Climate change pushing Asia towards doom
Much of Asia may see 50 per cent more rainfall due to climate change, although countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan may experience a decline in rainfall by 20 to 50 per cent, says a new report by the
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Planet has just 5% chance of reaching Paris climate goal, study says
Researchers find that economic, emissions and population trends point to very small chance Earth will avoid warming more than 2C by century’s end There is only a 5% chance that the Earth will avoid
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Rise in Global Sea Levels
According to the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that global mean sea level had risen by 0.19m over the period 1901-2010 with a rate of global averaged
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Hawking says Trump's climate stance could damage Earth
Stephen Hawking says that US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could lead to irreversible climate change. Prof Hawking said the action could put Earth onto
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Study: Contribution of India's livestock to methane emissions is only 10.63%
BENGALURU: India may be home to 15% of the global livestock population, but its contribution to the global methane emissions by the domesticated animals is only 10.63%, a study by the National Institute
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Climate Change: Here’s why Paris accord unable to generate consensus
The Donald Trump-led American withdrawal from the Paris climate change negotiations in the hope of a different rhetoric is a serious step undermining what was already a weak international cooperation over
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JSW-The Times of India 8th edition calls out green warriors to apply for Earth Care Awards
While recent developments like the US abandoning the Paris accord have caused a major setback to the fight against the devastating impact of climate change, scientists are warning that time is running
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Innovative finance needed to find $300 billion a year for climate losses
With money for action on climate change already in short supply, an estimated $300 billion a year needed to help countries deal with unavoidable climate losses will have to come from innovative new sources,
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Pacific Ocean shift could see 1.5C limit breached within a decade
Global average temperatures could pass 1.5C above pre-industrial levels within the next decade, new projections suggest. The timing of when we actually hit the 1.5C threshold will depend heavily on
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'India's temperature rose by 0.60 degree over last 110 years'
India's temperature has risen by nearly 0.60 degree celsius over the last 110 years and extreme events like heat waves have increased in the last 30 years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. According