State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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Little room for optimism as Asia-Pacific region gets hotter
Hotter temperatures and higher sea levels could devastate many Asian economies, displace millions of people and put millions more at risk from infectious disease, according to a climate change report
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Get ready for freak weather
The world's top polluting nations were told to prepare for decades of weather turmoil even if they act now to curb emissions and pursue green energy sources. Environment and energy ministers meeting
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Doubled carbon emission may be price of growth in India, China
The rapid growth of emerging economies like China and India
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Detecting the long-term impacts from climate variability and increasing water consumption on runoff in the Krishna river basin
Variations in climate, land-use and water consumption can have profound effects on river runoff. There is an increasing demand to study these factors at the regional
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Harper's Canadian Kyoto faces hurdles
Canada's prime minister Stephen Harper faces serious obstacles in his quest to create a made in Canada version of the Kyoto protocol that both satisfies the business community and placates
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Companies for carbon sequestration undersea for more oil
british and Norwegian oil companies have announced plans to bury carbon dioxide under the bed of the North Sea. Though they claim they are trying to inhibit climate change, the actual purpose is
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Global warming can even cause plague
global warming can lead to more cases of plague, warns a recent study. Warmer springs and more moist summers may create conditions for Yersina pestis
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Locust menace worsens in Ladakh
The people of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, are grappling with the menace of locusts, the migratory grasshoppers. Experts suspect that the pests, Locusta migratoria, have migrated from neighbouring
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California approves emissions cut, sidelines Bush
California's state legislature has approved a bill to cut greenhouse gas emissions by sidestepping the Bush administration, which is still opposing tough greenhouse gas controls. The Global Warming