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Global temperatures in early June warmest on record for the time of the year

environment

Published on Jun 15, 2023 07:24 PM IST

The heat has also caused temperatures to exceed pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5C this month, the scientists warned.

The WWA study concentrated on the three areas worst hit by the drought: southern Ethiopia, Somalia and eastern Kenya.(Representational)

Bloomberg |

Switzerland to vote on key climate law amid melting glaciers

Until now, many of Switzerland's 26 cantons have imposed some of the lowest corporate tax rates in the world.

FILE PHOTO: The snow-covered peaks of Bernese Oberland are seen behind Lake Zug and the city of Zug, Switzerland August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo(REUTERS)

environment

Published on Jun 15, 2023 02:59 PM IST

AFP |

Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years

This trail on climate change accountability is being followed by global legal scholars for potential precedent-setting government duty to protect citizens.

The plaintiffs' youth has little direct bearing on the legal issues, and experts say the case likely won't lead to immediate policy changes in fossil fuel-friendly Montana. (Shutterstock/Representative image)

environment

Published on Jun 11, 2023 03:35 PM IST

AP |

Demand for chocolate causes more illegal deforestation than people realise

New maps show the extent of the destruction in big cocoa-producing countries

Could cocoa demand be causing deforestation?(Representative Image)

environment

Published on Jun 10, 2023 02:12 AM IST

The Economist

Explained: How Arctic ice melt raises the risk of far-away wildfires

The thawing of the polar region from climate change helps produce conditions that make distant forests more likely to burn.

Surfing swell is photographed at snowy beach of Unstad, Norway on Lofoten Island, Arctic Circle, on March 9, 2016.(AFP)

environment

Published on Jun 09, 2023 11:08 PM IST

Bloomberg |

Extreme weather events claimed 233 lives in India between January-April: Report

Such events impacted 32 states and Union territories this time as against 27 last year.

Rajasthan and Maharashtra reported the maximum number of extreme weather days (30 each), followed by Himachal Pradesh (28) and Bihar and Madhya Pradesh (27). (File)

environment

Published on Jun 09, 2023 05:53 PM IST

PTI |

A Finnish firm thinks it can cut industrial carbon emissions by a third

Running a turbine backwards can produce green heat

Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant near wind turbines Niederaussem, Germany, as the sun rises on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Germany cut its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 2% last year, beating previous estimates but still falling far short of the cuts needed to meet its medium-term climate goals. (AP Photo)

environment

Published on Jun 08, 2023 09:30 PM IST

The Economist

‘Uninterrupted’ mining can be carried out following partial nod: Centre

The ministry stated that provisions are available in the Handbook of Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 General Approval section to continue mining activity.

The mining industry has welcome the move although some environmentalists have sounded caution.

india news

Updated on Jun 07, 2023 04:56 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Understanding monsoon onset date

Although expected to hit Kerala coast over the next few days, each day's changing weather conditions over the Arabian sea can have an impact over onset

Forecasting monsoon onset is one of the most challenging aspects of IMD’s work.(AFP)

environment

Published on Jun 06, 2023 08:53 PM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

More work needed to protect planet: NGT chairperson on Environment Day

Those present also included judicial member Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, Registrar General Ankit Singla and Deputy Registrar Arvind Kumar.

A tree plantation programme was organised inside the NGT premises on Monday. (File image)

environment

Published on Jun 05, 2023 06:26 PM IST

PTI |

'Climate crisis accelerating at faster pace than expected': Scientist Roxy Koll

Climate meetings like the one that starts on Monday in Germany’s Bonn put climate scientists and most of their recommendations in the back seat, says Roxy Koll.

india news

Updated on Jun 05, 2023 01:59 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Lower emissions during Covid pandemic led to increased warming, says study

The measuring station is strategically placed to capture air masses from the Asian subcontinent and located in an area with few regional emission sources.

A woman rides a bike in downtown Montreal, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, (AP)

environment

Published on Jun 01, 2023 08:25 PM IST

PTI |

World's first and only all-white panda captured in China's Wolong Nature Reserve

The panda was earlier captured 2,000 meters above the sea level in the reserve in 2019, when it was just a cub.

Having no spots on its body and red eyes, the all-white panda was declared an albino – one of its kind in the world – after it was first spotted in 2019. (YouTube/CGTN)

environment

Published on Jun 01, 2023 05:35 PM IST

BySanskriti Falor

New study says 7 of 8 climate red lines crossed, India a transgression hotspot

Transgression of ESBs is spatially widespread, with two or more ESBs already transgressed for 52% of the world’s land surface.

