‘Climate situation is alarming’
This year, India once again witnessed a very brief spring, with winter transitioning almost directly into summer.
This year, India once again witnessed a very brief spring, with winter transitioning almost directly into summer.
However, parts of northwest and central India may experience normal to below-normal maximum temperatures during this period, the weather office added.
Poverty and hunger share a tragic intertwined relationship, where each condition can both cause and perpetuate the other. Widespread poverty results in chronic and persistent hunger.
A new study finds the Himalayas are warming 50% faster than the global average since 1950, accelerating glacier loss, drying, and major climate risks for over a billion people.
According to information shared by the Dehradun Meteorological Department and a study report by the expert organisation Climate Trend, the duration and intensity of heatwaves have increased, while cold waves have declined during this period.
Human-induced warming has risen to 1.19 degrees Celsius over the past decade (2014-2023) – an increase from the 1.14 degrees Celsius seen in 2013-2022
Explore the urgent call for gender-inclusive climate policies as activists push for action ahead of COP28 in Dubai. Learn how women, particularly in developing regions like India, bear disproportionate impacts and why COP28's decisions matter in addressing these critical concerns.
The research emphasizes that areas in the Global South, such as India and Pakistan, bear a heightened risk in contrast to the global average.
The study, published in the journal Science, projects that the world's glaciers could lose as much as 40 per cent of their mass by 2100.
In her research paper, she bats for collaborative efforts between developed and developing nations to control global warming.
