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A Hairy Solution to Cool the Planet | Sumitra Rajagopalan | TEDxCoriano
TEDx Talks· 2025-12-10 16:29
[Music] Good morning. It's been a while, but I hope you all remember your summer. Hope you all had a lovely summer of 2025.If you remember your summer, was it hot. Very hot. Hotter than usual.Yeah. Well, some some like it hot. So maybe it wasn't a bad thing for for all of us.But think about it. In my native city of New Delhi, India, where my parents still live, it was 50° on this this summer. Today it's about 40° C.And when I was growing up, this was considered winter. Think about it. Schools were closed th ...
Can scientists make heat waves less deadly?
Bloomberg Television· 2025-08-30 23:30
A red hot summer with furnace-like temperatures is threatening the health and well-being of hundreds of millions of people around the globe. As climate change accelerates, heat waves are becoming more intense, more frequent, and longerlasting. We're seeing this play out in Europe and North America right now.Yet, many governments are struggling to keep pace, leaving dangerous gaps in heat protection and preparedness. That's where scientists and startups are stepping in, offering evidence-based advice and pra ...