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Data-driven approach essential for informed policy decisions, says Ashwajit Singh. (Representational)) New Delhi: More than 85 per cent of districts in India are exposed to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, according to a new study. The study by IPE Global and Esri India also found that 45 per cent of the…
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The oceans are also heating to record levels, raising the risk of more intense storms. Paris: The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year’s record and making this year likely Earth’s hottest ever, the EU’s climate monitor said Friday. The data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service followed a…
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Incessant rainfall has wreaked havoc in India’s southeast, leaving at least 17 dead in Andhra Pradesh and thousands homeless and at the mercy of floods in Telangana. The Indian Meteorological Department has also warned of heavy rains in parts of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi. Unpredictable, erratic rainfall has been becoming the norm for the…
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Representational Image Tracking rising temperatures is becoming a better way of forecasting food inflation in India than the rain patterns economists have typically relied on, according to HSBC Holdings Plc. The link between extreme heat, exacerbated by climate change, and the price of agricultural commodities in India has strengthened over the past decade, the bank…
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A hole filled with water from melted ice is seen among black rock and ice on the Rhone glacier amid climate change in Obergoms, Switzerland, August 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters As humans alter the planet’s climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking to Earth’s history to help predict what may unfold from climate change….
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A researcher breeds the new heat-resistant rice called “Emihokoro” or “Beaming Smile” at the government-run Saitama Agricultural Technology Centre in Kumagaya, Saitama prefecture, Japan, August 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Grappling with a rice shortage after extreme weather ravaged last year’s crop, Japan is hoping new heat-resistant varieties of its staple food can help…
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An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specialising in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference this week to share the most cutting-edge research from the vast white continent….
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An activist from Youth 4 Climate Action Yoon Hyeonjeong looks on during an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, August 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yoon Hyeonjeong, a 19-year-old South Korean activist, says the fate of her years-long fight for more action to tackle climate change hinges on what could be a landmark ruling by…
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Humanity is killing the Great Barrier Reef by failing to curb the greenhouse gas emissions (file). The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate, largely to climate change, and the window to secure its future is rapidly closing. That is the sobering conclusion of a major new report into the state of the reef. The…
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Over 90% of plastic is not recycled, with much of it dumped in nature or buried in landfills. File | Photo Credit: AP With months until crunch talks on the world’s first binding treaty on plastic pollution, experts are meeting in Bangkok to discuss financing options and problematic plastics. The four-day gathering is a largely…
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