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Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak The Minimum Support rices (MSPs) for both kharif and rabi seasons 2023-24 ensured a minimum return of 50% over the cost of production for all crops, said the Reserve Bank’s Annual Report released on May 30. The overall public stock of foodgrains as on March…
A La Nina would have significant consequences for global agriculture because it typically brings wetter weather to eastern Australia and southeast Asia and drier conditions to the Americas. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar/The Hindu There are early signs that a La Nina weather event may form in the Pacific Ocean later this year, Australia’s…
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An area is uncovered by the lowering of the water level from the Magdalena river, the longest and most important river in Colombia, due to the lack of rain, in the city of Honda, January 14, 2016. While flooding and intense rain wreak havoc on several countries in Latin America, El Nino brings other harmful…
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Watch | Earth Day: wake-up call on climate change In this episode, we will be discussing Earth Day, which The Hindu covered with thematic articles on April 22. We look at multiple dimensions of climate change, beginning with the most recent Supreme Court ruling on climate change in terms of the rights of us citizens…
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Pea plants are damaged by drought, due to the El Nino weather phenomenon in Madrid municipality near Bogota, Colombia, January 17, 2016. | Photo Credit: Reuters Latin American nations must be on high alert as the weather phenomenon known as El Nino rapidly switches over to La Nina, experts said on Thursday, leaving populations and…
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Parents accompany their children from school after their classes in Manila on April 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Thousands of schools in the Philippines suspended in-person classes on April 5, the Education Department said, as parts of the tropical country endured dangerously high temperatures. The months of March, April and May are typically the…
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El Nino reached a peak in December but should still result in above-normal temperatures until May. Harare, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe declared drought a national disaster on Wednesday, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying the country needed $2 billion in aid to help millions of people who are going hungry. A severe dry spell induced by the El…
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The Copernicus Climate Change Service said that every month since June last year has been the warmest such month on record. | Photo Credit: AP The world, last month, experienced the warmest February on record, with the average temperature being 1.77 degrees Celsius more than the February average for 1850-1900, the designated pre-industrial reference period,…
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A woman pours water on her head as bathers enjoy a summer day due to the high temperatures at Agua Dulce beach in the Chorrillos district in Lima, Peru, February 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The 2023-24 El Nino has peaked as one of the five strongest on record and will continue to impact…
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…
