Climate Change

India could lose up to 5% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to rising temperatures by 2030, Union minister Jitendra Singh told Lok Sabha, citing a World Bank report and detailing the mitigation plans. Singh said states such as Tamil Nadu…
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At least 30 people were killed and more than 48,000 hectares, or 119,000 acres, of land was burned in fires that raged over the last week of March in South Korea, media reported. According to NASA’s Earth Observatory, the fires started on…
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The damage climate change will inflict on the world’s economy is likely to have been massively underestimated, according to new research by my colleagues and I which accounts for the full global reach of extreme weather and its aftermath.…
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Our planet faces climate change as an existential challenge and solutions to the situation are complex, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said Sunday during the valedictory session of the two-day National Conference on Environment organised…
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In the past few years, Delhi has been affected by rapid changes in temperature, both up and down, indicating the growing impact of climate change and urbanisation on weather patterns. In March 2024, the city recorded a maximum temperature…
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A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture in the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s water cycle. Combining data from satellites, sea level measurements and observations of “polar motion”, the research…
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China’s glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat intensifying in recent years, official data released in March showed. Glaciers around…
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Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the first World Day for Glaciers.…
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Countries across the world participated in Earth Hour on Saturday night, with lights turned off between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm to support the global event. In India, several iconic landmarks joined in, including India Gate and Qutub Minar in…
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India is "clearly conscious and vocal about climate change," said Andre Aranha Correa do Lago, the President of COP30, to be held in Brazil this year. Do Lago said that climate change will dominate discussions in the BRICS summit in…
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