State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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Severe fog: Met department in dark
The rising trend of murky days in recent years has failed to spur the Indian Meterological Department into action. Quite clearly, the need of the hour is to embark on a major programme to demystify the fog
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Another scam surfaces
Yet another major scam involving lakhs of rupees in dam construction under the drought relief works has surfaced in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh where a check dam has breached due to poor
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US firms set greenhouse gas targets in Bush plan
U.S. utilities, automakers, oil refiners and other industries said this week they will voluntarily trim carbon dioxide emissions, drawing praise from the Bush administration and sighs from
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UK will achieve Kyoto, but miss domestic greenhouse gas targets
The UK is likely to achieve its Kyoto targets, according to a new report by government advisors, but will miss its own domestic target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.The new report on the UK's
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Nanotechnology fuels cleaner transport and plugs the ozone hole
Danish scientists have developed a method that could fine tune the process of using catalysts to remove sulphur from fossil fuels, while German scientists have harnessed nanotechnology that could
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EU wants more detailed reporting on emission trends
The European Commission is proposing to strengthen the existing EU system for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions to bring it in line with obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. The Commission's
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Pollen count
To help asthmatics in Chennai
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Weathering the change
Climate Variability, Extreme Events and Agricultural Productivity in Mountain Regions
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The malefactor
Does global warming lead to more malaria in East Africa?