Dhaka tops list of global cities
Dhaka has been ranked the top city in the world to face the highest climate change risks in the coming years. The Bangladesh capital came top in the ranking of 50 cities by Maplecroft, a British firm
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UK's Met Office sees 2013 likely to be one of warmest on record
Global temperatures are forecast to be 0.57 degrees above the long-term average next year, making 2013 one of the warmest years on record, Britain's Met Office said on Thursday. "It is very likely that
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State of the climate in 2011
This new report released by NOAA looks at extreme weather events that occurred in 2011 & finds 2011 among the 15 warmest since records began in late 1800. Shows human fingerprints identified in more than 2 dozen climate indicators examined by 378 scientists from 48 countries.
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Variation in the orographic extreme rain events over the Meghalaya Hills in northeast India in the two halves of the twentieth century
Madden–Julian oscillation plays an important role in the formation of extreme rainfall events over the Meghalaya Hills during extreme monsoon years says this research paper by Paweł Prokop, Adam Walanus published in Theoretical and Applied Climatology.
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Doha: if not now, when?
At the Doha climate change conference, the world agreed to strengthen the framework for future action. But it is now that action is needed The United Nations climate talks in Doha ended in overtime, in what can be best described a nail-biting finish. This was the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The COP is held once a year to push for action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, so intertwined with economic growth that the world has been haggling for the past 20 years over who will cut and how much.
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100 million to die by 2030 if world fails to act on climate
More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by
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Adapting to climate change: assessing World Bank group experience
Developing countries are not yet well adapted even to current climate risks: floods, droughts and storm. Yet those risks are becoming harsher as the world warms, climate extremes become more intense,
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U.N. talks seen falling short despite climate change fears
Despite mounting alarm about climate change, almost 200 nations meeting in Doha from Monday are likely to pay little more than lip service to the need to rein in rising greenhouse gas emissions. A likely
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Heatwaves and health: guidance on warning-system development
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have issued new joint guidance on Heat–Health Warning Systems to address the health risks posed by heatwaves, which are
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Catastrophic warming to hit poor, says World Bank
THE World Bank has warned the planet is on track to warm by 4 degrees this century, leading to more extreme heat waves, lower crop yields and increased flooding, possibly as early as 2060. In a report
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Sea level to rise 3 feet by 2100
WB report states how climate change to hit Bangladesh; warns poorest countries to be worst sufferers As a consequence of climate charge, the sea level will rise by up to 3 feet in Bangladesh, where
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No nation immune to climate change: World Bank
- All nations will suffer the effects of a warmer world, but it is the world's poorest countries that will be hit hardest by food shortages, rising sea levels, cyclones and drought, the World Bank said
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Studies say rising mercury levels could be connected to global warming
The summer of 2010 has just begun, and India is already reeling under extreme temperatures as the mercury climbs unprecedented heights. This unusual rise in summer temperatures could be connected due to global warming says CSE. See Also Report: Global climate in 2009 : WMO www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/302056 Report: Daily gridded temperature data set (1969-2005)
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Kolkata ranks 7th in global climate change risk list
Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has topped a global list of cities facing the highest climate change risks in the coming decades, while Indian metropolis Kolkata is ranked seventh, Mumbai eighth and Delhi at
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Obama vows climate push for 'future generations'
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed a new push for action on climate change, saying the United States had a duty to come together to curb emissions in the wake of megastorm Sandy. In his first
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Climate change already killing 150,000 a year in low-income economies: WHO
Surinder Sud / New Delhi April 05, 2010, 0:29 IST Climate change has begun to affect human health, leading to a rise in cases related to stomach ailments and vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue. This has been indicated in a report in the recent bulletin of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Let them eat coal: why the G7 must stop burning coal to tackle climate change and fight hunger
Climate change is already the biggest threat to winning the fight against hunger. Coal is the biggest single cause of climate change, yet the G7 countries are still burning huge amounts, despite efficient,
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In Poll, Many Link Weather Extremes to Climate Change
Scientists may hesitate to link some of the weather extremes of recent years to global warming — but the public, it seems, is already there. A poll due for release on Wednesday shows that a large majority
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Climate change and business survival
Anglia Ruskin University's Global Sustainability Institute and Mott MacDonald have published a report making clear that building climate resilience is essential to future business survival - and that doing
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Atlas on climate change impacts on crop water balance of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) and Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) in rainfed districts of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh is the key producer of groundnut and pigeon pea within India. Owing to its diversity in agro ecological situations, location specific requirements and land use, the crop water balance varies,