Climate change profile of Pakistan
This country profile provides a comprehensive overview of climate change science and policy in Pakistan, drawing insights from national and international literature. Catastrophic floods, droughts, and
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Modification of heat-related mortality in an elderly urban population by vegetation (urban green) and proximity to water (urban blue): Evidence from Lisbon, Portugal
<p>Urban populations are highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of heat, with heat-related mortality showing intra-urban variations that are likely due to differences in urban characteristics and socioeconomic
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Climate risk profile: climate risks in food for peace geographies- Kenya
Northern Kenya’s arid and semiarid lands (ASALs) are food- and water-insecure regions dependent on limited and highly variable rainfall. Rising temperatures, heat waves, changes in seasonal rainfall and
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Building capacity for risk management in a changing climate: a synthesis report from the Raising Risk Awareness project
This report provides a summary of the Raising Risk Awareness project’s results and learning. In summarising both the project’s activities and stakeholders’ responses, this report may prove useful to scientists,
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Humans not influencing all extreme weather events
A new research has revealed that although climate change likely had little impact on the lack of precipitation in the Central US, it did account for about 35 per cent of the extreme warmth experienced
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Enhancing resilience to extreme climate events: lessons from the 2015-2016 El Niño event in Asia and the Pacific
The 2015/2016 El Niño episode severely affected more than 60 million people around the world. In Asia and the Pacific, the event destroyed crops, killed livestock, dried up water-sources in some areas,
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Warming seen worse as nations fail to meet carbon goals
The world is getting further off track in limiting global warming with setbacks in Japan and Australia outweighing positive signals from the United States and China, a study showed on Wednesday. A Climate
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2013 so far seventh hottest year, more warming seen - WMO
This year is the seventh warmest since records began in 1850 with a trend to weather extremes and the impact of storms such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines aggravated by rising sea levels, the World
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The shift toward extreme weather
Is global warming causing more extreme weather? Many people seem to think that the last decade's heat waves, hurricanes and droughts did not happen just by chance, but were linked to the phenomenon of global warming. In 2003, for instance, a ferocious heat wave settled unexpectedly across Europe and killed 35,000 people. Nobody saw it coming.
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Climate change and health: Recent advances and challenges
Climate change and health: Recent advances and challenges - A presentation by Sagnik Dey at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27,
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Annual climate summary 2011
Climate during 2011 was relatively moderate in respect of both temperature and precipitation. Although the year ranked ninth warmest since 1901 there were less heat wave events during the peak summer
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Impact of increasing heatwaves on U.S. ozone episodes in the 2050s: Results from a multi-model analysis using extreme value theory
<p>We develop a statistical model using extreme value theory to estimate the 2000-2050 changes in ozone episodes across the United States. We model the relationships between daily maximum temperature (Tmax)
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Global warming linked to wildfires: UN climate chief
SYDNEY: Wildfires are "absolutely" linked to global warming and increasingly intense heatwaves, the UN climate chief has said, as bushfires burned out of control in Australia. The comments come as debate
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Extreme temperatures in Southeast Asia caused by El Niño and worsened by global warming
<p>In April 2016, southeast Asia experienced surface air temperatures (SATs) that surpassed national records, exacerbated energy consumption, disrupted agriculture and caused severe human discomfort. Here
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On World Environment Day, CSE releases analysis of how India has warmed over the years- from 1901 till 2017
On World Environment Day, CSE releases analysis of how India has warmed over the years - from 1901 till 2017. First animated climate spiral showing the warming of India. Annual mean temperature in
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Australia vulnerable in a warming planet, leaked IPCC report finds
More than a quarter of a million Australian homes could be at risk from rising sea levels, according to a leaked IPCC draft document. Photo: Paul Harris Climate change will increase the likelihood of
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World must eliminate fossil fuel emissions, OECD chief says
The world must eliminate emissions from burning fossil fuels in the second half of this century to lower the economic cost of climate change, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Gloom and doom: World climate changes, but for the worse
As per a leaked UN report, CO2 emissions have gone up to 95% from 90% in '07. The United Nations will be releasing its fifth assessment report (AR5) on climate change releasing this Friday, and it paints
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Economic woes may mute impact of U.N. report saying warming manmade
The strongest scientific warning to date that global warming is man-made may have a muted impact when it is released later this month with many governments more focused on nursing weak economies than on
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European forests head towards carbon saturation point: Study
The ability of Europe's aging forests to absorb carbon dioxide is heading towards saturation point, threatening one of the continent's main defences against global warming, a study showed on Sunday.