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Kashmir Faces Mounting Snowfall Deficit Amid Climate Change
Snow-scarce winters are rapidly becoming the new normal in Kashmir, particularly across lower-altitude areas — a stark departure from weather patterns witnessed just a few decades ago. Experts attribute the shift to climate change–driven…
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World’s Oceans Absorb Record Heat, Intensifying Climate Threats Worldwide
The world’s oceans are absorbing unprecedented levels of heat, setting new records and amplifying climate impacts across the globe, scientists warn. Recent analyses show ocean temperatures — among the most reliable indicators of long-term…
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Climate Change Could Trigger New Pandemics, Warns Former WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan
As the world continues to grapple with the long-term impact of COVID-19, experts are warning that climate change may fuel the emergence of new viruses and future pandemics. Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and rapid biodiversity…
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UN Climate Chief Slams Trump’s Withdrawal From Key Climate Treaty, Warns of Economic and Global…
The United Nations’ top climate official on Thursday, January 8, led a wave of international criticism against US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from one of the world’s most important climate treaties,…
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Trump Pulls US Out of Key Global Climate Bodies, Sparking Fresh Concerns Over Climate Action
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from several international organisations, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—the 1992 treaty that underpins…
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COP30: Milestones, Misses, and the Road Ahead to COP31
COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, from 10–21 November 2025, unfolded at a moment of deep geopolitical and climatic uncertainty. Hosted in the heart of the Amazon, the summit carried immense symbolic weight, even as it remained politically…
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COP30: Mixed Outcomes and BRICS-Led Climate Momentum
The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém unfolded amid shifting geopolitical currents that are steadily reshaping global climate diplomacy. With Western climate leadership fragmented, Europe recalibrating its ambitions, and the…
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Microplastics weakening oceans’ ability to absorb carbon dioxide, new study warns
Microplastics are not only polluting the oceans but are also undermining one of Earth’s most important defences against climate change, a new study has found. Researchers say these tiny plastic fragments are impairing the oceans’ ability to…
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Endless Rains to El Niño: How Climate Change Has Disrupted the Seasons
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…”—except this year, it didn’t.
Christmas in Delhi recorded an average temperature of 14°C, unusually warm for late December. Days later, a sharp cold wave swept across north India, delivering…
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World Needs WMO More Than Ever as UN Weather Agency Marks 75 Years
As the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) marks its 75th anniversary, global leaders and climate experts have delivered a clear message: at a time of accelerating climate risks, the world’s dependence on the UN weather body has never…
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