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Reliance Foundation signs MoU with IMD to strengthen weather information
The Reliance Foundation signed an MoU with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) under the Mini…
ANI
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India braces for an intensely harsh winter as La Niña takes hold
With the phenomenon having started in September 2024, it’s anticipated to cause significant disrupt…
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Reskilling and investing in communities are crucial during the AI revolution, IBM's chief impact officer says
IBM's chief impact officer, Justina Nixon-Saintil, says companies should focus on upskilling worker…
Julia Hood
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Over half of the Indian population is vulnerable to health threats spurred on by climate change
Further, the study’s authors also identified 38 districts with very high vulnerability, 306 with hi…
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Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk
Farmers in Thailand saw their crops wither and mourned the loss of livestock that perished unde…
PTI
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Climate change is slashing half a year from our lives, research shows
A global temperature increase of just 1°C is linked to a drop of around 0.44 years in life expectan…
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Recognizing the rights of climate refugees is the first step to relocating the millions of vulnerable island-nation residents who could be displaced in the next 3 decades
While Caribbean islands have some of the lowest greenhouse-gas emissions, they're the most vulnerab…
Christine Jean-Baptiste
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Climate change continued brutal advance in 2022, affected communities for billions of dollars on all continents: WMO
Throughout the year, hazardous climate and weather-related events drove new population displacement…
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We cannot properly tackle the climate crisis without addressing our socioeconomic inequalities first: experts
Limited wealth, political influence, access to public transport, and even free time — these factors…
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18 million rental units are at risk as climate disasters get more common, Harvard study says
"Newer rental units are much more likely to be vulnerable to weather- and climate-related hazards."
Filip De Mott
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Extreme weather uprooted 43 million children within six years, with India second worst affected
According to the report, the Philippines had the most child displacements due to weather events dur…
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Climate change is disrupting our food system, which makes it vulnerable to new crises
Weather, the atmosphere, the oceans, and the climate are all changing. That has devastating effects…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Experts from the World Resources Institute and Climate Policy Radar discuss biodiversity and climate change.
Biodiversity and climate change have long been connected. Two experts spoke with Insider about the …
Elizabeth Wood
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The climate crisis is forcing the American Red Cross to expand its disaster-recovery work
The climate crisis is forcing the American Red Cross to expand its disaster-recovery efforts. It pl…
Catherine Boudreau
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3 steps communities can take to become more climate-resilient, according to leaders who have made progress in their own cities
Taking action now enables cities to embrace more solutions and strategies, which experts believe wi…
Erica Sweeney
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Govt intervention critical to remove green financing barriers, IPCC report stresses as we move towards 3.5°C warming
The Synthesis report is the closing chapter of the Panel's Sixth Assessment of the planet and world…
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COP26 delegates, activists, and event workers explain how they feel about the last two weeks of negotiations
Climate financing remains a sticking point, and many from the global south and indigenous communiti…
Parisa Hashempour
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Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost USD4 trillion over last 50 years
Over two million deaths and USD4.3 trillion in economic losses; that's the impact of a half-century…
ANI
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Environmental racism is real - and climate solutions need to involve vulnerable populations, experts say
Environmental-justice advocates want to ensure a greener economy for everyone, including those who …
Karen K. Ho
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Climate-change safe havens can still get hit hard. Vermont's flooding is a reminder.
Climate-change safe havens can still be in jeopardy. Flooding in Vermont underscores how the climat…