Page 25 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Baku Summit tough, finance deal key to climate progress: Ex-Maldives prez
Secretary-General of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), said Azerbaijan's resolve to negotiate commitments upwards at COP29 under its presidency will be tested
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Climate change threatens to undo educational gains of recent decade: UNESCO
The GEM report noted that a child experiencing temperatures that are two standard deviations above average is predicted to attain 1.5 fewer years of schooling than children experiencing average temp.
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Caribbean seeks help after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands
Scientists are debating what exactly climate change does to hurricanes, but they agree it makes storms more likely to rapidly intensify
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Hindustan Zinc releases report on nature-related risks, climate change
TNFD report outlines nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities and allows for an assessment of the company's direct operations, the report said
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A matter of life and death
Climate change will throw at us many such surprises in terms of impact on human health. Even now, this science is not understood
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Need to increase green cover to tackle soaring summer heat: Minister Yadav
The union environment minister joined the ongoing campaign to plant 51 lakh saplings in Indore
 "Need to increase green cover to tackle soaring summer heat: Minister Yadav")
North India lost nearly 450 cubic km of groundwater in 2 decades: Study
Using on-site observations, satellite data and models, researchers found that across north India, rainfall in monsoons (June to September) has reduced by 8.5 per cent during 1951-2021
 "North India lost nearly 450 cubic km of groundwater in 2 decades: Study")
Walmart heir Christy Walton joins Novogratz urging Biden to exit prez race
The business leaders, for their part, appealed to Biden's patriotic side around the nation's Independence Day, invoking the first US president
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4% newborn deaths linked to climate change in lower income countries: Study
Across the 29 countries studied, the yearly temperatures on average had increased by 0.9 degrees Celsius during 2001-2019, which the authors attributed to climate change
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Gene-edited food: New crops could help us mitigate, adapt to climate change
Scientists used CRISPR-Cas9, a precision gene-editing technique, to create a variety of risotto rice potentially resistant to Pyricularia oryzae, a pathogenic fungus which leads to rice blast disease
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Indian banks see climate change as their biggest source of systemic risk
It wasn't until earlier this year that the RBI finally released a draft framework that would require financial institutions to devise and disclose their strategies to mitigate climate-related risk
UN Secy-Gen Antonio Guterres calls for global unity, action at SCO Summit
He urged stronger commitments from developed countries and innovative financing mechanisms to support climate action
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Climate change India's prominent concern, says Jaishankar at SCO summit
We are working towards achieving a committed reduction in emissions, including transition to alternate fuels, adoption of electric vehicles, and building climate-resilient infrastructure, he said
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China warns of hotter, longer heatwaves as avg temperatures hit new highs
Last year, average national temperatures hit a new high, leading to record levels of glacial retreat and melting permafrost in the northwest
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Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica killing at least 10, causes destruction
Almost 500 Jamaicans were in shelters by Wednesday afternoon, PM Andrew Holness told reporters, urging people in high-risk areas to move
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Alaska's icefield melting speeds up, losing snow 5 times faster than 1980s
In fact, glacier shrinkage in Alaska from the year 2000 to the year 2020, we're losing more ice in Alaska than anywhere else, Davies said
 "Alaska's icefield melting speeds up, losing snow 5 times faster than 1980s")
Climate change cannot be ignored, says CJI, bats for green lifestyle
The CJI was speaking at a foundation stone-laying ceremony at Karkardooma, Shastri Park and Rohini here for trial court buildings in the capital
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Category 4 hurricane Beryl intensifies in Caribbean, eyeing Jamaica
Beryl was packing winds of up to 155 mph (250 kmh) as of 2400 GMT on Monday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said
How Delhi went from extreme heat to heavy floods; all you need to know
For every degree increase in earth's temperature, the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere can increase by about 7 per cent, according to a Nasa article
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Global carbon removal market could touch $100 bn/yr from 2030-35: Report
Demand for credits has begun to increase from sectors as diverse as technology and finance, chemicals and aviation but it's not yet large enough to drive the scale of projects
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