At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods, and droughts, exacerbating an existing learning crisis, according to a new UNICEF analysis released today. Heatwaves were the predominant climate hazard shuttering schools last year, with …
Bhopal: Due to cyclone condition developed in the upper strata of Eastern Madhya Pradesh there may be rains in eastern part of the state. The recent hailstorm and rains has damaged crops in these areas to a great extent. The clouds formed in the sky may prove damaging to the …
The state government is planning to set up 20 eco-friendly houses at Sunderbans for victims of cyclone Aila. At a function organised by an NGO, South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE) prior to World Wetland Day, Mr SP Gon Chowdhury, managing director of West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) …
The Centre has promised Rs 5,032 crore to repair Aila-damaged embankments and Rs 530 crore for flood control in East and West Midnapore, a team of Bengal MLAs said after meetings here today. The delegation, which met Union water resources minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, had …
SUBOL Mondal, a 55-year-old smalltime farmer, at Dayapur village in the Sunderban forests, West Bengal, is very particular to keep his date with the local banker every month. He is servicing a 15-year loan, at subsidised interest rates, and paying out an equated monthly instalment (EMI) of Rs 900 in …
Whether the characteristics of tropical cyclones have changed or will change in a warming climate — and if so, how — has been the subject of considerable investigation, often with conflicting results. Large amplitude fluctuations in the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones greatly complicate both the detection of long-term …
BHUBANESWAR: The World Bank has approved the India Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (ICRMP) for implementation in Orissa. Phase I of the project, estimated at $ 247 mn, may be implemented between 2010 and 2015 after the appraisal. ICRMP was initially planned for 13 states but only Orissa and Andhra Pradesh …
Calcutta, Dec. 17: As Copenhagen sweats over an elusive climate deal, Calcutta is wiping beads of perspiration too, courtesy the shooting mercury and food prices. The heat and humidity have been unusually high in the city for six straight days, with today
Call for including disaster management in curriculum DINDIGUL: Massive urbanisation and air pollution are the major factors for the rise in temperature and global warming. Balanced growth in the development and protection of nature, particularly eco system, is the need of the hour to check rise in temperature, said S.R. …
The year 2009 is likely to rank in the top 10 warmest on record since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850, according to WMO. Finds that the decade of the 2000s (2000
In this article the author critically reflect on participatory processes in vulnerability research in the context of community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA). CBA is an emerging form of bottom-up adaptation to climate change. CBA is distinct in that it focuses largely on empowerment or
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: They endured the monsoon rains in temporary tarpaulin shelters pitched on embankments. Now, six months after the devastating cyclone pounded the region on May 25, Aila victims in the estuarine islands of the Sunderbans must brave the elements this winter since the promised compensation for rebuilding their …
CLIMATE change is fast turning out to be a big challenge for mega cities. While experts list coastal mega cities like Chennai, Mumbai, Bangkok, Manila, Chittagong and Tokyo as among the most vulnerable to climate change, they feel that Asian cities could lead a fight back by turning into
Mumbai: Alphonso mangoes will not hit the markets on time next season; blame it on Cyclone Phyan. And when it does, the quantity may not be enough for the connoisseurs of the luscious fruit. As the flowering of the mangoes has been destroyed by the cyclone in the Konkan area …
Cyclone Aila has altered their calculations. Hit by crop failure due to increased salinity caused by sea water surge, the farmers of the Sunderbans were pinning hope on the low-yield but salt-resistant paddy varieties that their forefathers cultivated. Only to realise that the high-yield varieties that they had preferred to …
Pune Crops worth Rs 207 crore were damaged because of cyclone Phyan that struck Pune last week, according to preliminary figures released by the district administration. About 1.45 lakh farmers, and cultivable land of nearly 75, 363 hectares have been affected. The figures will be put before the state government …
The IMD overlooked and ignored data on Cyclone Phyan, leading to the loss of almost a hundred lives, says SUJAY GUPTA Disaster is often the distance between a cosy bedtime story and an early morning wake-up call. On the intervening night of December 10 and 11, Goa was on the …
