Climate Change

In Kochi, a major port on India’s western coast known as the “Queen of the Arabian Sea,” a dense network of rivers, creeks and canals was once the lifeline of the city. The waterways were a transport route for people and goods, provided…
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The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely to be irreversible for centuries - if not millennia – according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).…
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The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at its highest point in 800,000 years, according to UN research that found 2024 was likely to have been the hottest year on record and the first to surpass 1.5C above pre-industrial…
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Growing concentrations of greenhouse gases are making the upper atmosphere thinner, decreasing its ability to pull space junk out of orbit. As a result, far fewer satellites will be able to safely operate in near-Earth space in the coming…
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The Jal Shakti ministry has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it is conducting several studies to analyse the effect of climate change on Himalayan glaciers and melt runoff components. The ministry filed the affidavit in…
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Over a year after a devastating winter wiped out virtually his entire sheep flock, herder Zandan Lkhamsuren is still reckoning with the damage wrought by Mongolia’s increasingly erratic extreme weather. The vast country is one of the most…
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From Argentina and South Sudan to Spain, Indonesia, and even Saudi Arabia, recent episodes of flash flooding around the world have cost numerous lives, displaced thousands, and destroyed infrastructure. What is causing this flurry of flash…
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Climate impacts are unfolding faster than expected and scientists have been surprised by the speed of temperature rise, the chief of the United Nations’ climate science panel has said. In an interview with PTI, Intergovernmental Panel on…
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A recent study by MIT aerospace engineers reveals that greenhouse gas emissions are altering the environment of near-Earth space, potentially reducing the number of satellites that can safely operate in low Earth orbit. The research,…
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In the coming days, former central banker Mark Carney is set to be sworn in as Canada’s Prime Minister, after winning the race to replace Justin Trudeau as the leader of the country’s Liberal Party. He will be tasked with leading Canada…
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