Category: Climate Change
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According to a prediction by the Institute of Economics and Peace, there will be over 1.2 billion climate refugees by 2050. Discussing the intricate issue of climate migration, we are joined by Todd Miller, an investigative journalist and author with over 15 years of experience specialising in border issues. In this episode of Climate Course […]
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By Danish Alam
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During a passionate address at the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a stark warning to political leaders, business figures, activists, and representatives of civil society. He painted a grim picture of the consequences of inaction as extreme weather incidents intensify, describing farmers helplessly witnessing their crops being swept away by floods, the emergence […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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Butterflies aren’t just pretty creatures, they play a vital role in our ecosystem and food production. After bees, they are the second most important pollinators in the insect world. Unfortunately, this is changing as the vast urbanisation, deforestation, forest fires, excessive use of pesticides is acting as deterrent to the population of butterflies and moths. […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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As the Climate Week unfurled in New York, it serves as a reminder to revisit the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest scientific assessment—a resounding alarm for global action. The urgency has never been more palpable. The climate crisis has dealt extensive damage, while global greenhouse gas emissions stubbornly linger at dangerous levels. It […]
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By LMB Staff
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Libya is the new victim of nature’s fury, where an extremely deadly Mediterranean storm has created havoc and claimed the lives of thousands of people and wiped out almost a quarter of the eastern coastal city of Derna. The Mediterranean storm ‘Daniel’ unleashed a flurry of floods, and broke two dams in four bridges in […]
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By LMB Staff
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The G20 Leaders adopted the Delhi Declaration under India’s Presidency on Sunday. The declaration was hailed by nations as it highlighted the need for sustainable development and the implementation of ‘One Earth, One Family, and One Future,’ which was the theme for G20 2023. What Is The Delhi Declaration? According to the G20 Delhi Declaration, […]
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By LMB Staff
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A series of flash floods have struck various countries across the globe. These floods are the result of unprecedented rains, leaving cities submerged in water. From Spain to Russia, USA to Turkey, the flood situation has created havoc across the continents.  Flash Floods in Spain and Russia In Spain, the rain has played spoilsport and […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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Ahead of the African Climate Action Summit, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a report on the impact of climate change on fragile and conflict-affected countries. According to the findings in the report, climate change indeed inflicts more lasting macroeconomic costs on fragile countries. Cumulative losses in gross domestic product reach about four per […]
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By LMB Staff
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The United Nations has granted children the right to hold countries accountable for inaction against climate change. The UN body, on August 29, signed a pivotal treaty to amend the 1989 Convention on the Right of the Child, which addresses environmental issues. The Committee on the Rights of the Child labelled the climate crisis as […]
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By LMB Staff
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In a conversation at Express Adda in Mumbai, filmmaker Karan Johar opened up about the need for cinema to highlight the significance of climate change. To a question asked by one of the participants Saher Bhamla of The Bhamla Foundation about cinema’s role in creating awareness about issues of environment and climate, the filmmaker was […]
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By LMB Staff
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The time’s ticking for the majestic Emperor Penguins, as the Antarctic sea ice continues to disappear due to rise in climate change, says a recent study, published in Communications Earth and Environment. Amid the swift escalation of global temperatures, the depletion of Antarctica’s sea ice to historically low levels jeopardises the survival of a paramount […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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In the summer of 2023, Quebec, Canada witnessed an alarming surge in extreme fires, which were found to be twice as likely and more intense due to human-caused global heating, according to researchers. The World Weather Attribution (WWA), a climate change research initiative, recently released a report highlighting the connection between climate change and the […]
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By LMB Staff
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Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act to be revamped. The new addition will include climate change and disaster risk and economic growth. The act is to be renamed as the Tamil Nadu Regional and Urban Planning and Development Act, of 2023. The proposed act is prepared by Ahmedabad-based CEPT Research & Development Foundation. Over […]
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By LMB Staff
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Heavy downpours have flooded various parts of Germany. The storm has caused havoc with streets being waterlogged, trees uprooted. This has also led to cancellations of flights at Frankfurt airport, bringing the busiest airport in Europe to a standstill. The storm swept over southwest Germany late Wednesday, dumping huge quantities of water and reportedly unleashing […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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While addressing the nation, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the ramparts of Red Fort, highlighted the role India is playing in the fight against climate change. As India celebrated its 77th Independence Day on August 15, 2023, the role of the country in fighting climate change too was talked about. “We have put forth […]
