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As the world becomes hotter with every passing day, there’s a growing risk to set off multiple climate tipping points (CTPs), according to recent research. Climate tipping points are conditions beyond which changes in a part of the climate system become self-perpetuating beyond a warming threshold. These changes may lead to abrupt, irreversible, and dangerous impacts with […]
Impacts / Extreme Weather / Slow onset disasters The Survey stated ‘developing countries such as India need to undertake climate adaptation on an urgent footing as this has a direct impact on lives, livelihoods and the economy’.
Impacts Witness / Extreme Weather / Slow onset disasters Meteorologists are citing concerns over changes in the track of Monsoon weather systems across the country. The trend has become more and more visible in the last 4-5 years, with the 2022 season being the latest one. In fact, recent Pakistan floods have also […]
In October 2019, Chennai welcomed its first sustainable seafood restaurant ‘Sea Salt’, within the posh confines of Wallace Garden in Nungambakkam. This project was an experiment intent on changing how the city’s upper middle class and richer patrons consumed their seafood. Complete with a board announcing the catch of the day and a policy decision […]
Climate change, along with ageing, is threatening reservoir aquatic habitats, a study found. While ageing affects in-lake habitats directly, climate change affects both in-lake and of-lake conditions. The study found that climate change is expected to accelerate and, in some instances, possibly decelerate ageing. These events are projected to transform reservoir aquatic habitats in various […]
India witnessed its maiden cyclonic storm of the season ‘Cyclone Mocha’ in Bay of Bengal during the second week of May. After travelling along the East Coast of India, Cyclone Mocha recurved eastwards and made landfall on May 14, 2023 between Kyaukpyu, Myanmar and Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh close to north of Sittwe, Myanmar. Image Courtesy: […]
Let’s explore the extreme weather events that have unfolded around the world during the week from March 6-12, driven by the rise in global warming. Australia: Tropical Cyclone Alfred Tropical Cyclone Alfred battered South East Queensland and the New South Wales North Coast with flooding rains and strong winds post landfall last week. Floodwaters claimed […]
India’s northeastern region has recorded incessant rains with the onset of the summer monsoon. Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall has triggered flash floods, landslides and mudslides across parts of Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya. Meghalaya recorded whopping 3030 mm of rain in a span of just seven days from June 11-18. In the three weeks of […]
In May this year, visuals of Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dham clearing pine leaves (pirul) appeared in the media. “Dry leaves of Pirul are the biggest cause of forest fires,” the CM said, while announcing the government’s ‘Pirul Lao-Paise Pao’ campaign, aimed at incentivising locals to help the forest department in collecting pine leaves. […]
Today, we’re diving into a crucial topic: the Monsoon performance in India and its intricate connection with climate change. We’re halfway through the Monsoon season of 2023, and there’s a lot to unpack. Can you give us a snapshot of how Monsoon 2023 has been so far? Absolutely. The Monsoon season has shown promise, with […]
While northwestern parts of the country were reeling under the effects of Cyclone Biparjoy last week, a heatwave in Uttar Pradesh claimed the lives of many. Beginning from June 14, the rising temperatures in UP and nearby state Bihar has led to hospitalisations of many and death of nearly 100. According to a new analysis by Climate Central, the three-day extreme […]
Impacts Research / Extreme Weather / Slow onset disasters According to the data compiled by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), conflict, violence and disasters triggered 38 million internal displacements across 141 countries and territories in 2021, the second highest annual figure in a decade after 2020’s record-breaking year for disaster displacement.