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71% Indians think humans responsible for climate change, says survey
Of the countries surveyed, India has the largest share of people who think human activity is mainly responsible for climate change
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Climate change effects to be worse than previous estimates, new study shows
Across Europe, heat waves will become longer and more intense, while the Arctic will be entirely ice-free during summer in the last two decades of this century
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Parched India will see 'water refugees' in future, says Rajendra Singh
A lot of time has been lost, but it's still possible to overcome the crisis, Singh said
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Developing nations should increase carbon footprint to tackle hunger: Study
The study also found that a food's country of origin can have huge consequences for its climate impact
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Meat and bottled drink sales fall as consumers get climate change conscious
A survey was conducted by data analytics firm Kantar on 65,000 people in 24 countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia
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COP 14: PM Modi says India to raise target for restoring degraded land
Modi also said India would be happy to propose initiatives for greater South-South cooperation in addressing issues of climate change, biodiversity and land degradation
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Future thermal power plants at risk as water stress increases: Study
Existing water shortage has already forced 61 thermal power plants to shut down between 2013 and 2017, leading to 17,000 gigawatt hours of lost generation
 "Future thermal power plants at risk as water stress increases: Study")
As India hosts desertification meet, 30% of its land is already degraded
Over 600 million people risk the impact of climate change in India and if land degradation is not addressed, the problem could get more acute
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Consumers and climate change
Schlossberg deserves real credit for coming through her journey into the guts of the consumer machine with a clarifying insight: We aren't going to solve our problems on consumer at a time
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Don't hold your breath: Amazon fires aren't depleting Earth's oxygen supply
There's enough oxygen in the air to last for millions of years, and the amount is set by geology rather than land use
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Flood policy needs complete overhaul
India must learn from the ecological pioneers and carefully adapt the learnings to our own conditions
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Can environmental populism save the planet? It is difficult, but possible
Beyond lip service, we need to mobilise truly popular support for change. Now is a good time to start
Best of BS Opinion: Climate change, India's economic challenge, and more
From J&K to Indian economy, read best of Business Standard opinion here
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Fighting climate change
Well-judged alterations in land use are imperative
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Time to buckle up: Climate change could make your next flight a bumpier one
A research shows climate change is creating more turbulent air for planes because changes in wind speed at different altitudes are becoming more extreme
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Hottest July ever! 65% Indians were exposed to heatwaves in May-June 2019
But 2015 saw the worst heatwave in India since 1992, striking areas from Delhi to Telangana and killing 2,081 people. It was the fifth deadliest in world history
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Food security to be severely hit because of climate change: IPCC
The report records that about one-third of food produced is lost or wasted
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July 2019 was hottest month on record, 2015-19 warmest five years ever: EU
Searing heatwaves saw records tumble across Europe last month, with unusually high temperatures within the Arctic Circle as well
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By 2024, we intend to achieve 90% accuracy in detecting heavy rain: IMD DG
He said that IMD has impact-based forecast in all districts now
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Humans will exhaust all of natural resources for 2019 by Monday: Report
The equivalent of 1.75 planets would be required to produce enough to meet humanity's needs at current consumption rates