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2024 Marks Earth's Hottest Year Ever, Surpassing Critical 1.5 degree Celsius Warming Limit
In 2024, Earth recorded its hottest year ever, surpassing the critical 1.5 degree Celsius warming threshold for the first time in history. This significant temperature increase has been linked to intensified weather events, rising sea levels, and widespread environmental damage. The year saw an alarming rise in climate-related disasters, with the U...
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Explained: What Are Bomb Cyclones And How Do They Form?
A dangerous weather phenomenon called a bomb cyclone that occurs in mid-latitudes - between Earth's tropics and the polar regions - can bring strong and damaging winds, torrential rains, heavy snowfall, flooding and frigid temperatures.
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COP29: Disaster Relief Fund For Vulnerable Countries "Ready" To Disburse
A long-sought disaster relief fund to help vulnerable countries weather the storm of climate change will start handing out aid next year, officials at COP29 in Baku said Tuesday.
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NISAR Mission 2025: NASA and ISRO Join Forces to Monitor Earth's Ecosystems and Surface Changes
The NISAR Mission 2025, a joint effort between NASA and ISRO, aims to observe Earth's surface, ecosystems, and track environmental changes. The satellite will use cutting-edge radar technology to collect data on biomass, natural disasters, and sea-level rise. Scheduled to launch in 2025, NISAR will be a vital tool for global climate and ecosystem m...
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How Unplanned Development, Unusual Rain In Wayanad Ended In Disaster
The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.
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"Renewable Energy Mirage Often Creates Disasters": Amitav Ghosh On Landslides
Much of the discourse around climate change tends to focus on technological "megafixes" and a renewable energy push may have, ironically, contributed to the landslides in Wayanad, author Amitav Ghosh has said.
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12 Killed In Landslide Triggered By Flash Flooding In China: Report
A landslide caused by flooding in central China's Hunan province destroyed a guesthouse and killed 12 people on Sunday, state media reported.
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"Ghost Town": Brazil Floods A Climate Warning To World, Says UN
Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas because of climate change, an official at the UN' refugee agency said on Tuesday.
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Cyclone Remal Devastates Bangladesh, 10 Killed, Over 30,000 Homes Destroyed
The death count from a cyclone that smashed into low-lying areas of Bangladesh has risen to at least 10 people, with more than 30,000 homes destroyed and tens of thousands more damaged, top local officials said Monday.
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Asia Hit Hardest By Weather Disaster, Climate Change In 2023: UN
Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses.
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Need To Find If Enemies Behind Rise In Natural Disasters Also: Minister
Expressing concern over the rising number of natural disasters in some border states and union territories, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said there is a need for a detailed study to find out if India's adversaries are behind it.
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"Royal Crisis, Climate Disaster, New Pope": Nostradamus' 2024 Predictions
Nostradamus, the 16th-century French astrologer, is believed to have made predictions for the future, including the year 2024. A New York Post report said that Nostradamus predicted that 2024 will witness severe weather events and global strife.
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2023, Hottest Year On Record, Highlights Humanity's Failures, Says Scientist
Climate scientist James Hansen foresees this year as a pivotal moment, highlighting humanity's inadequacies in addressing the escalating climate crisis.
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COP28 Climate Summit Should Seek Total Fossil Fuel Phaseout, Says UN Chief
The COP28 climate conference should aim for a complete "phaseout" of fossil fuels, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP on Wednesday, warning of "total disaster" on humanity's current trajectory.
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Tens Of Millions Of Children Uprooted By Climate Disasters: UNICEF
Weather disasters fueled by climate change -- from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires -- sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund warned Thursday, slamming the lack of attention paid to victims.
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2024 Marks Earth's Hottest Year Ever, Surpassing Critical 1.5 degree Celsius Warming Limit
In 2024, Earth recorded its hottest year ever, surpassing the critical 1.5 degree Celsius warming threshold for the first time in history. This significant temperature increase has been linked to intensified weather events, rising sea levels, and widespread environmental damage. The year saw an alarming rise in climate-related disasters, with the U...
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Explained: What Are Bomb Cyclones And How Do They Form?
A dangerous weather phenomenon called a bomb cyclone that occurs in mid-latitudes - between Earth's tropics and the polar regions - can bring strong and damaging winds, torrential rains, heavy snowfall, flooding and frigid temperatures.
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COP29: Disaster Relief Fund For Vulnerable Countries "Ready" To Disburse
A long-sought disaster relief fund to help vulnerable countries weather the storm of climate change will start handing out aid next year, officials at COP29 in Baku said Tuesday.
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NISAR Mission 2025: NASA and ISRO Join Forces to Monitor Earth's Ecosystems and Surface Changes
The NISAR Mission 2025, a joint effort between NASA and ISRO, aims to observe Earth's surface, ecosystems, and track environmental changes. The satellite will use cutting-edge radar technology to collect data on biomass, natural disasters, and sea-level rise. Scheduled to launch in 2025, NISAR will be a vital tool for global climate and ecosystem m...
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How Unplanned Development, Unusual Rain In Wayanad Ended In Disaster
The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.
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"Renewable Energy Mirage Often Creates Disasters": Amitav Ghosh On Landslides
Much of the discourse around climate change tends to focus on technological "megafixes" and a renewable energy push may have, ironically, contributed to the landslides in Wayanad, author Amitav Ghosh has said.
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12 Killed In Landslide Triggered By Flash Flooding In China: Report
A landslide caused by flooding in central China's Hunan province destroyed a guesthouse and killed 12 people on Sunday, state media reported.
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"Ghost Town": Brazil Floods A Climate Warning To World, Says UN
Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas because of climate change, an official at the UN' refugee agency said on Tuesday.
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Cyclone Remal Devastates Bangladesh, 10 Killed, Over 30,000 Homes Destroyed
The death count from a cyclone that smashed into low-lying areas of Bangladesh has risen to at least 10 people, with more than 30,000 homes destroyed and tens of thousands more damaged, top local officials said Monday.
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Asia Hit Hardest By Weather Disaster, Climate Change In 2023: UN
Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses.
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Need To Find If Enemies Behind Rise In Natural Disasters Also: Minister
Expressing concern over the rising number of natural disasters in some border states and union territories, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said there is a need for a detailed study to find out if India's adversaries are behind it.
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"Royal Crisis, Climate Disaster, New Pope": Nostradamus' 2024 Predictions
Nostradamus, the 16th-century French astrologer, is believed to have made predictions for the future, including the year 2024. A New York Post report said that Nostradamus predicted that 2024 will witness severe weather events and global strife.
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2023, Hottest Year On Record, Highlights Humanity's Failures, Says Scientist
Climate scientist James Hansen foresees this year as a pivotal moment, highlighting humanity's inadequacies in addressing the escalating climate crisis.
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COP28 Climate Summit Should Seek Total Fossil Fuel Phaseout, Says UN Chief
The COP28 climate conference should aim for a complete "phaseout" of fossil fuels, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP on Wednesday, warning of "total disaster" on humanity's current trajectory.
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Tens Of Millions Of Children Uprooted By Climate Disasters: UNICEF
Weather disasters fueled by climate change -- from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires -- sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund warned Thursday, slamming the lack of attention paid to victims.
