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Questions Over Closing Glacier Research Facilities Amid Himalayan Threat
Billions of people ultimately depend on water originating in Himalayan snow and ice. At the same time, they are increasingly exposed to hazards emerging from a rapidly changing cryosphere
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Nepal Says Flood Reconstruction Likely To Cost $4.78 Billion
Prime Minister Balendra Shah has vowed to "strongly raise" with the international community the disasters that Nepal has experienced as a result of climate change.
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Clean Air Measures Can Improve Delhi's Air Quality By 20% By 2040: UN Report
The report says that if there is a delay of about eight years (the expected average global implementation delay) in reaching the standards, the reduction would only be 10 per cent, translating into substantially greater health impacts over the period.
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As "Supersized" El Nino Takes Shape, UN Chief Warns Of Extreme Weather In 2027
WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said the phenomenon could deliver "a massive blow" to communities and economies worldwide.
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Deadly Nepal Floods Expose Threats To Hydropower In Roof Of The World
The devastating deluge that swept through the mountain valleys on the border between Nepal and Tibet in China is a potent reminder of a growing green-energy risk in one of the world's most hazard-prone areas.
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Earth Set To Overshoot Paris Agreement's 1.5 Degree Threshold Of Warming: UN
This would mean the planet would be facing severe impacts of climate change including significant changes to ice sheets, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost and snow
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The Nepal Paradox: Near-Zero Emissions, Catastrophic Climate Costs
Nepal Floods: Located high in the Himalayas near the Nepal-China border, a massive glacial collapse sent a violent surge through the Lhende Khola into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems.
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61% Of Children In India exposed To One More Month Of Heat Stress Due To Climate Change: Study
The exposure outpaces that for any other age group and is nearly triple the 190 million people (30 per cent) aged 60-69 experiencing the additional health threat, the researchers said.
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Does The Nepal Glacier Collapse Signal A New Climate Risk?
On Friday, Nepal issued an alert about the risks posed by a large body of water formed in China's Tibet region, following the collapse of a glacier section two days ago.
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Climate Change Boosted Risk Of Devastating Nepal Flood: Experts
While the exact cause of Wednesday's disaster is still being analysed, scientists say it probably began with a massive ice-rock avalanche on the northern slopes of Nepal's Langtang Lirung peak into the Lhende Khola river on the Tibetan side.
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What Scientists Know So Far About Nepal's Deadly Floods
Nepal Flash Floods: The cause of the deadly landslide and flood along the Nepal-Tibet border isn't yet certain, but experts say the risk of such events is compounded by the extreme topography of the Himalayas.
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'Most Intense' In Over A Century: How This Year's El Nino May Impact World
It is expected to be the most "intense" El Nino in more than a century, the head of long-range forecasting at the UK's Met Office warned on Friday.
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Drought Grips Almost Three-Quarters of England And More Heat Is Coming
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said most of England is experiencing a "flash drought", which develops quickly and is the result of very low rainfall and high temperatures.
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Strengthening El Nino "Adding Fuel To A Planet Already On Fire": UN Chief
A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
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Human-Caused Climate Change Made Europe Wildfires Far More Likely: Scientists
Human-caused climate change made Spain's record wildfire 20 times more likely and doubled France's extreme fire risk this week, two new studies found
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Questions Over Closing Glacier Research Facilities Amid Himalayan Threat
Billions of people ultimately depend on water originating in Himalayan snow and ice. At the same time, they are increasingly exposed to hazards emerging from a rapidly changing cryosphere
-
Nepal Says Flood Reconstruction Likely To Cost $4.78 Billion
Prime Minister Balendra Shah has vowed to "strongly raise" with the international community the disasters that Nepal has experienced as a result of climate change.
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Clean Air Measures Can Improve Delhi's Air Quality By 20% By 2040: UN Report
The report says that if there is a delay of about eight years (the expected average global implementation delay) in reaching the standards, the reduction would only be 10 per cent, translating into substantially greater health impacts over the period.
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As "Supersized" El Nino Takes Shape, UN Chief Warns Of Extreme Weather In 2027
WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said the phenomenon could deliver "a massive blow" to communities and economies worldwide.
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Deadly Nepal Floods Expose Threats To Hydropower In Roof Of The World
The devastating deluge that swept through the mountain valleys on the border between Nepal and Tibet in China is a potent reminder of a growing green-energy risk in one of the world's most hazard-prone areas.
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Earth Set To Overshoot Paris Agreement's 1.5 Degree Threshold Of Warming: UN
This would mean the planet would be facing severe impacts of climate change including significant changes to ice sheets, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost and snow
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The Nepal Paradox: Near-Zero Emissions, Catastrophic Climate Costs
Nepal Floods: Located high in the Himalayas near the Nepal-China border, a massive glacial collapse sent a violent surge through the Lhende Khola into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems.
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61% Of Children In India exposed To One More Month Of Heat Stress Due To Climate Change: Study
The exposure outpaces that for any other age group and is nearly triple the 190 million people (30 per cent) aged 60-69 experiencing the additional health threat, the researchers said.
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Does The Nepal Glacier Collapse Signal A New Climate Risk?
On Friday, Nepal issued an alert about the risks posed by a large body of water formed in China's Tibet region, following the collapse of a glacier section two days ago.
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Climate Change Boosted Risk Of Devastating Nepal Flood: Experts
While the exact cause of Wednesday's disaster is still being analysed, scientists say it probably began with a massive ice-rock avalanche on the northern slopes of Nepal's Langtang Lirung peak into the Lhende Khola river on the Tibetan side.
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What Scientists Know So Far About Nepal's Deadly Floods
Nepal Flash Floods: The cause of the deadly landslide and flood along the Nepal-Tibet border isn't yet certain, but experts say the risk of such events is compounded by the extreme topography of the Himalayas.
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'Most Intense' In Over A Century: How This Year's El Nino May Impact World
It is expected to be the most "intense" El Nino in more than a century, the head of long-range forecasting at the UK's Met Office warned on Friday.
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Drought Grips Almost Three-Quarters of England And More Heat Is Coming
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said most of England is experiencing a "flash drought", which develops quickly and is the result of very low rainfall and high temperatures.
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Strengthening El Nino "Adding Fuel To A Planet Already On Fire": UN Chief
A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
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Human-Caused Climate Change Made Europe Wildfires Far More Likely: Scientists
Human-caused climate change made Spain's record wildfire 20 times more likely and doubled France's extreme fire risk this week, two new studies found
