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6 Real Climate Shocks India Faced This Year
Extreme weather events and related impacts are becoming increasingly common, leading to loss of life and property.
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India Needs $2.4 Trillion For Climate Infrastructure By 2050: World Bank
India needs to invest more than $2.4 trillion by 2050 to build climate-resilient urban infrastructure, as its fast-expanding cities face growing challenges from extreme weather events linked to climate change, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
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Children May Lose 1.5 Years Of Schooling Due To Climate Change: UN Report
Children exposed early to extreme heat may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling with climate change having a direct impact on education and threatening to undo educational gains of recent decades, according to a new global report.
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Opinion | What Recent Mumbai Flooding Should Teach Us About Climate
Extreme weather events have become more frequent across the world and barely anyone is spared. While Mumbai was dealing with a deluge, a glacier collapsed in Switzerland, dumping mud and ice into a valley and burying the village of Blatten.
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IIT Bombay Study Shows Why South Asia Repeatedly Faces Extreme Heat Waves
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) have found different climatic drivers behind back-to-back extreme heat events experienced by South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
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India’s Summer Maximum Temperature to See a Rise of 1.5 Degree Celsius by 2043, Claims New Climate Data
A new report highlights the growing climate crisis in India, predicting rising temperatures, increased extreme weather events, and food security threats. By 2057, maximum temperatures may rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius, with variations across regions. Changes in rainfall patterns could impact agriculture and rural livelihoods, particularly in the nort...
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Over 85% Of Indian Districts Exposed To Extreme Climate Events: Study
More than 85 per cent of districts in India are exposed to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, according to a new study.
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From Torrential Rain To Scorching Heatwave: India's Extreme Weather Events
More than 50 people were killed after landslides swept through tea estates and homes in Kerala state on July 30. Heavy rains caused floods in capital New Delhi. Several rivers swelled up in Assam after seasonal monsoon rains.
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Scorching Heat, Flash Floods, Disappearing Spring: India's Weather Story
Extreme weather events in the first five months of 2024 have got everyone questioning: where is all this headed? Despite having made predictions to this effect, climate scientists acknowledge that the temperatures this summer are "alarming"
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India Saw Extreme Weather Nearly Every Day Till September This Year: Report
India experienced extreme weather events almost every day in the first nine months of this year which led to nearly 3,000 deaths, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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India Saw Extreme Weather Events Almost Daily In First 9 Months This Year: Report
India experienced extreme weather events almost every day in the first nine months of this year which led to nearly 3,000 deaths, according to a report released today.
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Extreme Weather Events To Rise Manifold In India Due To Climate Change: IIT Gandhinagar Study
The IIT Gandhinagar study highlighted that mega-heatwaves occurred during the summer of 1995 and 1998, with 20 per cent and 8 per cent of the country being affected by sequential extremes.
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Climate Change Made India's 2022 Heatwave 30 Times More Likely: Study
The punishing heatwave that scorched India and Pakistan in March and April was made 30 times more likely by climate change, experts in quantifying the impact of global warming on extreme weather events said in a rapid-response report Monday.
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India, China Suffered Most From Extreme Weather Events: UN Report
India is estimated to have suffered an average annual loss of about 87 billion dollars from extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones, floods and droughts, a report by the United Nations weather agency said.
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Kerala Floods Because Of Climate Change, Top Weather Official Tells NDTV
The devastating floods in Kerala in August were an outcome of a chain of extreme weather events that climate change has triggered in India, the Director General of Indian Meteorological Department, KJ Ramesh, told NDTV in an exclusive interview. "Country has witnessed the evidence of significant changes in extreme weather events and the extreme rai...
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6 Real Climate Shocks India Faced This Year
Extreme weather events and related impacts are becoming increasingly common, leading to loss of life and property.
-
India Needs $2.4 Trillion For Climate Infrastructure By 2050: World Bank
India needs to invest more than $2.4 trillion by 2050 to build climate-resilient urban infrastructure, as its fast-expanding cities face growing challenges from extreme weather events linked to climate change, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
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Children May Lose 1.5 Years Of Schooling Due To Climate Change: UN Report
Children exposed early to extreme heat may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling with climate change having a direct impact on education and threatening to undo educational gains of recent decades, according to a new global report.
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Opinion | What Recent Mumbai Flooding Should Teach Us About Climate
Extreme weather events have become more frequent across the world and barely anyone is spared. While Mumbai was dealing with a deluge, a glacier collapsed in Switzerland, dumping mud and ice into a valley and burying the village of Blatten.
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IIT Bombay Study Shows Why South Asia Repeatedly Faces Extreme Heat Waves
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) have found different climatic drivers behind back-to-back extreme heat events experienced by South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
-
India’s Summer Maximum Temperature to See a Rise of 1.5 Degree Celsius by 2043, Claims New Climate Data
A new report highlights the growing climate crisis in India, predicting rising temperatures, increased extreme weather events, and food security threats. By 2057, maximum temperatures may rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius, with variations across regions. Changes in rainfall patterns could impact agriculture and rural livelihoods, particularly in the nort...
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Over 85% Of Indian Districts Exposed To Extreme Climate Events: Study
More than 85 per cent of districts in India are exposed to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, according to a new study.
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From Torrential Rain To Scorching Heatwave: India's Extreme Weather Events
More than 50 people were killed after landslides swept through tea estates and homes in Kerala state on July 30. Heavy rains caused floods in capital New Delhi. Several rivers swelled up in Assam after seasonal monsoon rains.
-
Scorching Heat, Flash Floods, Disappearing Spring: India's Weather Story
Extreme weather events in the first five months of 2024 have got everyone questioning: where is all this headed? Despite having made predictions to this effect, climate scientists acknowledge that the temperatures this summer are "alarming"
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India Saw Extreme Weather Nearly Every Day Till September This Year: Report
India experienced extreme weather events almost every day in the first nine months of this year which led to nearly 3,000 deaths, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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India Saw Extreme Weather Events Almost Daily In First 9 Months This Year: Report
India experienced extreme weather events almost every day in the first nine months of this year which led to nearly 3,000 deaths, according to a report released today.
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Extreme Weather Events To Rise Manifold In India Due To Climate Change: IIT Gandhinagar Study
The IIT Gandhinagar study highlighted that mega-heatwaves occurred during the summer of 1995 and 1998, with 20 per cent and 8 per cent of the country being affected by sequential extremes.
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Climate Change Made India's 2022 Heatwave 30 Times More Likely: Study
The punishing heatwave that scorched India and Pakistan in March and April was made 30 times more likely by climate change, experts in quantifying the impact of global warming on extreme weather events said in a rapid-response report Monday.
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India, China Suffered Most From Extreme Weather Events: UN Report
India is estimated to have suffered an average annual loss of about 87 billion dollars from extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones, floods and droughts, a report by the United Nations weather agency said.
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Kerala Floods Because Of Climate Change, Top Weather Official Tells NDTV
The devastating floods in Kerala in August were an outcome of a chain of extreme weather events that climate change has triggered in India, the Director General of Indian Meteorological Department, KJ Ramesh, told NDTV in an exclusive interview. "Country has witnessed the evidence of significant changes in extreme weather events and the extreme rai...
