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Deal with floods, or shrug and invoke Mumbai spirit: Scientist AchutaRao
The question is not about scientific capability but to how close the gap between science and policy in action, says AchutaRao
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Cow dung, fruit trees and ants: How Assam copes with climate change
In Assam, returning to traditional varieties of rice has proved to be beneficial to farmers
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New-age firms find biz climate warmer
Labour-intensive companies feel constrained: Sources
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Climate gloom and doom? We need stories about taking action, too
Communication strategy compels how we can act to avoid the worst consequences of climate change
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Temperature rise: US already feeling effects of climate change, says report
Extreme heat waves have become more common and extreme cold waves less common since 1980s: Report
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We can cut emissions in half by 2040 if we build smarter cities
UN's peak climate body showed that cities are crucial to preventing drastic climate change
China to tackle climate change with crops that will deliver multiple yields
Work on developing perennial wheat, buckwheat, sorghum and sunflower are at various stages in China
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Climate change set to increase air pollution deaths massively by 2100
If climate change continues unabated, it will cause about 60,000 extra deaths globally each year
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Has the moment for environmental justice been lost?
Donald Trump has taken aim at the Environmental Protection Agency with regulatory rollbacks and deep
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Climate change risks leaving future generations $530 trillion in debt
Humans have pumped over 1.5 trillion tonnes of CO? into the atmosphere since 1750
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Climate change: India and China, be prepared for devastating floods, storm
Unabated climate change could severely affect the future growth of Asiancountries
UN warming to idea of protecting World Heritage sites from climate change
Urged 193 nations to take action to limit global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius
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G20 meet: Compromise on climate change, but at what cost?
Key risk for defenders of the global pact is that other countries could now follow Trump's lead
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Refugee crisis to escalate as rising ocean levels could affect 2 bn by 2100
By 2060, about 1.4 billion people could be climate change refugees: Cornell University research
Oceans counter global warming and can no longer be neglected
Oceans have absorbed an astounding 93% of the excess heat over the past 40 years
Climate change making cities sick; here is why we must wake up and act
Finally, cities should seek out adaptation options that have other health co-benefits
3-minute story of 800,000 years of climate change with a sting in the tail
More than ever, we need strong and accountable ledaers, to avoid the worst of climate change
Neither hot nor cold on climate change
'Lukewarmers' doubt whether climate change represents a crisis unique among the varied challenges
Mr Trump, your decision may add 0.3 degrees in global temperatures: UN
It is still fairly early days to assess the impact of Trump's complex announcement: UN
Urban heat island effect intensifies climate change costs for major cities
This century the total economic costs of climate change for major cities could be 2.6 times higher