Page 148 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
From Florence to Mangkhut, climate change is the reason for bad storms
It's no longer an unanswerable hypothetical, like pondering how many angels could dance on the head of a pin, we know a great deal about it - and the answers are troubling
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Kerala floods show climate change nears point of no return: UN chief
Guterres highlighted the huge economic costs of climate change and the opportunities presented by climate action
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Action on climate change could add $26 trn to world economy by 2030: Study
Dynamic action on climate could also generate "over 65 million new low-carbon jobs" by 2030 and avoid over 700,000 premature deaths due to air pollution
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India Inc must seize climate initiative
But who will take the lead? The traditional do-gooders or the young turks? Who will be the first to say, "We are in"?
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Imperative of climate change
India is burning more coal - and it of course puts this down to the fact that the end of coal would destroy the banking system and the railways in the country
Climate change warning: One-fifth of global deaths due to flooding in India
As many as 107,487 people died due to heavy rains and floods across India over 64 years between 1953 and 2017
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How Punjab's farmers are changing strategy to cope with climate change
India is one of the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change
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Climate change could cost India 2.8% of GDP by 2050, says World Bank
If no measures are taken, average temperatures in India are predicted to increase by 1.5-3 degrees
'Climate change is real,' carmakers write in a letter to White House
The letter came roughly a week before President Donald Trump signaled he was open to talks with California on mileage standards
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India's soft power in climate change
For long, India had urged developed countries to act more forcefully on climate change, while arguing that it needed technology and finance to adopt more climate-friendly pathways
Inspiring terms are simple. 'Climate change' isn't
The doubters and believers aren't even talking about the same thing
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Revamp afforestation rules for climate justice
Indigenous peoples should be given major stake in managing compensatory afforestation funds. Otherwise, forest restoration will fail, jeopardising India's chances of achieving its Paris climate goals
So much for COP23, there's a whole class of carbon emissions we're ignoring
The most effective strategy is prevention, and a great deal can be done by designing our buildings with resource efficiency in mind
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Climate change may reduce farm output, raise India's famished: Report
For every 100 mm drop in average rainfall, farmer incomes fall 15% during the kharif season and 7% during rabi, the survey said
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India needs $2.5 trillion to meet its 2030 climate change targets: Centre
The current financial year allocation for two climate change schemes on climate change is Rs 1.41 billion
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Five ways India must help its farmers to face the threats of climate change
Extreme temperature shocks, when a district is significantly hotter than usual, results in a 4.7% decline in agricultural yields
The future of golf and cricket is at risk due to climate change. Here's why
Extreme weather is made worse by climate change, causing more golf course closures, while wetter, warmer autumns and winters cause damage and disease to grass and greens
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Climate change redux
India should turn away from the Paris accord as latest research shows particles from space, and not human activity, affect climate on Earth
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Change is real: Letter to BS on climate has a cascading effect on lives
A warmer ocean affects another important food source - fish
Climate costs
Global average increases in temperature of two to three degrees may not seem completely unmanageable at first, but it means that the extremes of temperature will get that much worse