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By Kevin Trenberth When politicians talk about reaching “net zero” emissions, they’re often counting on trees or technology that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air. What they don’t mention is just how much these proposals or geoengineering would cost to allow the world to continue burning fossil fuels. There are many proposals for […]
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By Sanjay Chaturvedi In the world of migration law no one has successfully defined what a ‘climate refugee’ is. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees doesn’t endorse the term. Worse, the term ‘refugee’, as subscribed to by the 1951 Convention with its focus on fear of persecution, is unlikely to be of any value […]
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New Haven: Few would contest the possibility of love partners influencing each other’s opinions and actions, but what about their perspectives on climate change specifically? There hasn’t been much research done on the dynamics of climate change discussions in romantic relationships and how one partner’s opinions might affect the other. The findings of the research […]
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New York: While the effects of global climate change are already resulting in the loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise, and longer and more intense heat waves, a first-ever survey of planktonic lipids in the global ocean predicts a temperature-linked decrease in the production of essential omega-3 fatty acids. This means as global warming […]
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By Dr Sonal Mobar Roy Catering to the needs of millions of people in the country, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Scheme (MGNREGS) is one of India’s flagship social protection programmes. It is the largest labour guarantee scheme in the world, offering 100 days of paid labour to every rural household. The origin […]
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Stockholm: Climate change poses serious risks to mental health and well-being, and thus countries must make it a priority while taking efforts to tackle the climate crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. According to a recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), rapidly increasing climate change poses a rising […]
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By Dr Ramesh Chenamaneni In recent years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has been issuing long-range rainfall forecasts for four divisions, namely: North Eastern India, Central India, North Western India and Peninsular India. Given the large spatial variation of rainfall and soils within these divisions, farmers in different sub-regions are unable to utilise these higher […]
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London: Super cyclones, the most intense form of tropical storms, are likely to have a much more devastating impact on people in India in the future due to climate change, according to a modelling study. Researchers from the University of Bristol in the UK examined the 2020 Super Cyclone Amphan – the most costly cyclone […]
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London: Climate change has made the record breaking heat waves in India and Pakistan over 100 times more likely, and also increased the chances that such events will occur more frequently in the future, according to a study by the UK Met Office. The analysis released on Wednesday means extreme temperature events once expected every […]
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By Jennifer Ellen Good There is something unprecedented and important in the recent Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): degrowth. Two of the IPCC’s working groups — those focused on climate change impacts and on mitigation — use the economic term to discuss policies that are key to reducing the impacts […]
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The writing on the wall is very clear. The scorching heatwave currently sweeping large swathes of India is a grim reminder of the dangers of climate change, a result of the unbridled exploitation of natural resources like coal and other fossil fuels. Such intense heat waves, with many areas recording the hottest March temperatures in […]
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Hyderabad: Permafrost is the layer of permanently frozen earth that lies just beneath the land surface in Arctic regions. It formed over the past few million years when ice ages predominated. Now, under the influence of global warming, it is melting. And research suggests that this may have reached the point of triggering runaway climate […]
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New Delhi: Twitter has announced to ban “misleading” advertisements related to climate change on its platform. The micro-blogging platform said that misleading advertisements on Twitter “that contradict the scientific consensus on climate change are prohibited, in line with our inappropriate content policy”. “We believe that climate denialism shouldn’t be monetized on Twitter, and that misrepresentative […]
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New Delhi: On the occasion of Earth Day 2022, Google dedicated the artwork of Google Doodle to raise awareness about climate change. The artwork showcases real time-lapse imagery from Google Earth Timelapse and other sources to showcase the impact of climate change across different regions. It includes a variety of GIFs created from photos of […]
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The choice is between existence and extinction. It’s a ‘now or never’ situation as humanity faces the unprecedented impact of climate change. Climate action can no longer be put off nor can the world afford to continue bickering over funding and technology transfers. The latest report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
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Washington: Using two space-based studies, NASA has been observing climate change and groundwater loss across the planet. Its Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission, ecosystem and climate researchers can quickly locate their regions of interest and study forest structure and carbon content with greater precision than in the past. GEDI is a high-resolution lidar instrument […]
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New York: Increasing temperatures caused by human made climate change and rise in carbon dioxide levels are likely to drive trees, grasses, weeds to produce more pollen, resulting in longer and more intense allergy seasons, according to a study. The research from the University of Michigan showed that by the end of this century, pollen […]
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Women make up the majority of the world’s poor and are more reliant on natural resources
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By Balsher Singh Sidhu More than half the world’s population faces water scarcity for at least one month every year. Meanwhile, some people have to deal with too much water, while others have access to only poor water quality. That’s billions of people living with drought in Africa and India, facing flood risks in Bangladesh […]
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The signs are too ominous to ignore. Despite the ongoing efforts to reduce the risks associated with climate change, half of humanity is living in the danger zone and many ecosystems are at the point of no return. For India, the dangers are far too grave. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) […]
