The Global Climate Risk Index 2019 analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most recent data available — for 2017 and from 1998 to 2017 — were taken into account. The countries and territories affected …
NEW DELHI: With countries gearing up to take part in one of the most complex UN climate conferences post-Paris deal, India on Tuesday made its view against historical polluters (rich nations) quite clear and reminded them of their responsibilities towards taking quick climate actions. “The developed countries seem to be …
To address the impact of climate change and variability on crops, horticulture, livestock, and fisheries, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has taken up a flagship programme National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA). According to Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh, the programme is being …
Climate change is causing more havoc than geophysical events like earthquakes and tsunamis. A study by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) shows how climate change has affected us in the last 20 years — of all the 7,255 disasters recorded globally between 1998 and 2017, floods accounted …
India could witness deadly heatwaves if the planet's temperature goes up by two degrees Celsius, according to a report released Monday by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC). The recent UN’s IPCC report gives India a “huge” opportunity to develop differently and also stresses the need to make …
NAGPUR: India could face an annual threat of deadly heatwaves, like the one in 2015 that killed at least 2,500 people, if the world gets warmer by 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels, says the much-anticipated world’s biggest review report on climate change. The report was released by the Intergovernmental …
Here is the problem for India: It is the second-largest coal consumer after China, putting at risk the lives of 600 million Indians to disasters caused by climate change Recent extreme weather events, such as floods in Kerala, wildfires in Uttarakhand and heat waves in the north and east, have …
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases its ‘special report’ on keeping warming to under 1.5°C as compared to pre-industrial times. Why is this important, and is it even doable? As you read this Monday morning, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) would have released a keenly awaited “special …
Increasing temperatures are likely to impact human health. An increase in severe heat wave days and heat mortalities has been observed in India over the past few decades. A report by National Disaster Management Authority states that about 22,562 heat related deaths were reported between the periods 1992 to 2015. …
This publication highlights not only the incidences and impacts of heat waves in Asia but also all the scientific and governance innovations designed to mitigate their damage. While instances of heat waves are on the rise across the world, Asia in particular seems to be reeling under an intense heat …
Extreme climate events such as droughts and heat waves exert strong impacts on ecosystems and human well-being. Estimations of the risks of climate extremes typically focus on one variable in isolation. In this study, we present a method to examine the likelihood of concurrent extreme temperature and precipitation modes at …
India is set to generate 100 GW solar energy by 2022, noted the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu. He said that demand for energy will increase due to rapid development taking place in India and fossil fuel is not going to last forever and …
Govts not doing enough to meet emission targets: Experts As a series of meetings take place over the next couple of months to combat climate change, major parts of the world, including India, China, Japan, Europe and the US, reel under floods, heat wave and super storms. While there is …
In India, heat wave conditions are generally experienced during the summer months of April and May, and from time-to-time, deaths due to heat waves have been reported from several parts of the country. Between 2001 and 2012, heat stroke accounted for 4% of all deaths from natural calamities, with a …
The starting pistol has been fired in a race to develop "climate change resistant" wheat with the publication of a map of the crop's genes. An international team of scientists has identified the location of more than 100,000 wheat genes. The researchers say the map will accelerate the development of …
Heat waves are not only seen on land but have also been detected in oceans. And, their effect on large water bodies might be even more devastating than on land, a new study has found. The heat in the oceans over the last few years has also been at record-breaking …
The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is home to 10 million people but it is also one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world. If this goes unchecked, parts of the megacity could be entirely submerged by 2050, say researchers. Is it too late? It sits on swampy land, the Java …
Gaborone — Government will use a total of P856 million in different measures adopted to mitigate the effects of arable drought recently declared for the year 2018/19 by President Mokgweetsi Masisi. According to a press release from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the relief and special assistance …
In the midst of a record-breaking global heat wave, a recent international study presented a terrifying worst-case scenario: that "hothouse Earth" conditions are likely to prevail even if the world meets the carbon reduction levels of the Paris Agreement. Lead author Will Steffen from the Australian National University and Stockholm …
This summer's heatwave and wildfires across Sweden have raised the environment to the second most important issue for voters ahead of a general election in September, a poll by Demoskop showed on Thursday. Temperatures in Sweden were between three and five degrees Celsius higher than normal in July and in …