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By LMB Staff
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Delhi Research Implementation and Innovation (DRIIV), an S&T (Science and Technology) cluster of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, organised a conference on the ‘Role of Open Access in Equitable Climate and Health Action: Prevention, Response, and Financing’ on August 9. The conference served as a vital platform for […]
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By LMB Staff
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Climate change has put Australia’s Great Barrier Reef under threat, with ocean temperature rising, resulting in the bleaching of coral reefs in the past couple of years. According to the The Australian Institute of Marine Science, “although the reef’s condition had stabilised during a “relatively mild” summer in 2023, it remained in a precarious position.” […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) is the world’s largest alliance for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and well-being. Established in 2005 and hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO), PMNCH provides a prominent platform for its adolescent and youth constituency to amplify the voices of the 1.8 billion adolescents and young people […]
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By Smitha Verma
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Climate change is having a significant impact on the Indian subcontinent and the evidence of it was presented by the Government of India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) department during the ongoing Monsoon Session. Union Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju released ‘Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region’ report, in the Lok Sabha […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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Published in the Nature journal, NASA satellite data paints a concerning image of the world’s oceans turning green. Studying the readings, gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the ‘Aqua’ satellite, of 20 years, it has been found that over 56 per cent of the oceans have turned green in between 2002 to […]
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By Danish Alam
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Over the years, India has experienced numerous devastating cloudbursts. One of the most devastating incidents took place in 2013 in Uttarakhand, a northern state of India with a significant portion of its territory located in the Himalayan mountain range. This catastrophic cloudburst triggered flash floods and landslides, resulting in the loss of thousands of lives, […]
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By Danish Alam
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Heatwaves have gripped various parts of the world. These extreme heat periods are lasting more than they did a couple of years ago. In France, high temperatures have led to severe drought and it is affecting the farming industry. Some parts of Japan recorded a temperature of 38 degree celsius this month.  The heatwaves in […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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In this episode of Conservation Conversation, we explore the vast kingdom of fungi. Fungi and climate change are related in many ways. Some fungi will adapt to an interchanging world and will continue to the flows and fluxes of life thriving. While some others in symbiosis with plants capture and store carbon from the atmosphere. […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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New research has added to the long list of changes that are happening around our climate. The Northwestern University in Illinois, US has unearthed a unique phenomenon called underground climate change and has linked it to the shifting that is taking place underneath our cities.  According to the study, the ground beneath urban areas is […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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Heavy rainfall and flash floods have hit several countries in the past few weeks leading to massive destruction and deaths. Destructive flooding in various countries such as India, Japan, China, UK, Turkey, and the United States have hit the headlines. Flash floods have led to the destruction of roads, houses, buildings and have claimed dozens […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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Every year on June 29, we celebrate the ‘International Day Of The Tropics’. This day helps us to shed some light on the importance of tropical regions and countries. It was first observed in the year 2014, as the culmination of a collaboration between twelve leading tropical research institutions.  The International Day of the Tropics […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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At the Paris Climate Finance Summit, world leaders came together to highlight the need to boost crisis financing for poor countries, reform post-war financial systems and free up funds to tackle climate change. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to intensify its support for the Global South and to join innovative mechanisms to accelerate […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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There was a time when, as soon as we neared the month of June, the entire country used to be drenched in monsoon showers. And it officially marked the arrival of the monsoon season after a long spell of summer. But, now this no longer stands true. The impact of climate change on monsoon has […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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Climate Course Correction explores the latest developments and solutions in the fight against climate change. In each episode, experts from various fields share their insights on the most pressing environmental issues and discuss innovative approaches to address them. “A lot of early stories on climate change always talked about the polar bear and the melting […]
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By Danish Alam
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The 1.5 degree-threshold has now been breached for the first time during the summer months. As reported by the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF), the first eleven days of June, recording the hottest for this month, saw the planet exceed the pre-industrial global mean temperatures of the summer months, by more than […]
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By Danish Alam