Heatwaves; death and wet bulb temperature: Basics Explained In the last three days, due to exposure to intense heat, dozens of people have died in at least three states —…
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Scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in a report said that the current amount of carbon dioxide- the heat-trapped gases- in the…
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“Extremely severe” cyclonic storm Mocha is making landfall over the Myanmar-Bangladesh coasts, the weather office said. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Northeastern states of Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland,…
Read MoreIndia 2006 has been conducting a tiger census every four years. The number of tigers has increased from 1,411 in 2006 to 3,167 in 2022. India is home for 75%…
Read MoreThe UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Executive Council has endorsed plans for a new Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Infrastructure to fill critical information gaps and support action to reduce heat-trapping…
Read MoreAfter years of negotiations United Nations member states have finally agreed to the legally binding pact on the first international treaty to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital…
Read MoreAs per a study published in The Lancet journal India is not on target for over 50 per cent of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators related to health…
Read MoreLast week Turkey was battered by a series of powerful earthquakes with the first one, being a quake of magnitude 7.8. Most of the region sits between two major faults,…
Read MoreWeather phenomenon El Nino is returning after three years and is set to impact temperatures across the globe in 2023 and will cause global temperatures to rise “off the chart”…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and states to take note of the damage to the environment on account of haphazard urban development. The court also urged authorities at the…
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