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
The integration of climate change adaptation and adaptive capacity issues within development processes is now a central issue for development policy and practice. Climate Change adaptation is a dynamic field of activity, with lessons emerging all the time. Community based adaptation plan is prepared at local level by involving multi-stakeholder team including the vulnerable communities.
Sea turtles are vulnerable to aspects of climate change because they have life history, physiological attributes and behaviour that make them extremely sensitive to environmental changes.
London: In a new research into impact of melting ice on sea level, scientists have found that thinning ice in Antarctica is contributing nearly 10% of sea level rise and Pine Island Glacier is the major source.
Richard Black Simulation showed temperature falling decades after CO {-2}'s decline Canada and Russia would receive more rain and snow Impacts of manmade greenhouse warming on rainfall would endure long after temperatures fell, a study suggests.
SHILLONG: The State is likely to have a "Chief Minister's Council on Climate Change and Sustainable Development" soon. "We are coming up with this new initiative as there is an urgent need to address the global issue of climate change which is one of the greatest threats facing the planet," Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma has told The Shillong Times.
A concept paper drafted for development and application of sustainable river management options for the Brahmaputra as part of a European Commission (EU)-sponsored project, laid stress on channelising the Brahmaputra to mitigate bank erosion and reclaim new land, basing on comprehensive analysis.
The glaciers that feed Asia's largest rivers aren't going to vanish soon – but 60 million Asians will suffer water shortages by 2050.
Human burning of fossil fuels and biofuels for energy use affects global climate change through increasing carbon dioxide (CO2), but also a host of other short-lived non-CO2 effects that are complex and involve impacts that are both warming and cooling.
60 Vice-Chancellors from various universities will take part SIVAGANGA: The two-day conference on
Dehra dun: Uttarakhand Government is planning to set up an authority with the aim of conserving Himalayan glaciers in the hill State. The proposed Snow and Glaciers Authority (SGA) is expected to be headed by Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and will study the impact of climate change on nearly 1,400 big and small glaciers, top official sources said.