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 …
Antarctica Glaciers Study Sounds Alarm TIMES NEWS NETWORK Days before the Copenhagen conference on climate change kicks off, a major study by a group of 100 international scientists has said that sea levels are likely to rise by as much as 1.4 metres (more than 4 feet) by the end …
This document provides technical support for the endangerment and cause or contribute analyses concerning greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
The coastal region occupies some of the most potential aquifer systems of the country. The coastal aquifers of India ranges from that of Jurassic to Recent and is seen almost all along the coast right from Gujarat to West Bengal. Some of the aquifers especially the Tertiary to Recent ones …
This report outlines lessons learnt regarding the principal effects of climate change on 15 cities in low-income countries, and what makes them vulnerable to these effects. It includes 12 cities from Africa and three from south Asia. This report outlines lessons learnt regarding the principal effects of climate change on …
This report supports development of a national policy and sectoral strategies. The urgent needs for adaptation are up to $650 million per year by 2012. In the road to Copenhagen, and beyond, three foundations are institutional capacity, knowledge management and multi-stakeholder funding for developing early prototypes of successful action. Many …
This paper highlights published cases related to various climatic conditions that have impacts on rice cultivation practices. Due to the needs to continue rice farming, whether for traditional, cultural or economic reasons, rice farmers in Asia resorted to various adaptation practices that might have deviated from their common practices. This …
This four minute video highlights the human face of climate change negotiations and shows why climate change is not only a sustainable development issue, but an issue of survival to Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Greenland has lost about 1,500 cubic kilometres of ice between 2000 and 2008, which is responsible for one-sixth of global sea level rise, scientists have claimed. Researchers from Broeke of Utrecht University in the Netherlands came to the conclusion after studying the difference in annual snowfall and snowmelt in Greenland …
A comprehensive, up-to-date account of how the physical and biological environment of the Antarctic continent and Southern Ocean has changed from Deep Time until the present day. Also considers how the Antarctic environment may change over the next century in a world where greenhouse gas concentrations are much higher than …
If the world fails to get the growing carbon emission under control, sea levels could rise by up to six metres, said a new study. According to the study by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), temperatures in the Antarctica were increased by six degrees Celsius during the past periods when …
If the world fails to get the growing carbon emission under control, sea levels could rise by up to six metres, said a new study. According to the study by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), temperatures in Antarctica were increased by six degrees Celsius during the past periods when the …
Mumbai: Giving a new angle to the climate change the United Nations Population fund (UNFPA) today said family planning, reproductive health care and gender relations could influence the future course of climate change and affect how humanity adapts to rising seas, worsening storms and severe droughts. The influence of human …
State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said about 20 million people might be displaced from coastal belts as a result of sea level rise following climate change. He urged all, including government and non-government organisations, to act unitedly to face the challenges of climate change …
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: Kolkata has been ranked as the fourth most vulnerable among 11 major coastal cities in Asia that are threatened by climate change as it is
Kolkata is the fourth Asian city that is most vulnerable to the effects of climate change according to this latest WWF report. Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta top this ranking of 11 most climate vulnerable Asian cities and are followed by Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh and Shanghai. Asia is arguably …
Rajiv Tikoo New Delhi: While it may be premature to link Cyclone Phyan to climate change, the fact remains that coastal areas are relatively more vulnerable to extreme weather events. For example, Kolkata has emerged as one of the five most climate vulnerable coastal cities in Asia, according to a …
Climate migrants and exiles pose a unique challenge that requires a special international strategy, which only the United States, with its well-established and transparent regimes for legal immigration, has the experience and capacity to develop. To begin with, the US could take the initiative in formulating domestic policy to start …
Goa is the most vulnerable among coastal states, as major portion of its beaches would be submerged within a foreseeable future due to climatic changes, according to a scientific study.
