Page 20 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Google to power AI data centres via nuclear power amid climate change woes
Google anticipates using 500 megawatts of nuclear power to run its operations, as global concerns over climate change intensify amid rising electricity consumption from AI and crypto technologies
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IMF urges Pakistan to invest Rs 1.2 trillion a year for climate resilience
Fund also highlighted that proactive investment in climate-adaptive infrastructure could reduce the negative growth impact
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Human induced climate change behind recent flooding disasters in Nepal
Climate change was responsible for the extreme three day downpours in Nepal about 10 percent more intense
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India presses ahead with coal as China cuts permits ahead of COP29
Until two years back, it was the reverse: India was pushing renewables and freezing new coal projects while China was pressing the pedal on coal
Climate change could reduce Amazon's methane absorption by 70%: Study
Extreme temperatures and humidity driven by climate change could reduce the Amazon rainforest's capacity to absorb the greenhouse gas methane by 70 per cent, a study has found.
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Water security: India must boost wastewater reuse to tackle insecurity
Given the climate risks, India needs to prepare to deal with them because water stress is only likely to worsen
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How climate change contributes to dangers, influences paths of hurricanes
Scientists have linked high ocean temperatures to the rapid intensification of hurricanes- Milton's wind speed increased 95 miles per hour in a single day
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Earth might warm by 2C or 5.5C, narrowing it would just be a distraction
Measuring long-term climate sensitivity is central to future predictions, but we are already seeing the effects of warming across the world with extremes in weather, even at the low end of the range
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Sonam Wangchuk continues indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Ladakh Bhawan
Wangchuk, who is spearheading an agitation for Ladakh's Sixth Schedule status, had started his fast on Sunday afternoon
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Antarctica turning green 'dramatically', trend accelerated over yrs: Study
Antarctica has been shown to be warming faster than the global average, with extreme heat events becoming more common
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Antarctica's winter sea ice in 2024 was lowest ever, except for 2023
In the Antarctic, sea ice typically covers the largest expanse of ocean at some point in September
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Data centre emissions witness growth: Is AI or climate change to blame?
Three of the biggest tech companies, Microsoft, Google and Meta, have reported ballooning greenhouse gas emissions since 2020
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Why are Italy and Switzerland redrawing their border near Matterhorn Peak?
The boundary change, agreed upon by both Italy and Switzerland, affects the area under Matterhorn, one of the highest and most iconic peaks in the Alps
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Tamil Nadu's auto manufacturing sector faces severe climate risks: CII
The risk assessment was carried out as part of CII's new framework, 'Building Climate Resilience for Indian Industry', which aims to help businesses identify and address climate-related threats
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UK, home to world's first coal power plant, to close its last unit today
The UK will close its last coal power plant on Monday, marking a significant milestone in energy use amid global calls for adopting green energy to thwart the irreversible threat of climate change
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates three Param Rudra supercomputing systems
Says India has taken significant steps towards self-reliance in computing
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Jaishankar meets UN Chief, discusses Pact for Future, climate action
Sharing a post on X, Jaishankar wrote, Always a pleasure to speak with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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Decarbonisation key to firm profitability, India ahead of global average
Globally, only about 25 per cent of the companies reported annual decarbonisation benefits worth at least 7 per cent of sales
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Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change
Yet again, these floods highlight the devastating results of fossil fuel-driven warming, said Joyce Kimutai, the study's lead author and a climate researcher at Imperial College, London
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Developing nations urge world's richest to do more on climate at UNGA
Leaders of small island states most at risk from rising sea levels said it was time for those countries that burn most of the fossil fuels blamed for rising temperatures to stop paying lip service