Page 16 - Global Warming

Another decade, another record: 2010s hottest in history, says UN

Each of the last four decades has been hotter than the last

Govt may set up National Coastal Mission to address climate change impact

The mission will be set up under National Action Plan for Climate Change and will include measures on climate change-related adaptation and mitigation while simultaneously advancing development

Amazon forest fires melting glaciers over 2,000 km away in Andes: Study

The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that aerosols from biomass burning, such as black carbon, can be transported by wind to tropical Andean glaciers

Climate change to hurt health of children born in India for life: Lancet

Indian children, who are already exposed to bad air and are particularly susceptible to malnutrition and infectious diseases, will experience greater impacts of climate change

World's fossil fuel output plan inconsistent with Paris treaty: UN report

A UN report last year concluded that global CO2 emissions must drop 45% by 2030

Rising sea level puts Mumbai at risk of being submerged by 2050: Study

According to the researchers, nearly 250 million people around the world currently live on land that may go below water levels during annual floods

Scientists say it'll take $300 billion to halt global warming for 2 decades

The sum is not to fund green technologies or finance a moonshot solution to emissions, but to use simple, age-old practices to lock millions of tons of carbon back into the soil

Mumbaikars providing ready-to-grow seed balls to check depletion of forest

Chitra Chauhan set up Beej Box (BB), a platform that provides 10 seed balls for Rs 100, which need to be chucked in the soil to grow a plant

The cult of children

At the UN Climate Action Summit, Greta Thunberg admonished the world's leaders for playing fast and loose with the futures of the young

Indian financial sector lags in embracing climate-linked investment calls

Lack of enthusiasm to link climate issues with financial support could slow India's push for renewables and supporting technologies for low carbon pathways

Collaboration with India on climate action is quite important: UN official

The UN official also lauded efforts by Indian companies and said he has been very encouraged by the response of companies globally in tackling climate change

Hindu Kush at risk of losing over 60% glaciers by 2100: Green group

Among the 46 cities at risk due to sea level rise, two are Indian cities of Mumbai and Kolkata, which may experience severe and frequent floods

Govt policies, affordability, global warming to spur growth of agri inputs

Farm inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides are essential to the agriculture ecosystem and farmers' income, which govt wants to double by 2022

World 'losing the race' to avert climate disaster, warns UN chief Guterres

Guterres said he was heartened by growing societal awareness, which meant that hope was not yet lost

Climate change effects to be worse than previous estimates, new study shows

Across Europe, heat waves will become longer and more intense, while the Arctic will be entirely ice-free during summer in the last two decades of this century

Fighting climate change

Well-judged alterations in land use are imperative

Hottest July ever! 65% Indians were exposed to heatwaves in May-June 2019

But 2015 saw the worst heatwave in India since 1992, striking areas from Delhi to Telangana and killing 2,081 people. It was the fifth deadliest in world history

Think only world is heating up? Our body is hitting close to thermal limits

When the air temperature exceeds 35°C, the body relies on the evaporation of water - mainly through sweating - to keep core temperature at a safe level

A greener land? Carbon pricing gaining favour in India, firms taking action

The number of Indian companies either pricing or planning to price carbon in their investment decisions is increasing

A perfect environmental storm and opportunity for India to think globally

Six hundred million people in India are at risk from increasing temperatures