Nepal tragedy with rising temperatures.Average temperatures in July, on the Aiguille du Midi peak,…
The launch of Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was posted by @NASARoman on X. Nasa has launched its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on a mission to investigate dark matter and dark energy, study black holes and search for planets beyond our solar system. The agency expects Roman’s surveys to uncover roughly 100,000 new exoplanets.The…
This satellite image released by NOAA shows Hurricane Karina strengthening off the southern tip of Baja California on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (NOAA via AP) MIAMI: Tropical Storm Karina strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday and could become a major storm this week, forecasters said. The cyclone’s center was at far…
File photo: Heatwave in India NEW DELHI: In India, 61 per cent of children, or 145 million, are exposed to at least one additional month of heat stress due to climate change every year, new global research has estimated.Findings published in the journal Science Advances show that climate change has doubled the number of children…
