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Tag: Climate
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Sunny Friday morning in Delhi
The national capital saw a sunny and humid Friday morning with the minimum temperature recorded 28.4 degrees celsius, a notch above the season's average. The Met has forecast a generally cloudy day ahead. The maximum temperature of the day is likely to hover around 36 degrees celsius. "It was a sunny Friday morning. However, the...
July 14, 2017 -
Mandatory to implement Paris agreement consensus: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that it was “mandatory” to implement the consensus of the Paris agreement on climate change, weeks after the US decided to pull out of the landmark deal. He also asserted that India will implement the accord in “letter and spirit”. Modi, while speaking at the meeting of BRICS leaders...
July 7, 2017 -
Cloudy Wednesday morning in Delhi
It was a cloudy Wednesday morning in the national capital here with the minimum temperature recorded at 29.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, the weather office said. The maximum temperature was likely to hover around 37 degrees Celsius. The humidity at 8.30 am was 72 per cent and the city received 1.0 mm of rain...
July 5, 2017 -
Climate change may lead in 2 billion refugees by 2100
One-fifth of the world's population – about two billion people – could become climate change refugees by the year 2100 due to rising ocean levels, a study warns. Those who once lived on coastlines will face displacement and resettlement bottlenecks as they seek habitable places inland, researchers said. “We're going to have more people on...
June 27, 2017 -
Wildfire smoke may be worse for climate than thought
Smoke from wildfire worldwide could impact the atmosphere and climate much more than previously thought, new research using data collected during NASA airborne science campaigns has found. Brown carbon particles released into the air from burning trees and other organic matter are much more likely than previously thought to travel to the upper levels of...
June 13, 2017 -
Emperor penguins may not cope with climate change
The iconic Emperor penguins may see devastating decline in their populations by the end of this century, if projections for melting Antarctic sea ice are correct, a new study suggests. Researchers said that the Emperor penguin should be listed as an endangered species, as the vanishing landscape due to climate change will strip the...
June 12, 2017 -
Paris or no Paris, India committed to climate protection: Modi
India is committed to protecting climate, irrespective the Paris agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Friday but avoided a direct reference to the US withdrawing from the international deal. Addressing the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) here in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said India has traditionally been respecting...
June 2, 2017 -
Trump has not decided on Paris Climate Agreement: Official
Senate Democrats have urged US President Donald Trump to remain a part of the Paris Climate Agreement. The White House has said that the President is yet to make up his mind. During a press conference on Wednesday, the White House said Trump was still deciding even as 40 Senate Democrats signed and sent a...
May 25, 2017 -
Climate action will boost economic output: OECD
Tagging the growth and climate agenda together, rather than treating climate as a separate issue, could lift 2050 economic output by up to 2.8 percent, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Tuesday. If the economic benefits of avoiding climate change impacts — such as flooding or storms — are factored in,...
May 23, 2017 -
China to address implementation of Paris Agreement
China will address the issues related to the implementation of the Paris Agreement to push forward global climate governance, the country's Special Representative on Climate Change Xie Zhenhua has said. Xie in his remarks at the eighth Petersberg Climate Dialogue here on Monday said China's plan aimed to seek the broadest consensus among the signatories...
May 23, 2017 -
Warming climate threatens stability of Tibetan grasslands
A warming climate could affect the stability of alpine grasslands in the Tibetan Plateau, threatening the ability of farmers and herders to maintain the animals that are key to their existence, warned a team of researchers from the US and China. Though temperature changes could destabilise the fragile ecosystem of the area, variations in rainfall...
May 10, 2017 -
2017 to be one of the hottest years: Study
2017 will be among the hottest years on record, say scientists who have developed a new method for predicting global mean temperature. Researchers at Yale University in the US found that weak El Nino activity from 1998 until 2013, rather than a pause in long-term global warming, was the root cause for slower rates of...
April 28, 2017 -
India’s proposed coal plants could imperil global climate goals
The world is unlikely to meet global climate goals if India carries through with plans to construct nearly 370 coal-fired power plants, new research warns. If all the proposed coal plants are run to their potential, India will not be able to meet its Paris climate agreement commitments in the coming years, said the study...
April 26, 2017 -
Untimely summer wrath: Delhi among hardest hit
Soaring temperature in many parts of the country in the first weeks of summer have left experts concerned about the drastic variation in temperature. Maharashtra’s Chandrapur recorded highest temperature on Saturday with the maximum temperature hovering around 44.2 degree Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and Churu in Rajasthan both recorded 43 degree Celsius, few...
April 1, 2017 -
Blue sky, sunny Friday in Delhi
It was a sunny Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 12.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, the weather office said. The sky will remain clear throughout the day with the maximum temperature likely to hover around 26 degrees Celsius, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Humidity...
February 24, 2017 -
Blue sky, sunny Friday in Delhi
It was a sunny Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 12.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, the weather office said. The sky will remain clear throughout the day with the maximum temperature likely to hover around 26 degrees Celsius, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Humidity...
February 24, 2017 -
Pleasant Saturday in Delhi
It was a pleasant Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 14.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average. "The skies will remain partly cloudy," said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 27 degrees Celsius. Humidity at 8.30 am...
February 18, 2017
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