Climate Change

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How A Rare Feb Landslide Left More Than 200 Dead

A landslide 20 kilometres west of Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest peak, resulted in a flash flood on Feb. 7 that…

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‘Climate Change A Threat To Global Security, I Don’t Envy You’

British naturalist David Attenborough warned on Tuesday that climate change is the biggest security threat that modern humans have ever…

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Disha Ravi Arrested Illegally, Her Lawyers Say

Lawyers for a 22-year-old activist charged with sedition said she was arrested illegally in southern India and produced at a…

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Is Climate Change To Blame For Freak Texas Cold?

The freak cold spell that has killed at least 21 Americans and shut down power for days in Texas has…

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Disha Ravi: The Climate & Animal Defender Accused Of Sedition

Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old environmental activist accused of sedition over a document backing protesting farmers, is as committed to protecting…

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U’khand: More Bodies Found As Death Toll Rises To 50

Rescuers pulled out nine more bodies from the site of a flash flood in a Himalayan region of northern India…

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Clear Impact Of Climate Change In Uttarakhand Disaster

Under the weight of a suspected avalanche, a massive chunk of ice and frozen mud broke away from a glacier…

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Fossil Fuel Pollution Causes One In Five Premature Deaths Globally

Pollution from fossil fuels causes one in five premature deaths globally, suggesting the health impacts of burning coal, oil and…

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Scientists Warn Over Misuse Of Climate Models In Financial Markets

Misuse of climate models could pose a growing risk to financial markets by giving investors a false sense of certainty…

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Climate Crisis Is Foundation Of Farmers’ Protests

The protests by Indian farmers against three laws initially passed as ordinances have gone from sporadic in August 2020 to…

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Earth Losing Ice Faster Today Than In Mid-1990s: Study

Earth's ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever…

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Tree Planting Efforts Push Out Pastoralists In The Himalayas

Large scale tree planting is being promoted worldwide to mitigate the impact of climate change and increase forest cover. However,…

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Poor Nations Need More Cash To Adapt To Climate Change: U.N.

Half of the world’s climate change financing should go to helping poorer nations adapt to the effects of global warming,…

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Environmentalists Support Leaving Fossil Fuels In The Ground

Economic, climate and healthcare upheavals point to the need to move toward developing cleaner energy sources, environment-friendly jobs and healthier…

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Wielding Machetes, Scientists Count Carbon In The Amazon

The machete-wielding scientists ventured into the Amazon, hacking through dense jungle as the mid-morning temperature soared past 100 degrees Fahrenheit…

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Could The Himalayas Harbour The Next Pandemic?

by Beth Walker/ The Third Pole The world is in an “era of pandemics”. Unless the destruction of the natural…

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Antarctica Rocked By 30,000 Tremors In 3 Months

More than 30,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since the end of August, according to the University of Chile, a spike…

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Carbon Pricing Rises As Weapon Of Choice In Climate Fight

Can you put a price on pollution? Some of the world’s biggest economies are doing just that as they wrestle…

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Wildlife Diseases To Spread Northwards As Climate Changes

As the world’s climate warms, parasite-carried wildlife diseases will move north, with animals in cold far-north and high-altitude regions expected…

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From Disease To Bushfires, Australia’s Koalas Face Bleak Future

At work, Morgan Philpott cares for sick children. In his off-hours, the Australian paediatric nurse turns his attention to an…

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“Look At India, The Air Is Filthy”: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump on Friday described the air in India, China and Russia as "filthy", as he defended his…

4 years ago
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All-female Scientific Coalition Calls For Protection Of Antarctic Peninsula

Climate change and human activity are harming Antarctica and threatening wildlife from humpback whales to microscopic algae, more than 280…

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‘Planet Is Dying’, 8-Year-Old Climate Crusader Warns

When 8-year-old Indian climate change activist Licypriya Kangujam is older, she wants to launch a solo mission to the moon…

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IMF Head Urges Pandemic Response That Tackles Climate Crisis

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged policymakers on Wednesday to use their response to the coronavirus pandemic to…

4 years ago
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Climate Battles Move Into Courtroom, Lawyers Get Creative

Climate change may be having its day in court. With the slow pace of international climate negotiations, lawyers from Switzerland…

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