Climate change spikes sea levels
Chennai, Kochi and Surat are among the world’s top 20 cities will be flooded dangerously. The sea rises as temperatures spike and polar ice melts. The fear is that many refuse to see the catastrophe
Climate Impacts
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Federal Judge Dismisses NYC Climate Change Law Suit
In January, New York City sued 5 major oil companies, claiming their business activities and aggressive climate denial tactics would cost the city billions of dollars in infrastructure expenses to protect
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Earth's resources consumed in ever greater destructive volumes
Humanity is devouring our planet’s resources in increasingly destructive volumes, according to a new study that reveals we have consumed a year’s worth of carbon, food, water, fibre, land and timber in
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India to expand polar research to Arctic as well
Three decades after its first mission to Antarctica, the government is refocusing priorities to the other pole — the Arctic — because of opportunities and challenges posed by climate change. This month,
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As temperatures rise, a billion people struggle to stay cool; India at risk
The UN's health agency says that heat stress linked to climate change is likely to cause 38,000 extra deaths a year worldwide between 2030 and 2050 More than a billion people are at risk from a lack
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Large ice loss variability at Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden Glacier, Northeast-Greenland
<p>Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden is a major outlet glacier in Northeast-Greenland. Although earlier studies showed that the floating part near the grounding line thinned by 30% between 1999 and 2014, the temporal
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Africa's iconic baobab trees dying off at alarming rate
CROOKS CORNER: Africa's ancient baobab, with its distinctive swollen trunk and known as the ``tree of life,'' is under a new and mysterious threat, with some of the largest and oldest dying abruptly in
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Africa's iconic baobab trees dying off at alarming rate
Africa's ancient baobab, with its distinctive swollen trunk and known as the "tree of life," is under a new and mysterious threat, with some of the largest and oldest dying abruptly in recent years.
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Britain’s coastal wetlands will soon vanish under rising sea levels, study finds
Marshlands stretching across the southeast coast of England may be overwhelmed by rising sea levels in the coming decades, scientists have warned. By testing sediment samples, researchers have tracked
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Climate change poses threat to UK's historic churches, trust warns
The UK’s historic churches are at serious risk from the impact of climate change, including higher levels of rainfall and invasive pests such as termites, according to the National Churches Trust. Roofs,
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Climate change threatens the Nilgiri tahr
The endangered wild goat could lose approximately 60% of its habitat, starting from the 2030s The antics of the sure-footed Nilgiri tahr are a treat to watch, but these endangered wild mountain goats