Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis amid El Niño droughts
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:22 pm
A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe are rapidly deteriorating after it was hit with historic droughts due to the El Niño weather pattern.
UN agency warns another heat record broken
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:22 pm
Last month saw another extreme weather milestone with the world’s hottest day on recent record registered on 22 July – yet another indication of the extent to which greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing our climate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Wednesday.
Monsoon: IMD issues red alert for parts of Maharashtra
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red alert’ for Pune, Palghar and Satara in Maharashtra. An orange alert has been issued for Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Nashik.
At least 10 flights to Delhi diverted amid heavy rains in national capital
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 10 flights headed for Delhi have been diverted after the national capital witnessed heavy rains Wednesday evening, media reports said.
NASA says data shows July 22 was Earth's hottest day on record
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:27 pm
July 22, 2024, was the hottest day on record, according to a NASA analysis of global daily temperature data. July 21 and 23 of this year also exceeded the previous daily record, set in July 2023.
Wayanad landslides leave 93 dead, Kerala braces for more rain
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 93 people have died and hundreds are feared trapped after three landslides hit Kerala's Wayanad district in four hours amid heavy rain.
Heat warning issued in Paris as city hosts Olympic Games
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:28 pm
Paris/IBNS: France's meteorological agency has issued a heat warning for Paris and the surrounding areas with storms and highs of 35 degrees Celsius likely on Tuesday as the city is hosting the Olympic Games.
We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN chief Antonio Guterres
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:30 pm
The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as global temperature rise continues unabated.
Maharashtra rains: At least four dead, flight ops hit; Mumbai on red alert
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:30 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: At least four people have died, of which three were electrocuted in Pune as heavy rainfall, overnight and this morning, battered the three cities and other parts of Maharashtra Thursday.
World just recorded its hottest day on record on this date in July
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:31 pm
The Earth has just experienced its warmest day in recent history, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved US$ 215.6 million in its 39th Board meeting held in Songdo, South Korea for implementing SIDBI’s Financing Mitigation and Adaptation Projects (FMAP) in Indian MSMEs.
India's annual per capita carbon emission is only about one-third of global average: Economic Survey
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:32 pm
Despite being one of the fastest-growing economies in the World, India’s annual per capita carbon emission is only about one-third of the global average, states Economic Survey 2023-24, which was tabled in Parliament today by Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.
India needs to look at climate change from the local lens, says Economic Survey
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:32 pm
Taking a critical view of the Western approach to tackling Climate Change, the Economic Survey 2023-24 gives a clarion call to all developing countries to look at climate change problem from a ‘local lens’.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:34 pm
Michigan Public Service Commissioner Alessandra Carreon believes that transportation electrification and transition to clean energy can help mitigate the worst impact of climate change in future.
Four die as Hurricane Beryl hits southeast Texas, 2.6 million people suffer power outage
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:38 pm
At least four people died after Hurricane Beryl hit southeast Texas in the USA and disrupted power supply in the area.
Latest data shows last month was the hottest June ever recorded
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:38 pm
Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according to new data released on Monday from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Guwahati: The floods in Assam over the past month have resulted in 58 deaths and impacted 23 lakh people, leaving hundreds homeless and displaced, media reported.
UN official describes total devastation in Carriacou following Hurricane Beryl
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
The island of Carriacou in Grenada has been virtually “flattened” by the devastating Hurricane Beryl, a senior UN official there reported on Friday, as humanitarian teams ramp up their support to communities affected across the Caribbean.
Kashmir experiences heatwave conditions; Srinagar at 35.7 C is hotter than Kolkata, Delhi
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The serene valley of Kashmir, which attracts several tourists not just from India but also from abroad owing to its stunning scenery and refreshing air, is reeling under heatwave-like situations along with the rest of the country.
Massive landslide blocks Kishtwar-Paddar road in Jammu Kashmir
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
Kishtwar (Jammu Kashmir): A massive landslide blocked the Kishtwar-Paddar road on Sunday as light to moderate rains hit isolated areas in the Jammu division, bringing relief from heatwave, media reported.
Gujarat: Ahmedabad road caves in after heavy rainfall
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
Ahmedabad: A road in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad caved in on Sunday following heavy rain, which disrupted traffic and flooded low-lying areas, media reported.
Delhi to brace for more rains after record-breaking downpour that claimed 11 lives
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi residents, still recovering from the after-effects of the record-breaking downpour on Friday, will have to brace for more rains, media reports said.
Volvo Car India launches The Reverse Project: mission to convert kilometres into trees
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:41 pm
Kolkata: Volvo Car India Wednesday announced the launch of Reverse Project that aims at reversing the environmental damage through planting trees commensurate to the mileage done on EV cars of any brand.
Woman jogging in animal park located close to Paris attacked by wolves
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:42 pm
A woman is currently in the intensive care after she was attacked by wolves at a park close to Paris city in France, media reports said.
Global survey reveals ‘truly astonishing’ consensus for stronger climate action
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:42 pm
The overwhelming majority of people around the world want an end to geopolitical differences when it comes to fighting climate change, the results of a landmark public opinion poll conducted by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has shown.
Study finds air pollution caused 8.1 million deaths worldwide in 2021
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:43 pm
The State of Global Air (SoGA) report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns on Wednesday that air pollution is increasingly impacting human health - and is now the second leading global risk factor for premature death.
World heading towards new temperature records, warns WMO
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:37 pm
At least one of the years between now and 2028 will very likely set a new temperature record, breaking through the crucial 1.5°C temperature limit, the UN weather agency, WMO, said on Wednesday.
Break free from pollution, climate chaos and ‘biodiversity decimation’, UN chief urges
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:38 pm
The UN Secretary-General has called for safeguarding Earth’s vital ecosystems from rampant pollution, worsening climate impacts and “biodiversity decimation”.
Flood situation improves slightly in Assam, over 5 lakh people affected
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
The flood situation in Assam has slightly improved but over 5.35 lakh people in 13 districts, including 1.45 lakh children, are still affected.
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Japan's Noto region, no injury reported
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit Japan's Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture early Monday (June 3, 2024), the country's weather agency said.