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Extreme Weather Events
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No need to panic: Expert
The geological history of planet Earth shows natural and continual 'warm-cold' phases. A leading scientist says there is no need to panic. Sanjay Pandey reports In what comes as a contrarian view to popular perception, a leading environmental scientist has said that there was no cause for panic from the so-called threat to the earth from global warming.
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Climate change has brought the world together
CHENNAI: You can tend a garden, recycle materials, ride a bicycle more often than drive a car to contribute in a personal way to the cause of Planet Earth which was imperilled by climate change, Beth Middleton, research ecologist with the National Wetlands Research Center, Louisiana, US, said in her Earth Day lecture on Wednesday.
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Climate change effecting indigenous vegetables
KOHIMA, April 20: Nikheli has been selling vegetables (indigenous to Nagaland) since 1989. After 20 years of good business, she
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Our future on a hotter planet
The Guardian Even a temperature rise of less than 2C has a discernible impact on the planet. The Earths energy balance will then change dramatically, writes Mark Lynas So, global warming is here, and the world is facing the heat. Here
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Climate change to hit the poor hard
Climate change will affect basic needs and access to food resources...It will also have an impact on agriculture productivity and fresh water availability }
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As mercury levels shoot up, be prepared for dehydration
Ahmedabad : Parth Desai, 19, was playing tennis when he suddenly collapsed after getting spasms. He complained of severe muscle cramps, so much so that the youngster had tears in his eyes. Blame it on the heat wave that has started preying upon unsuspecting citizens.
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Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will prepare a Special Report on managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation, to be released during the second half of 2011. This decision was taken by the IPCC at its recent 30th session, which convened from 21-23 April 2009, in Antalya, Turkey.
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On the determination of trends in rainfall
The question of how to assess trends in rainfall data is very relevant to that of climate change. A short review of prior work revealed that there was little consensus on the methodology to be adopted. Many methods had been tried and abandoned.
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Policy guidance on integrating climate change adaptation into development co-operation
This Policy Guidance is intended to provide policy makers and practitioners in development co-operation agencies with information and advice on how to mainstream climate change into development.
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Bad weather hits mango crop in Gujarat
AHMEDABAD/SURAT: Mango-lovers will have to dig deeper into their pockets this summer. Subdued winter coupled with the surprise showers and cyclone last weekend have spelt disaster for the Kesar mango crop in Talala. Mangoes from Valsad and Navsari are also expected to be bitter and costlier. Experts say the yield may be down by around 80 per cent this year.