Tag: Climate
East Asian, Pacific Children – Most Exposed to Climate Change
More than any other region, children in the East Asia and Pacific region are highly exposed to climate related disasters, according to the latest UNICEF regional report.
Rising Temperatures Influence Migration
In a new study, researchers claimed that rising temperatures due to climate change influence human migration patterns.
The researchers from University College London published the findings in the open-access journal PLOS Climate.
Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Mechanism to Reduce Heat-Trapping Gases
In a landmark decision, hundred and ninety-three countries unanimously approved the creation of a global greenhouse gas monitoring mechanism to support urgent action to reduce heat-trapping gases. The landmark decision comes as part of the World Meteorological Congress.
Two Billion people at Risk of Temperature Rise
The temperature is on track to rise 2.7 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels by 2100, pushing more than two billion people (22 percent) well outside the climate comfort zone, said scientists in Nature Sustainability.
Cities at Heart of Climate Change
Cities - home to more than half of the world’s population and responsible for about 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions – are at the heart of the climate challenge, according to a World Bankreport. A new World Bank report, "Thriving: Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate," looks into the role cities play in both stopping climate change and protecting people from its impacts.
Improved Early Warnings, Coordinated Disaster Management Slashed Casualty
Despite the world facing heightened economic losses, the improved early warnings and coordinated disaster management slashed human casualty toll over the past half a century, according to a new figure from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)..
Global Temperatures to Surge In 2023-2027
Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years and global temperature between 2023 and 2027 would be more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one year, said WMO.
NASA AI May Give Time to Prepare for Storms
You could well know the advance of a tornado or any other storm with 30 minutes of advanced warning with the NASA satellite data modules that uses Artificial Intelligence.
Adapting Policies Could reduce Plastic Pollution by 80 Per cent
Plastic pollution could reduce by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies make deep policy and market shifts using existing technologies, according to a new report by UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
El Nino in Few Months; World To Get Warmer
The United Nations warned of a growing likelihood of El Niño to develop in coming months, fuelling higher global temperatures and possibly new heat records.