Overshooting 1.5 degree C warming would lead to irreversible impacts and risks for human and natural systems.

india news

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 05:36 PM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Fungi and plants clean up California's industrial pollution, study

Stevenson's project, which is being carried out on three sites in and around Los Angeles, has a price tag of around $200,000.

A volunteer collects plant samples as part of the University of California Riverside Phyto Myco Remediation Study in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. (AFP)

environment

Published on May 31, 2023 08:41 AM IST

AFP |

Cause and Effect | El Nino may make a bad situation worse

El Nino has the potential to tip the scales of an already warm planet over the edge, which may lead to devastating natural calamities

El Nino is the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean, which in India, leads to the monsoon being drier than usual.(REUTERS)

environment

Updated on May 27, 2023 06:56 PM IST

ByTannu Jain

Atlantic hurricane season coming soon: All you need to know about tropical cyclones

Forecasters predict that the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season will be near to slightly below average. This forecast is influenced by an anticipated El Niño event.

The bridge leading from Fort Myers to Pine Island, Fla., is seen heavily damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Pine Island, Fla., Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

environment

Published on May 23, 2023 08:51 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

2023 Atlantic Hurricane season names announced by WMO: Arlene, Bret, Cindy…

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), based in Geneva, is responsible for choosing hurricanes names years in advance.

An aerial view of flood waters and destruction caused by Hurricane Delta in Creole, Louisiana in 2020. (Mario Tama / AFP)

environment

Published on May 23, 2023 04:56 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost USD4 trillion over last 50 years

According to WMO, weather, climate and water-related hazards caused close to 12,000 disasters between 1970 and 2021.

Developing countries were hit hardest, seeing nine in 10 deaths and 60 per cent of economic losses from climate shocks and extreme weather. (AFP/File)

environment

Published on May 23, 2023 08:16 AM IST

ANI |

‘Enhanced rock weathering’ can help combat climate change: Report

Enhance rock weathering increases the contact area between rainwater and rock, consequently facilitating greater carbon removal.

Enhanced weathering, achieved through the application of nutrient-rich rocks to soil, offers multiple benefits.(UNDO official website)

environment

Published on May 22, 2023 10:43 PM IST

ByLingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

Brazilian ecologists try new approach against deforestation, poverty in Amazon

The goal is ambitious, counter the forces that have destroyed 10% of the forest in less than four decades and create something that can be replicated.

Land robbers drive traditional communities off the land and then clear it, hoping the government will recognize them as owners, which usually happens.(REUTERS)

environment

Published on May 22, 2023 10:41 PM IST

AP |

NGT sets up panel to address issue of sewage, toxic gas in Delhi's Kushak drain

The 6.5-kilometre-long Kushak drain carries stormwater and sewage from several south Delhi localities.

NGT’s order pertains to the 6.5 km-long Kushak stormwater drain in south Delhi. (File photo)

environment

Published on May 21, 2023 01:42 PM IST

PTI |

G20 Environment Working Group meet in Mumbai from today to focus blue economy

The three-day meet will commence with a side event on beach clean-up in Juhu, followed by the Ocean 20 Dialogue.

G20 delegates take part in beach cleanup campaign at Juhu beach.
(ANI)

environment

Published on May 21, 2023 09:39 AM IST

PTI |

Cause and Effect | The underestimated threat in our fight against climate change

The threat posed by methane has largely remained under the radar even as the world amplifies efforts to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions

Landfills emit methane when organic wastes decompose(HT PHOTO)

environment

Updated on May 21, 2023 08:59 PM IST

ByTannu Jain

Risk of wildfire spreading increases where trees, shrubs replace grasses

The safety concerns of woody encroachment extend beyond structures and residents to also include the firefighters battling the blaze.

Smoke rises above the southeast perimeter of the Paskwa fire (HWF030) as it burns near Fox Lake, Alberta, Canada May 16. (via REUTERS)

environment

Updated on May 19, 2023 07:35 AM IST

ANI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma

Over half the world's largest lakes and reservoirs drying up: Study

Unlike rivers, which have tended to hog scientific attention, lakes aren't well monitored, despite critical importance for water security, said Rajagopalan.

environment

Published on May 19, 2023 04:31 AM IST

AFP |

UN lays out strategy to reduce 80% of plastic waste by 2040

The UN body released its analysis of policy options to tackle the plastic waste crisis two weeks before countries convene in Paris.

