'Now or never': UN report suggest growing forests, eating less meat to avoid climate extremes
At this point, only severe emissions cuts in this decade across all sectors, from agriculture and transport to energy and buildings, can turn things around, the report says.
Apr 05, 2022, 12:41 PM IST
Climate concern: These Indian cities will go 'underwater' in next 10 years
IPCC in its report warned that India must act now or else climate change will result in extreme weather conditions in the country.
Nov 12, 2021, 15:59 PM IST
Climate Change: 12 Indian cities may drown in future due to rise in sea level
The climate change report by the IPCC said global warming is dangerously close to spiralling out of control and it could result in rising sea levels across the world, including India. This, as a result, could lead to the submersion of several coastal regions of Earth. Here's how the top cities of India are going to be affected by rising in temperature in the coming years.
Aug 11, 2021, 21:38 PM IST
Several cities including Mumbai, Chennai can go underwater, warns new IPCC report
A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on climate change has a serious warning for India and several other countries.
Aug 11, 2021, 12:16 PM IST
Extreme sea level events could happen every year by end of this century, claims new IPCC report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) 'Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis' said every region in the world is witnessing irreversible changes in climate due to human influence.
Aug 09, 2021, 15:10 PM IST
Sea level in Asia rising at faster rate: Indian scientist on IPCC report
According to the IPCC report, the global surface temperature in the first two decades of the 21st century (2001-2020) was 0.99 (0.84-1.10) degree Celsius higher than 1850-1909. Global surface temperature was 1.09 (0.95 to 1.20) degrees higher in 2011?2020 than 1850-1900.
Aug 09, 2021, 14:22 PM IST
Extreme flooding-like events will occur every year by 2050, says UN report
Extreme sea level events including flooding, that used to occur once in every 100 years will strike every year on many low-lying areas by 2050, revealed a United Nations report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Sep 26, 2019, 13:45 PM IST
Land under pressure from humans, climate change: IPCC report
"Governments challenged the IPCC to take the first ever comprehensive look at the whole land-climate system. We did this through many contributions from experts and governments worldwide," said IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee.
Aug 08, 2019, 17:28 PM IST
The heat is rising! Earth may become over two degrees warmer this century
Our planet may see a temperature increase of 2 to 4.9 degrees Celsius over the next 80 years, much higher than the target set by the 2016 Paris Agreement, the study has found.
Aug 01, 2017, 17:16 PM IST
Human-induced climate change may cause significant rise in sea levels, warns IPCC
Valerie Masson-Delmotte, co-chair of IPCC Working Group I, said at the Australian National University (ANU) that human influence on the climate has contributed to changes in the warming of the Greenland ice sheet, something which is affecting sea levels the world over.
Jul 18, 2017, 15:58 PM IST
Climate change impacting the faculties of citizens, global leaders?
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Apr 18, 2017, 12:47 PM IST
Gangotri glacier getting less snowfall, higher temperatures
A research shows that the health of the majestic Gangotri glacier that feeds the river Ganges has been affected, as the maximum temperature in the region has shot up by 0.9 degree Celsius and snowfall reduced by 37 cm annually.
Dec 06, 2015, 10:54 AM IST
Himalayan glaciers to ice in Antarctica!
The NASA study challenges the oft-repeated findings of the United Nation's panel on climate change, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that forecast a grim future for the melting ice sheets of the Antarctic.
Nov 08, 2015, 11:26 AM IST
Global warming 'tipping points' identified
Many of these events occur for global warming levels of less than two degrees, a threshold sometimes presented as a safe limit.
Oct 16, 2015, 17:57 PM IST
UN chief welcomes new head of UN climate science panel
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the election of a new head of the UN climate science panel.
Oct 07, 2015, 15:37 PM IST
Early curbs on carbon would not hamstring growth: IPCC
Global economic growth "would not be strongly affected" by rolling back carbon emissions but the cost will rise if action is delayed, the United Nations` climate panel said on Sunday.
Nov 02, 2014, 16:25 PM IST
