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
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
Tropical oceans are warming by as much as 0.05 degrees Celsius per year, according to a 13-year study conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the U.S.
Increased industrialization in Asia is releasing millions of tons of previously undected toxix aerosols into wind currents that travel across the Pacific Ocean, according to researchers at University
India, set to receive a $82 million grant to gradually phase out the production of CFCs (chlorofluocarbons), is gearing up for another battle-- a proposal to advance the deadline on a consumpiton
NASA : Icy clouds filled with nitric acid helped eat away the protective ozone layer over the Arctic, last winter, NASA scientists sayd. Global warming could help the long-lived clouds last even
Australian scientists have discovered that during the last ice age the Southern Ocean circulated much slower than originally thought. Their research will become crucial in predicting how climate
The Union Minsiter for Water Resources, Dr. C.P. Thakur, has called for implementation of inter-basin transfer lnk schemes to further harness surface water resources. delivering the presidential
The World Bank has started a venture designed to help create a market for buying and selling rights to release pollutants that have been blamed for global warming. Bank officials said that four
Briefing paper on climate change for members of Parliament by Anil Agarwal - Calling upon policy makers to recognise India's stake in the international climate change negotiations.
Bangladesh's largest Teesta Barrage Irrigation Project (First Phase) to be completed by the year 2003 is expected to increase food production in three northern districts of Bangladesh by 5.69 lakh
An international body in the area of water management has reportedly supported the construction of a dam on the Narmada river in Gujarat, a project that has been slammed by environmentalists. This