The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
KOCHI: There is growing, substantial evidence that climate change has affected fish and other marine population over the decades. A national study on the vulnerability of Indian fish stock due to climate change showed that fishes on the east coast were more vulnerable (72%) than those on the west coast …
A new study reveals a rise in temperature could devastate rice yields in West Africa’s Sahel region A new modeling study published warns that the dry-season irrigated rice in West Africa’s Sahel region has reached the critical threshold of 37 degrees Celsius – the tipping point. Further temperature rise could …
Donald Trump has said the United States could re-enter the Paris climate change agreement – and that he would have taken a “tougher stand” in Brexit negotiations than Theresa May. The US president said his country could join the international accord if it had a “completely different deal” but called …
The world’s oceans rose to the highest temperatures ever recorded by far in 2017, scientists have warned. Research by a team of Chinese experts found the upper 2,000m of ocean water were far warmer in 2017 than the previous hottest year in 2015. The findings, published in the journal Advances …
Jaipur: Determined to use literature as a tool to address the growing global environment crisis, the 11th edition of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival will initiate serious dialogue to save oceans, rivers, mountains, forests, wildlife and so forth with sessions focused around the theme of conservation and environment. From January …
Global temperatures are likely to rise more than the targets set by the Paris Agreement within a few decades if immediate action to limit carbon emission rate is not taken, a study warns. Researchers found that Earth's global average temperature is likely to rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the …
JAIPUR: A recent study of the gender ratio of sea turtle hatchlings from Australia's Northern Great Barrier Reef found that 99 percent of hatchlings are female, clearly depicting that male sea turtles are disappearing. Earlier, scientists found that hatchlings in Palm Beach County of Florida too were nearly all female. …
Analyses show that the five warmest years on record all have taken place since 2010 Last year was the second warmest on record, according to a Nasa analysis that shows a continuing long-term warming trend. Globally averaged temperatures in 2017 were 0.90 degrees Celsius warmer than 1951 to 1980 mean, …
Provisional figures for global average temperatures show last year was the hottest without the influence of warming from El Niño. Kenya is named among the countries where rising temperatures threaten plant growth and yield, putting millions of farmers at risk. The Food and Agriculture Organization data shows Kenya is among …
Based on high-resolution models, we investigate the change in climate extremes and impact-relevant indicators over Europe under different levels of global warming. We specifically assess the robustness of the changes and the benefits of limiting warming to 1.5°C instead of 2°C. Compared to 1.5°C world, a further 0.5°C warming results …
Earth's long-term warming trend continued in 2017, government scientists reported on Thursday, with average surface temperatures only slightly below the record heat of the previous year. But unlike 2016, last year's warmth was not aided by El Nino, the Pacific weather pattern that is usually linked to record-setting heat. Nasa …
The dynamic character of an enstrophy-based diagnostic, previously used in the study of atmospheric blocking, is examined here, in near-term future simulations from the Institut Pierre Simon Laplace Climate Model version 4 (IPSL-CM4) and version 5 (IPSL-CM5) climate models of the Northern Hemisphere flow for moderate climate change scenarios. Previous …
The poor, those with outdoor jobs, cardiovascular and respiratory conditions are likely to be the most vulnerable Prolonged heat-wave conditions–in other words, a summer lasting up to eight months–could be the new norm by the 2070s for the Gangetic plains, if greenhouse-gas emissions are not cut to limit the global …
A study has warned that the dry-season irrigated rice in West Africa’s Sahel region has reached the critical threshold of 37 degrees Celcius – the tipping point. It added that further temperature rise could devastate rice yields in the region due to decreasing photosynthesis at high temperatures. According to the …
ROME: Failure to rein in global temperature rises could cause the marine food web to collapse, devastating the livelihoods of tens of millions of people who rely on fisheries for food and income, scientists have warned. Warming oceans restrict vital energy flows between different species in the marine ecosystem, reducing …
Warming temperatures are turning one of the world's largest sea turtle populations in Australia's Great Barrier Reef almost entirely female, running the risk that the colony may not sustain itself in coming decades, a study has found. Sand temperatures determine the sex of turtle hatchlings, with warmer temperatures resulting in …
The presidents of China and France promised closer cooperation Tuesday on climate, counter-terrorism and other issues as their governments try to gain influence in a shifting global political landscape. President Emmanuel Macron's visit was billed as an effort to expand European ties and cooperation with China as Britain prepares to …
Pune: Even as parts of northern and central India shivered this winter and El Nino was absent, 2017 turned out to be the fourth hottest year ever recorded in India. India Meteorological Department (IMD) data revealed that September and October in 2017 were warmest ever in the last 117 years …
AHMEDABAD: This should be an eye-opener for health authorities in Gujarat. Four months ago, an international research team including Indian scientists showed how climate change — principally varying rainfall and temperature - was responsible for frequent dengue outbreaks in the country. Gujarat was among the five zones studied by scientists …
A leaked version of a the draft of the UN Special Report on 1.5 Degrees, the final version of which is due to be released in the last quarter of 2018, has warned that global warming is set to breach the lower limit for warming of 1.5 degrees set under …
