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Drastic Changes In Himalayas Deserve Political Attention

The key sentence in the most comprehensive report to date on the Hindu Kush Himalayan “cryosphere”, or icy areas, is…

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As Temperatures Rise, The Solar Sector Feels The Heat

The frequency and duration of heatwaves have been increasing in India due to global warming. This year too, the month…

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Ocean Heat Is Off The Charts And Here’s What That Means For Us

Ocean temperatures have been off the charts since mid-March 2023, with the highest average levels in 40 years of satellite…

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How Climate Change Is Making Trees Bigger, But Also Weaker

As global temperatures rise, trees in colder areas are benefiting from an extended growing season. A longer growing season results…

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Erratic, Unpredictable Weather: The New Normal For India Now?

This year, a large proportion of Indians living in the central, western and south western parts of the country heaved…

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Cyclone Biparjoy Underscores Climate Threats Facing India, Pak

As disaster management authorities in both Gujarat in India and Sindh in Pakistan evacuate coastal residents, issue alerts, and earmark…

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Reporting The Weather Amid A Climate Crisis

With an El Nino weather cycle set to amplify temperature extremes, TV meteorologists have a vital role in communicating the…

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Experts Warn Of Harsher Heatwaves In India

A recent UN report has suggested that the next five years could be the hottest on record as global temperatures…

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Two Billion People Will Struggle To Survive In A Warming World: Study

Two billion people will find themselves living in dangerously hot places this century if global warming reaches 2.7℃, research released…

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El Ninos Far Costlier Than Once Thought, In The Trillions, Study Says

Source: AP The natural burst of El Nino warming that changes weather worldwide is far costlier with longer-lasting expenses than…

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More Than Half The World’s Lakes Drying Up, Says Study

Source: DW Researchers of a new study say global warming and human consumption are causing the world's lakes to lose…

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2.5 Mn Internal Displacements In India In 2022 Due To Natural Disasters

Source: PTI Natural disasters, heavy floods and cyclones triggered around 2.5 million internal displacements in India in 2022, according to…

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How The Queen’s Death Stole The Thunder Of A Climate Warning

Think back to September last year. What happened early that month? What news shook the world and reverberated for weeks,…

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What Is Mutualism And How Is It Different From Symbiosis/Cooperation?

When members of two species have a relationship that is beneficial to both, the interaction is called mutualism. The term…

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‘Himalayan Glaciers Warming At Alarming Rate’

“I can assure you one thing that the mountains are changing. And they are changing very fast. There is something…

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Dangers Of Poor Housing In Remote, Off-Grid Communities

At first glance, remote communities in Outback Australia and villages in India don’t have much in common. Look closer, however,…

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Treated Wastewater Reuse Could Cut 1.3 Million Tonnes Of Emissions

Reusing treated wastewater in irrigation in India could have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1.3 million tonnes in 2021, according…

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Most Himalayan Glaciers Analysed Melting At Varying Rates: Govt

Source: PTI Majority of Himalayan glaciers analysed are melting or retreating at varying rates in different regions, the government has…

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‘Ganga, Brahmaputra Flows To Reduce Due To Global Warming’

Source: PTI UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that major Himalayan rivers like the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra, all…

3 years ago
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‘Severe Consequences’ Of Further Warming In Himalayas: IPCC

As the world’s top climate scientists issued a “final warning” on the climate crisis with the release of the last…

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Livable Future Possible If Drastic Action Taken This Decade: IPCC Report

Source: PTI The world is very likely to miss the most important climate target of limiting global temperature rise to…

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Nations Give Nod To Key UN Science Report On Climate Change

(Source: AP) Governments gave their blessing on Sunday to a major new UN report on climate change, after approval was…

3 years ago
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Lousy Buildings And A Heat Pandemic Make A Lethal Combination

It is a typical summer’s afternoon in Gujarat, India. Women and children are listless as they swelter in the 34…

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Wildfires Are Turning Largest Forest Ecosystem Into Net-Emitter

The vast boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere stretch from Scandinavia through Siberia, Alaska and Canada. They cover a tenth…

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Invasive ‘Alien’ Plants Found To Be Increasing In Higher Elevations

Botanist Pervaiz Dar spent a good amount of time in 2012 and 2017 squatting and walking along roadsides in Kashmir,…

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