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  India among countries facing threat of rising sea level: Moody's

  India | January 16, 2020 16:37 IST

  The global rating agency said that repeated shock related to sea level rise like damage to assets, loss of life, health issues and forced migration from the sudden events can materially weaken a sovereign's credit profile.

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  Less migratory birds visiting Dhanbad's famous Maithan dam. Blame it on climate change

  India | January 16, 2020 12:31 IST

  Migratory birds have arrived in large numbers at Panchet dam but the number of winged guests at Maithon dam in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district has come down, officials said.

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  NASA to release annual assessment of global temperatures, climate trends. Here's how to watch LIVE

  Science | January 13, 2020 10:25 IST

  NASA and NOAA are two keepers of the world's temperature data and independently produce a record of Earth's surface temperatures and changes based on historical observations over oceans and land.

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  UK to use satellite technology to help tackle climate change

  Science | December 31, 2019 12:02 IST

  The UK government has announced that a new satellite data centre will analyze the impact climate change was having on the UK, help shape policies on reducing carbon emissions and contribute to reaching net-zero targets

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  Boxing Day Test at MCG under threat due to climate change

  Cricket | December 27, 2019 12:31 IST

  According to a report, in decades to come, extreme heat will eventually make the yearly match which sees Australia take on a visiting nation at the MCG a thing of the past.

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  Greenland ice melting faster, putting 40 million more people at risk by 2100

  World | December 11, 2019 14:57 IST

  Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s, according to the most complete study of the polar island yet, which said continued melting may lead to 40 million more people exposed to coastal flooding by 2100.

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  India among top 10 countries with higher climate performance: Report

  India | December 10, 2019 14:58 IST

  The current levels of per capita emissions and energy use in India, ranked 9th in the "high category", are still comparatively low and, along with ambitious 2030 targets, result in high ratings for the green house gas (GHG) emissions and energy use categories, the report released here in the Spanish capital.

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  Saturn's moon may help decode 'climate change' on Earth: Study

  Science | December 05, 2019 12:29 IST

  Researchers have found that Saturn's largest moon Titan undergoes significant seasonal changes in its energy budget -- the amount of solar energy it absorbs, and the heat it emits -- an advance that may lead to new insights about climate fluctuations on the Earth.

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  Climate change may turn Earth into less habitable 'hothouse': Scientists

  Science | November 28, 2019 16:34 IST

  Evidence is mounting that these events are more likely and more interconnected than was previously thought, leading to a possible domino effect, according to the scientists.

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  India's carbon emission is less than US, it is not responsible for climate change, says Javadekar

  India | November 22, 2019 15:36 IST

  Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday announced in the Lok Sabha that India was not responsible for climate change, saying that the per-person carbon emission of the country is not more than two tonnes which is very less compared to the US, Europe, and China.

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  Climate change may double greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater lakes: Study

  Science | November 19, 2019 13:50 IST

  The researchers said that changing the vegetation around freshwater areas could change the organic molecules that end up in the water. 

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  Arctic Ocean may be ice-free for part of year by 2044: Study

  Science | November 18, 2019 12:34 IST

  Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the US noted that as long as humans have been on Earth, the planet has had a large cap of sea ice at the Arctic Circle that expands each winter and contracts each summer.  

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  Make climate change part of school curriculum: Dushyant Chautala writes to Centre

  India | November 16, 2019 22:06 IST

  Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has written to the central government, urging it to introduce classes on climate change and sustainability in the school curriculum.

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  Trump snipes at India on climate change with questionable facts

  India | November 14, 2019 9:51 IST

  US President Donald Trump listed India among countries that "absolutely are doing absolutely nothing to clean up their smokestacks and clean up all of their plants and all".

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  Garbage dropped by China, India, Russia into sea 'floats into Los Angeles': Trump

  World | November 13, 2019 16:57 IST

  Terming climate change as a "very complex issue", Trump said he considers himself to be, “in many ways, an environmentalist, believe it or not".

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  Cabinet approves MoU between India, Switzerland on climate change

  India | November 07, 2019 6:54 IST

  It will enhance public accountability by way of exchange of information and technology between the two countries.

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  World scientists declare 'climate emergency', warn of 'untold suffering'

  World | November 06, 2019 16:04 IST

  ​More than 11,000 scientists in 153 countries have declared a climate emergency around the world and also warned of 'untold suffering' unless there is significant transformation in the way humans live.  

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  Greta Thunberg call to fight global warming cheers LA rally

  World | November 02, 2019 19:36 IST

  Greta Thunberg, Sweden’s 16-year-old climate-change activist, joined fellow teenagers from throughout California Friday in telling a cheering crowd of hundreds at a Los Angeles rally that they can and will fight to save their planet from global warming.

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  1.5 million more people may die in India by 2100 due to climate change

  India | October 31, 2019 23:24 IST

  Around 1.5 million more people may die in India each year due to extreme heat by 2100, a new study has found. The study conducted by Tata Centre for Development (TCD) at the University of Chicago, USA, which was released at UChicago Centre here on Thursday, said that continued high emissions of greenhouse gases are projected to lead to a four degree Celsius rise in average annual temperature in India by 2100.

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  Greta Thunberg tells Denver rally: ‘We are the change’

  World | October 12, 2019 19:24 IST

  Thunberg said she and fellow youth activists won’t beg those in power to act because she expects leaders to keep ignoring them.