Tag: Climate change

World Meteorological Organisation confirms 2023 as ‘hottest year’

March 19, 2024 admin

A mother protects her child from heat while returning from the school in Visakhapatnam. File. Image for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu In line with a host of observations by climate agencies in the preceding three months, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has officially confirmed 2023 to be the hottest year on record. The…

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Pressure builds for charge on global shipping sector’s CO2 emissions

March 19, 2024 admin

Representational image of cargo ships at a harbour. Carbon tax on shipping will cut developing countries’ GDP by 0.13% | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union, Canada, Japan and climate-vulnerable Pacific Island states are among 47 countries rallying support for a charge on the international shipping sector’s greenhouse gas emissions, documents reviewed by Reuters showed….

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North India Winter Quickly Transitioning To Summer-Like Conditions: Report

March 18, 2024 admin

Analysis revealed abrupt changes in temperature occurring in late winter. New Delhi: An analysis of temperature data since 1970 shows that winters are quickly transitioning to summer-like conditions in north India, shortening the spring season. Researchers at the US-based Climate Central, an independent group of scientists, conducted this analysis to place India within the context…

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Scientists Find An Unexpected Player In Earth’s Multimillion-Year Climate Cycles

March 16, 2024 admin

The slow rotation of the orbits of Earth and Mars, recurs every 2.4 million years. (Representational) Our existence is governed by natural cycles, from the daily rhythms of sleeping and eating, to longer patterns such as the turn of the seasons and the quadrennial round of leap years. After looking at seabed sediment stretching back…

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RBI’s proposal for a disclosure framework to ascertain climate-related financial risks | Explained

March 12, 2024 admin

The story so far: Seeking to institute a framework for regulated entities to tackle climate-related financial risks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on February 28 presented draft guidelines on Disclosure framework on Climate-related Financial Risks, 2024. The Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies, presented along with the Monetary Policy statement on February 8, 2023,…

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February 2024 Warmest On Record, Global Temperatures “Exceptionally High”

March 7, 2024 admin

Paris: Last month was the warmest February on record globally, the ninth straight month of historic high temperatures across the planet as climate change steers the world into “uncharted territory”, Europe’s climate monitor said Thursday. The last year has seen an onslaught of storms, crop-withering drought and devastating fires, as human-caused climate change — intensified…

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Arctic’s First Ice-Free Summer Day May Occur Within A Decade, Study Finds

March 6, 2024 admin

The Arctic could see summer days with practically no ice over 10 years earlier than projections New Delhi: The Arctic could see summer days with practically no ice could occur over 10 years earlier than previous projections, under all emissions scenario, new research has found. Researchers said that the previous projections focused on when the…

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February Likely Warmest On Record Amid Climate Change

February 29, 2024 admin

Heat waves hit Argentina, Peru, Brazil, and Chile this month. The world likely notched its warmest February on record, as spring-like conditions caused flowers to bloom early from Japan to Mexico, left ski slopes bald of snow in Europe and pushed temperatures to 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 C) in Texas. While data has not been…

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Early jacaranda bloom sparks debate about climate change in Mexicoca

February 27, 2024 admin

Jacaranda tree blooms in the Condesa neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico. February 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Every spring, the streets of Mexico’s capital are painted purple with the flowering of thousands of jacaranda trees. Their spectacular colours not only attract the eyes of residents and tourists but also birds, bees and butterflies that…

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World breached 1.5° Celsius limit for entire year for first time: European climate agency

February 8, 2024 admin

Scientists attribute the exceptional warming to the combined effects of El Niño. File photo | Photo Credit: AP The world last month experienced the warmest January on record, with the global mean temperature for the past 12 months exceeding the 1.5° Celsius threshold, according to the European climate agency. However, this does not imply a…

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