‘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.
Fry was the climate envoy of Tuvalu for many years and was a lead negotiator on loss and damage in the UNFCCC.
Speaking at the Moravian Church, the Dalai Lama spoke about the global warming that has engulfed Europe and various other countries. He stressed the need for helping each other as a universal responsibility that is very important in the existing scenario.
By 2100, historically catastrophic and extreme sea-level rises will happen every year, endangering the lives of millions of people who live near the coast.
Meteorologists across Europe have warned that the longer the heat wave, the greater the repercussions in terms of forest fires and people’s health.
India has lost 235 square kilometres of land to coastal erosion between 1990 and 2016, placing people's livelihoods and homes in jeopardy.
