Climate Change

There has been a surge in the number of flu cases this year. The numbers seem to keep rising. Climate change and global warming are believed to have significant impacts on the health of people. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Vidhe…
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Governments have again failed to agree on a schedule for producing key climate science reports as deep divergences blocked progress at a meeting of the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last week. At the talks in…
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Achieving the United Nations’ goal of a hunger-free world by 2030 is unlikely, according to a German economist. Despite the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals…
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The COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan's Baku is the world's only chance to bridge the gaps in climate action and finance which is crucial to "rebuild trust" among countries and protect lives and livelihoods, Commonwealth Secretary-General…
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A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, on July 26-27, marked a shift in negotiations on the adoption of the New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG) on climate finance ahead of the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in…
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The punishing heat experienced around the Mediterranean in July would have been “virtually impossible” in a world without global warming, a group of climate scientists said Wednesday. A deadly heatwave brought temperatures well above 40…
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Warming of the Arabian Sea is allowing the formation of deep cloud systems, leading to extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala in a shorter period and increasing the possibility of landslides, a senior climate scientist said on Tuesday.…
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In a stark reminder of the escalating climate crisis, the Persian Gulf region experienced a severe heat wave this month, with temperatures and humidity levels reaching nearly intolerable conditions. On July 7, 2024, the AccuWeather…
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Brasil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen led the signing of a landmark agreement during the G20 Finance Track ministerial meeting in Rio de Janeiro. The Climate Partnership brings together the two…
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In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning. On Wednesday,…
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