Climate Change

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The Life Of A Researcher Studying Springs In The Himalayas

It is a rocky, uneven path down to the spring where the women of Damthang village in South Sikkim go…

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On Climate Justice, India Should Practise What It Preaches

The first ever draft resolution to include climate change in the mandate of the United Nations Security Council was vetoed…

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Supertyphoon Rai ‘Exceeded All Predictions’

The rapid intensification that turned this week's Typhoon Rai into the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year surpassed…

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Himalayan Glaciers Melting At An ‘Exceptional Rate’: Study

Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an "exceptional" rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions…

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‘The Nutmeg’s Curse’ Challenges Dominant View Of Development

(Book Review by Joydeep Gupta) I did not ‘like’ The Nutmeg’s Curse by Amitav Ghosh. I have a strong suspicion…

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Major Collapse Of West Antarctica’s Ice Sheet Can Be Averted

(The Conversation: with Dan Lowry, Ice Sheet & Climate Modeller, GNS Science; Mario Krapp, Environmental Data Scientist, GNS Science; Nick…

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Climate Action In 2022: What’s Next For South, Central And SE Asia?

Many Asian countries made net-zero pledges at COP26 in Glasgow last month, but most were vague and opaque. The big…

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Ships In Arctic Are Leaving Behind Garbage, Warn Scientists

Following another year of stark climate impacts in the Arctic, scientists warned on Tuesday of a new scourge hitting the…

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Climate Change Worsened Extreme Weather Events In 2021

Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. Hundreds died in storms and heatwaves. Farmers struggled with drought,…

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Polluters Risk Litigation If They Fail To Address Loss And Damage

Thirty years ago, Vanuatu first brought the harms being caused by climate change to the international community’s attention. As the…

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Explainer: What Is Regenerative Agriculture?

"Regeneration" is a buzzword in the agriculture sector and beyond. It’s the subject of a Netflix documentary, Kiss the Ground,…

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How B’desh Is Beating The Odds On Climate Disaster Deaths

When Cyclone Bhola hit what is now present-day Bangladesh in 1970, it killed 300,000 to 500,000 people. Among the dead…

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UNOCHA Says Current Warming Trajectory Will Lead To Humanitarian Crisis

Between 2000 and 2019, over 7,000 disasters were recorded worldwide, an 83% rise on the previous two decades. There was…

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Why India Is Neglecting Its Methane Problem

Last month at COP26 in Glasgow, more than 100 countries pledged to reduce global methane emissions by 30% by the…

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UN Projects Soaring World Humanitarian Needs In 2022

The United Nations is predicting that a record 274 million people, who together would amount to the world's fourth most-populous…

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World’s Underground Fungal Life To Be Mapped For First Time

Scientists have unveiled plans to map the world's huge underground webs of fungi for the first time, to identify hotspots…

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What Record Warm Winters Mean For Glaciers In Everest Region

In late winter 2020, glaciologist Sudip Thakuri visited Kalinchowk, a peak in the Himalayas around 144 km west of Kathmandu.…

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Oil Firms Face Workforce Crunch As Renewable Energy Beckons

The oil and gas industry risks a huge workforce shortage as more than half of the workers in the sector…

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COP26: Key Outcomes From A ‘Fragile Win’

After running over by a day, negotiators at COP26 finally reached agreement on a “Glasgow Climate Pact” on 13 November.…

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Springs Dying Across Himachal Pradesh

The population of Mundaghat village in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has come down to half of what it…

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Other Species Pose A Threat To Antarctica’s Fragile Ecosystem

(The Conversation: By Dana M Bergstrom, Principal Research Scientist, University of Wollongong and Shavawn Donoghue, Adjunct Researcher, University of Tasmania)…

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Only 1.2% Of Top Firms Make Major Climate Disclosures

Little more than one percent of 5,000 big companies globally are making substantial disclosures of their climate risks, while more…

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5 Sustainable Solutions To Tackle Extreme Heat In South Asia

As the world warms, there is an urgent need to find ways to keep people cool. This year, several deadly…

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How Enforceable Are Climate Pledges?

All is said and done at the U.N. climate talks, and the ink on the COP26 agreement is dry, but…

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COP26: Feats, Foibles And Failures

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) drew to a close yesterday, Friday, November 12. When it began, almost two weeks…

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