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
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Heavy weather: tracking the fingerprints of climate change, two years after the Paris summit
Studies published since the Paris Agreement was agreed two years ago are increasingly linking climate change to extreme weather events around the world, a new report shows. Since the conclusion of the
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Wild weather: How we're helping Kenyans fight climate change
What should be a welcome change to the weather in Kenya — rain — has instead turned the country into a life-threatening disaster zone. Rainfall so heavy it can’t be absorbed by the dry, compacted ground
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Adaptation challenges and opportunities for the European energy system
The EEA assessment ‘Adaptation challenges and opportunities for the European energy system’ analyses the needs for climate change adaptation and climate resilience in Europe’s energy system now and in
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Bearing the climate burden: how households in Bangladesh are spending too much
The debate on climate finance in many climate-vulnerable developing countries tends to focus on finance provided by national governments and international donors. Yet the financial contribution of individual
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Climate change will significantly affect Australians’ health, report finds
Climate change will have significant repercussions for Australians’ health as warming temperatures fuel extreme weather events, help spread disease and disrupt food and water supplies, according to a report
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on impact of global warming, 27/02/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on impact of global warming, 27/02/2015. Also includes data on state-wise list of districts vulnerable to extreme weather events.
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New WMO certified megaflash lightning extremes for flash distance (709 km) and duration (16.73 seconds) recorded from space
<p>Identification and validation of atmospheric extremes is essential to monitoring climate change, to addressing engineering and safety concerns, and to promoting technological advancement.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Megaflash-Lightning-Extremes.pdf"
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Jakarta, the fastest-sinking city in the world
The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is home to 10 million people but it is also one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world. If this goes unchecked, parts of the megacity could be entirely submerged by
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Explaining extreme events of 2017 from a climate perspective
This BAMS special report presents assessments of how human-caused climate change may have affected the strength and likelihood of individual extreme events. This is the second year that scientists have
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Scientists call for more eyes in the sky amidst alarming climate change
In the midst of a record-breaking global heat wave, a recent international study presented a terrifying worst-case scenario: that "hothouse Earth" conditions are likely to prevail even if the world meets
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When temperatures rise in South Africa so do the crime rates
Over the past few decades there has been a growing worldwide interest in examining the relationship between weather and various types of crime. Most research in this area has however produced inconsistent
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A look at how the changing climate is impacting New York State's building stock
Much of the talk about buildings and climate change has focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. What often gets overlooked is ensuring that buildings are prepared for future climate impacts. That's
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Companies and climate resilience: mobilizing the power of the private sector to address climate risks
The private sector is an essential partner in reducing the impacts of climate change and extreme-weather events on vulnerable people. This paper argues for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (“the
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Scientists predict major increase in heatwave deaths as world warms
The death toll from heatwaves could rise by up to 2,000 percent in some parts of the world by 2080, according to a study released on Tuesday, as large parts of the northern hemisphere reeled from unusually
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The employment impact of climate change adaptation
This publication highlights the fact that around one third of jobs in the G20 countries rely directly on the effective management and sustainability of a healthy environment. Climate change and other forms
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UN report: Extreme weather hit 62 million people in 2018
The United Nations' weather agency says extreme weather last year hit 62 million people worldwide and forced 2 million people to relocate, as man-made climate change worsened. The World Meteorological
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Higher temperatures due to human activity making heatwaves more likely
Rising global temperatures caused by human activity are making the heatwaves gripping the northern hemisphere more likely, scientists warn. Extreme heat has been seen in the northern hemisphere, with
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Ecosystems across Australia are collapsing under climate change
The Great Barrier Reef has become a notorious victim of climate change. But it is not the only Australian ecosystem on the brink of collapse Our research, recently published in Nature Climate Change,
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IMF: Carbon taxes are effective instruments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
The world is getting hotter, resulting in rising sea levels, more extreme weather like hurricanes, droughts, and floods, as well as other risks to the global climate like the irreversible collapsing of