IPCC is all set to release its third climate change report today. This will be the third publication from the IPCC and this key report will highlight the mitigation aspect as they have already highlighted the causes and impacts of climate change in their first and second publications.
In a recent study, it has been found that the cooling effect forests and trees have on the planet are a result of a much more complex process than just carbon sequestration. The tropical forests store one third of the world's carbon, but apart from that they are also large containers of moisture, they keep their surroundings cool, they create more clouds which apart from giving rain provide cover from Sun’s heat radiation.
Global Witness stimulated the experience of a climate skeptic on Facebook, and found out that within 2-3 clicks users are pushed towards news and data that deny climate change or suggest that it could be fake. Most pages cite exaggerated past predictions of climate change to make their point and the more one engages with the posts the more such posts are shown, the study suggested.
A report published by the UNEP highlighted an alarming possibility that the number of global wildfires is expected to rise by 50% by the end of 2050. The report said that the current rate is expected to grow by 20% by 2030 and about 30% by the end of 2050.
The blast furnaces of Tata Steel in UK, are making use of billions of bacteria to for the conversion of its emissions into materials which can be recycled by other industries to make products that includes food-packaging to animal feed.
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is not looking to halt any time soon and the impacts of the war could be seen on the global economy. The constant rise in the global crude oil prices due to the disrupted supply chain has posed a serious threat to the food prices in India.
A campaign ‘Change the Code Not The Climate’, launched by several NGOs and coordinated by the climate activists organization Environmental Working Group highlighted that Bitcoin could reduce its energy consumption by 99% through a simple change in the coding pattern.
Kolkata has ranked 2nd in the list of most polluted metro cities in India, it is the 60th most polluted in the world, in IQ Air’s World AIr Quality Report. The major pollutant is PM 2.5 which is also considered to have the worst effect on lungs since it cannot be filtered due to its small size, the concentration of PM 2.5 has been reported to be 12 times higher than what is considered safe by UN standards.
During the last few years the frequency of extreme rainfall events has been continuously increasing in India, the reason is not very clear, although many climate scientists have pointed towards global warming as the probable cause.
The scientists studying the temperature of Antarctica has revealed alarming news that a huge shelf of ice called the Conger Ice Shelf which is located in the coldest region of Antarctica has collapsed amidst the record heatwave in the region.
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