The US is heating up! America witnesses dramatic rise in temperatures over last 4 decades: Federal report
The report says extreme heat waves have become more common and extreme cold waves less common since the 1980s.
Aug 08, 2017, 12:51 PM IST
Climate change could increase cost of your flight ticket
Researchers have found that rising temperatures would mean increased weight restrictions on a significant number of flights, potentially imposing increased costs on the aviation industry in the next century.
Jul 14, 2017, 23:44 PM IST
Global warming: Arctic sea ice may vanish this century despite climate action, warn scientists
The 2 degrees Celsius target may be insufficient to prevent an ice-free Arctic, James Screen and Daniel Williamson of Exeter University in Britain wrote in the journal Nature Climate Change after a statistical review of ice projections.
Mar 07, 2017, 09:52 AM IST
Climate change: 2,50,000 more deaths per year by 2030, says WHO
As per WHO's assessment, heat exposure will cause around 38,000 deaths in the elderly in the next 15 years. Also, deaths due to diarrhoea are projected to reach 48,000, and as many as 60,000 deaths due to malaria and 95,000 due to childhood malnutrition.
Jul 11, 2016, 09:42 AM IST
Climate change: Temperatures in Madhya Pradesh to surge by 1-1.5 degrees by 2045, says study
The study, "Climate Change in Madhya Pradesh: Indicators, Impacts, and Adaptation," done jointly by faculty member Veemal Mishra of IIT-Gandhinagar and Amit Garg of IIM-Ahmedabad says that with rise in temperatures, the "frequency of severe, extreme, and exceptional droughts" will increase.
Jun 06, 2016, 11:27 AM IST
Water around the globe distributes with rising temperature
According to the researchers, this study shows how climate change is altering the spatial patterns and amounts of precipitation, where it comes from and where it falls.
Mar 15, 2016, 13:28 PM IST
US group launches Ahmedabad model-based toolkit for heat waves
Based on Ahmedabad's pioneering "Heat Action Plan", a US-based environmental advocacy group has released a toolkit to tackle heat waves and rising temperatures on the sidelines of Paris climate change summit.
Dec 10, 2015, 00:26 AM IST
India needs over $1 trn to adapt to climate change: Study
India as a whole, will experience 1-1.5 degree celsius increase in mean annual air temperature from 2016 to 2045, which could have profound implications for agriculture and crop production.
Dec 01, 2015, 20:23 PM IST
Children will bear the brunt of climate change, 690 million at risk: UNICEF
Fearing the consequences of climate change, the UN children's agency has warned that nearly 690 million of the world's 2.3 billion children living in areas most exposed to climate change face higher rates of death, poverty and disease from global warming.
Nov 25, 2015, 00:19 AM IST
China implacable ahead of Paris climate talks
China will not improve on its pledges to control emissions, the country's top climate negotiator said on Thursday ahead of key UN climate change talks in Paris.
Nov 20, 2015, 00:46 AM IST
