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Warm Indo-Pacific pool altering global rainfall patterns, reveals studyBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 29, 2019
A warm water pool in the Indo-Pacific Ocean that influences rainfall in many parts of the world, including India, is adding a ‘California’ to its size every year. In the process, it is slowly but steadily altering rainfall patterns in many regions, a study led by an Indian... Read more.. |
Climate change could reverse India’s health progressBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2019
Climate change is threatening to reverse the progress made by India on tackling maternal and child health issues as well as on containing mosquito-related illnesses such as dengue and malaria, latest research published in medical journal Lancet has warned. The paper warns... Read more.. Subject Tags: climate change impacts , health impacts |
Rising sea levels pose threat to homes of 300m people – studyBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 30, 2019
More than three times more people are at risk from rising sea levels than previously believed, research suggests. Land that is currently home to 300 million people will flood at least once a year by 2050 unless carbon emissions are cut significantly and coastal defences... Read more.. Subject Tags: Carbon Emissions , climate change impacts |
Climate change threatens to tear ecosystems apart, warns Amazon rainforest expertBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 6, 2019
Climate change is threatening our wildlife, and nowhere is that more apparent than the Amazon rainforest. As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon spans 2.3 million square miles (twice the size of India) and has within its borders the world’s largest river basin. It... Read more.. |