More than 2,000 representatives from around the globe gathered at the United Nations in Geneva to address the escalating crisis of chemical pollution, which poses grave risks to both human health and the environment.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has emphasized the urgent need for countries to come together and establish a
A recent study led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) suggests that the colossal bushfires that ravaged Australia from June 2019 to January 2020 had far-reaching effects, including potentially intensifying the rare triple La Niña weather event.
In a study published in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, researchers have uncovered that climate change intensifies allergy season by affecting the emission of subpollen particles (SPPs) from common allergen-producing plants, such as ryegrass and ragweed. The research also indicates that intact pollen grains have the potential to enhance cloud formation, impacting climate dynamics.
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the rapid ice melting in Greenland. While studying the Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, the team identified a previously unknown interaction between the ice and the ocean, which could have significant implications for future sea level rise predictions.
In a rapidly changing world, understanding the intricate interactions between microbes, viruses, and global warming becomes increasingly important for predicting the consequences of climate change on ecosystems.
The Odisha government has announced plans to build the country's first resettlement colony for people displaced by climate change. The colony will be located in Bagapatia and will provide housing, drinking water, electricity connections, roads, and other facilities for people affected by coastal erosion in the Satbhaya region of Kendrapada district. The project has been sanctioned by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who has allocated Rs 22.5 crore for the colony's first development phase
France's Pyrénées-Orientales region, which borders Spanish Catalonia, is to become the first district in the country to ban the sale of garden swimming pools due to worsening water shortages. From May 10, the region will be officially declared at drought
World leaders gathered in Berlin for the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) have pledged to phase out the use of fossil fuels by 2050 in a bid to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Vietnam recently recorded its highest-ever temperature of 44.1C (111.38F) at the Hoi Xuan station in Thanh Hoa province, surpassing the previous record of 43.4C set in 2019. Experts have attributed the extreme weather condition to global warming, and the country’s population has been advised to stay indoors during the hottest periods of the day.
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