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North India Caught In Vicious Cycle Of Forest Fires, Heatwaves

Mohan Negi is worried that respiratory conditions are becoming more common across Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, north India. “At least…

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Delhi Turns Into Hot Cauldron At 49 Degrees C

A tormenting heatwave swept through the national capital and its neighbouring areas on Sunday with the mercury leaping to 49.2…

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Climate Change Is Making Floods Worse Too

Super cyclones, known as hurricanes or typhoons in different parts of the world, are among the most destructive weather events…

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‘Our Mountains Are Gone’: Grief As Sacred New Mexico Forests Burn

Forests in Ella Arellano's family for nine generations burned in a day on Monday as fierce winds drove the United…

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Land Degradation: Silence When Alarms Should Be Sounding

In 1992, three UN conventions were established to combat climate change, biodiversity loss and desertification. As their contours were being…

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Saving 700 Trees & Much Ecological Heartache

The Green Meadows Housing Society in Bhopal's Arera Hills area lies at the juncture of old and new city areas.…

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South, Central Asia Reel Under Early Heatwave

For days at a time in early April, people and animals across large swathes of India and Pakistan lay gasping…

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NGT Directs Study On Menace Of Microplastics

The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee and directed it to conduct a study to reduce the menace of…

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Banks Unprepared For Climate Breaking Points

India has always been a land of brutal but predictable weather. Now, the climate crisis is expected to change that,…

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Climate Catastrophe: Carbon Removal Could Help Prevent It

Historically, policies to combat climate change have focused on mitigation: reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. This has not worked. The…

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Advocates Say Nations Must Move Faster To Save Biodiversity

Environmentalists are criticising slow progress at a UN-backed meeting of nearly all the world’s countries toward beefing up protections for…

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How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Trashing Our Health And The Planet

Our world is facing a huge challenge: we need to create enough high-quality, diverse and nutritious food to feed a…

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After B’desh, River Meetings In India Address Riparian Challenges

Rajrajeshwar, a tiny river island (locally called char) in the Meghna River in Bangladesh’s Chandpur district, is home to around…

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Philosophy Caused Our Environmental Mess & Can Fix It Too

(By Michael Paul Nelson, Oregon State University in Corvallis, 360info.org) We better get used to facing tough ethical dilemmas, as…

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Environment Council Will Help Speed Up Action On Climate: Experts

Experts have backed the states’ proposal to set up an environment council, saying it would assist in the development of…

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Pollution Causing More Deaths Than Covid-19: UN Expert

Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N. environmental report published on Tuesday…

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Glaciers In Karakoram Region Stable, Others Melting Faster: Govt

Glaciers in the Karakoram region are in a stable condition, but those feeding the Ganga and the Brahmaputra river basins…

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Mt Everest’s Highest Glacier To Disappear By Middle Of This Century

Researchers in Nepal have warned that the highest glacier on top of Mount Everest could disappear by the middle of…

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UN Meet Sets Sights On Global Plastics Treaty

At a key UN summit in Nairobi this month, governments will discuss the path towards the first global treaty to…

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World’s Glaciers Contain Less Ice Than Thought

Advances in satellite technology have revealed that the world's glaciers contain significantly less ice than previously thought, according to a…

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Opinion: Decision-Makers In AP Need To Take EIA Seriously

On 2 December 2021, the Parliament of India passed the Dam Safety Bill, 2019. This is cause for cautious hope.…

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Measuring Climate Change: It’s Not Just Heat, It’s Humidity

When it comes to measuring global warming, humidity, not just heat, matters in generating dangerous climate extremes, a new study…

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Marine Heatwaves Up, Impact Monsoon Rains

Marine heatwaves are on the rise in the Indian Ocean, leaving an impact on the Indian monsoon rainfall, according to…

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“Smells Like Death”: Peru Oil Spill Clear-Up Op Drags On

Spanish energy firm Repsol said on Friday a clear-up operation for a major oil spill on the coast near Peru's…

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Tonga: Volcanic Eruption To Harm Environment For Years

Tonga’s massive underwater volcanic eruption could deliver long-lasting damage to coral reefs, erode coastlines and disrupt fisheries, say scientists studying…

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