NEW DELHI: Climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity decline by the mid-century, a new research has found. Studying changes in land-use patterns and their impacts on biodiversity, an international team of researchers found that biodiversity around the world could have declined by 2-11 per cent. “By including all world regions in our … Read more
sydney — Analysis of more than 25,000 images from divers, tourism operators and recreational boats on Australia’s annual Great Reef Census is getting under way. Now in its fourth year, one of the world’s fastest-growing conservation projects is helping to gauge the health and degradation of the world’s largest coral system, which is suffering from … Read more
“I grew up in a very chaotic family,” said Sampriti Bhattacharyya, the leader of maritime tech company Navier. “I did not grow up close to my parents, so I became very introverted in many ways.” Growing up in Kolkata, India, at just 12 years old, Bhattacharyya became fascinated by space.“Watching the Apollo Mission to the … Read more
A powerful rainstorm that wreaked havoc on the desert nation of the United Arab Emirates last week was likely made more intense because of climate change, a team of international scientists has found. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) group, composed of researchers from around the globe, said rain storms like the one that struck last … Read more
But the government’s decision to shutter schools was no relief to 13-year-old Nur. Her cramped one-room home in the megacity, shared with her younger brother and parents, feels almost as suffocating as the streets outside. “The heat is intolerable. Our school is shut, but I can’t study at home. The electric fan does not cool … Read more
Paris, France — World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of “extreme” climate changes, the body that monitors the trade said Thursday. “Extreme environmental conditions” including droughts, fires and other problems with climate were mostly to blame for the drastic fall, said the International Organization … Read more
Washington — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector, the nation’s … Read more
Weather forecasters knew a major storm was heading for the United Arab Emirates and authorities advised citizens to stay at home. Passengers queued for hours at flight connection desks at Dubai International Airport after record-breaking rain hit the United Arab Emirates, causing widespread flooding. Photo: Reuters As feared, the UAE’s largest city, Dubai, was brought … Read more
NEW DELHI: Synapses, a venture capital fund dedicated solely to identifying and supporting STEM-based solutions for climate change and health, announced its launch recently. Founded by IIT alumni and veteran investors, Ruchira Shukla and Karthik Chandrasekar, Synapses, a $125 million venture fund, fills a critical gap between STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) ingenuity and … Read more
SEVERE HEATWAVES Global temperatures hit record highs last year and the UN’s World Meteorological Organization said Asia was warming at a particularly rapid pace, with the impact of heatwaves in the region becoming more severe. The WMO’s State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report found Asia was warming faster than the global average, with … Read more