The treaty negotiations, known as INC2, will take place from May 29 to June 2. (Reuters)

environment

Published on May 16, 2023 09:19 PM IST

Reuters |

In Argentina's remote Chaco forests, deforestation uproots natural rhythms

The Gran Chaco, bordered by the Andes mountains to the west and the Parana and Paraguay rivers to the east, is a region twice the size of California.

environment

Published on May 15, 2023 05:31 PM IST

Reuters |

Andhra Pradesh moves SC against NGT order over clearance to Avulapalli reservoir

The NGT had also imposed a penalty of ₹100 crore on Andhra Pradesh government payable to the Krishna River Management Board within a period of three months.

environment

Published on May 15, 2023 05:24 PM IST

PTI |

How New York is battling climate change with one skyscraper at a time

The goal is to stop that climate-warming gas from entering the atmosphere. And there's a dire need to reduce emissions from skyscrapers in a vertical city.

New York state’s buildings also emit more air pollution than any other state's buildings.(Representational)

environment

Published on May 15, 2023 10:47 AM IST

AP | | Posted by Animesh Chaturvedi

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The heat has also caused temperatures to exceed pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5C this month, the scientists warned.

Until now, many of Switzerland's 26 cantons have imposed some of the lowest corporate tax rates in the world.

This trail on climate change accountability is being followed by global legal scholars for potential precedent-setting government duty to protect citizens.

New maps show the extent of the destruction in big cocoa-producing countries

The thawing of the polar region from climate change helps produce conditions that make distant forests more likely to burn.

Such events impacted 32 states and Union territories this time as against 27 last year.

Running a turbine backwards can produce green heat

The ministry stated that provisions are available in the Handbook of Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 General Approval section to continue mining activity.

Although expected to hit Kerala coast over the next few days, each day's changing weather conditions over the Arabian sea can have an impact over onset

Those present also included judicial member Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, Registrar General Ankit Singla and Deputy Registrar Arvind Kumar.

Climate meetings like the one that starts on Monday in Germany’s Bonn put climate scientists and most of their recommendations in the back seat, says Roxy Koll.

The measuring station is strategically placed to capture air masses from the Asian subcontinent and located in an area with few regional emission sources.

The panda was earlier captured 2,000 meters above the sea level in the reserve in 2019, when it was just a cub.

Transgression of ESBs is spatially widespread, with two or more ESBs already transgressed for 52% of the world’s land surface.

Stevenson's project, which is being carried out on three sites in and around Los Angeles, has a price tag of around $200,000.

El Nino has the potential to tip the scales of an already warm planet over the edge, which may lead to devastating natural calamities

Forecasters predict that the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season will be near to slightly below average. This forecast is influenced by an anticipated El Niño event.

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), based in Geneva, is responsible for choosing hurricanes names years in advance.

According to WMO, weather, climate and water-related hazards caused close to 12,000 disasters between 1970 and 2021.

Enhance rock weathering increases the contact area between rainwater and rock, consequently facilitating greater carbon removal.

The goal is ambitious, counter the forces that have destroyed 10% of the forest in less than four decades and create something that can be replicated.

The 6.5-kilometre-long Kushak drain carries stormwater and sewage from several south Delhi localities.

The three-day meet will commence with a side event on beach clean-up in Juhu, followed by the Ocean 20 Dialogue.

The threat posed by methane has largely remained under the radar even as the world amplifies efforts to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions

The safety concerns of woody encroachment extend beyond structures and residents to also include the firefighters battling the blaze.

Unlike rivers, which have tended to hog scientific attention, lakes aren't well monitored, despite critical importance for water security, said Rajagopalan.

The UN body released its analysis of policy options to tackle the plastic waste crisis two weeks before countries convene in Paris.

The Gran Chaco, bordered by the Andes mountains to the west and the Parana and Paraguay rivers to the east, is a region twice the size of California.

The NGT had also imposed a penalty of ₹100 crore on Andhra Pradesh government payable to the Krishna River Management Board within a period of three months.

The goal is to stop that climate-warming gas from entering the atmosphere. And there's a dire need to reduce emissions from skyscrapers in a vertical city.

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