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Preparing for a changed monsoon
Policymakers need to create conditions for the people to adapt to climate change
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Groundwater depletion rates could triple in India due to irrigation: Report
Currently, the most overexploited aquifers are in the northwest and south of India, but the study indicates that by 2050 that area may extend to the southwest, the southern peninsula and central India
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Data will explain celestial phenomena: Ex-Isro chairman on Aditya-L1
"The data from this mission will help explain various phenomena taking place in the atmosphere and aid climate change studies," G Madhavan Nair added
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G7, G20 nations should collaborate on climate action: Think tank ADBI
The think tank also suggested that the G7 and G20 countries should collaborate at the financial level
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IMD Weather Forecast (Aug 31): Heavy rainfall in many states till Sept 3
According to IMD forecasts, Till September 3, some parts of India like Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Manipur, are likely to see a lot of rain and thunderstorms
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Climate change may lead to 1 bn premature deaths over next century: Study
"As predictions of climate models become clearer, the harm we are doing to children and future generations can increasingly be attributed to our actions," said Pearce
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IMD Weather Forecast (Aug 28): Heavy rainfall in few states till August 29
Over the course of the next five days, it is predicted that East and Northeast India will encounter light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms with lightning
Risk of fatal heatwaves rises sharply over 2 decades, finds study
The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that Europe will be particularly affected
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How climate change is helping pests and diseases destroy our food
As temperature rise, you have this expanded geographic range and this expanded range of insects that will just increase those diseases that insects spread
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Free trade based growth, climate action key priorities for India: Kant
Speaking at the B20 Summit India 2023 organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Kant said India's developmental philosophy rests on having a human centric approach
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Climate change fingerprints all over monsoon this year, say experts
In early June, cyclone Biparjoy delayed the onset of the monsoon over Kerala and the advance over southern India and the adjoining western and central parts of the country
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18 bodies found in Greece as firefighters battle wind-driven wildfires
In Greece, police activated the country's Disaster Victim Identification Team to identify the 18 bodies, which were found near a shack in the Avantas area
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Climate change doubled chance of conditions that led to Quebec fires
Though the analysis looked only at a region of Quebec, hot temperatures and drought conditions also were at a record level in the rest of Canada
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Wildfires, extreme weather driving denialism about climate change online
Researchers tracking social-media commentary are noticing a paradox. For some people, climate catastrophes are in fact evidence that climate change isn't real
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Swiss glaciers threatened as heat drives zero-temp level to record altitude
Even Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain along the Italian-French border at some 4,809 meters (15,800 feet), is affected, the weather agency said based on readings from its weather balloons
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Canada firefighters wage battle to save communities after mass evacuations
Flames were being held at bay 15 kilometres from Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, and weary firefighters had a reprieve around Kelowna in British Columbia
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Melting glaciers could create new ecosystems before end of century: Study
This glacial melting could cause a rapid ecological shift as novel ecosystems develop to fill emerging new habitat
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How satellites are helping agriculture sector adapt to global warming
To acclimate, the old ways are increasingly being replaced by the new. In this case, granular data aimed at tracking the progress and health of vines in a fast-warming environment
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Study seeks protection of ecosystems that emerge under disappearing ice
The analysis from Swiss and French scientists adds to worries about glacier melt and a growing call to step up efforts to protect the planet from climate change
Climate change may turn Thar Desert green by century''s end: Study
While many deserts across the globe are predicted to expand with rising temperatures, the Thar Desert might defy this trend and actually turn green within the next century, the researchers said
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