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More than 400 US officials have signed a letter protesting the Israel policy
The US Supreme Court has said it’ll hold a hearing on climate change later this month. The court said it’ll consider whether climate change is a federal or state problem. The court made the statement while holding a briefing on the impact that global warming has had on US’ economy. Earlier, the court had stated…
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The White House is curtailing the state dinner for Australia due totumultuous times
US Vice President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Albanese will hold talks in Washington on Wednesday. During the meeting, Biden will tell the PM that the US would fulfil the promise of delivering nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as part of the ‘AUKUS’ agreement among the US, Britain and Australia. The talks will include discussions…
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People are moving into harms way due to floods
A study by the World Bank has found that human settlements in East Asia, Pacific and sub-Saharan Africa “are actually rapidly increasing their exposure to floods” due to climate change. It said that development in areas exposed to the biggest flood dangers increased by 122%. About 6% of land was in the very high flood-…
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The areas that are prone to flooding are a big part of urban development
Climate Risk and Urbanisation in the World Settlement Footprint is a study of the Rise and Fall of the Asia-Pacific Region and the Challenges to Resilience to Climate Change. The study aims to identify high-risk developments early on and publicize success stories to building people’s resilience to climate change. The authors plan to continue monitoring…
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FTX fraud trial begins; how tech shapes our bodies
Climate Solutions Week has been organised by the United Nations Security Council on Climate Solutions (COP18) to highlight the issues related to climate change. This year’s theme is ‘Let’s Start the New Era against its own Evils’. The Security Council called on all countries to take steps to end climate change and create a sustainable…
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The climate activists crashed the party after protesting at Burning Man
A climatologist who has seen extreme weather in the desert Southwest has said that climate change is not linked to the Burning Man festival. “What’s unusual is…a slow moving storm to park overhead and dump a whole inch of rain at once, like it did over [Black Rock Desert Playa],” he told NPR. “You can’t…
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Storm Aims at Bermuda, after a long trail of damage in the US
NASA scientist Dr Kossin said human-caused climate change is responsible for the “unprecedentedly warm ocean”, which is making it more likely for hurricanes to behave in certain ways. “[Climate change] is making it morelikely for hurricanes to behave in certain ways,” he added. Kossin further said storms are causing a 25% increase in local rainfall…
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A Category 4 storm
A researcher has said the likelihood of a Hurricane undergoing rapid intensification has increased to 5% from 1% since the 1980s. “It’s very likely that human-caused climate change contributed to that anomalously warm ocean,” he added. Kerry Emanuel, a professor of atmospheric science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said the window of time to make…
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There are new habitats in need of protection as glaciers melt
Scientists in New Zealand claim that climate change will result in a new carbon sink in the ice of Antarctica. They claim that negativefeedback in the cold causes a new carbon sink in the ice of Antarctica. They added that negative feedback in the cold causes a new carbon sink in the ice of Antarctica.
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The emergence of new organisms will be caused by the retreat
Climate change and glacier protection laws can cause an event called Ambio glaucl,glacial Stewardship, according to a paper published in Nature Communications. Ambio glaucl is an event that occurs every few years due to the consequences of climate change and glacier protection laws on the natural environment, it said. Ambio glaucl was identified in 2008…
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The climate change trial in Montana was the first of its kind
A judge in US’ Montana on Tuesday ruled that the state’s Environmental Policy Act violated the constitutional rights of residents by banning officials from considering the impact of climate change when permitting new energy projects. The plaintiffs sought to force the state to drop the provision in the act that barred officials from considering the…
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The Canadian fires caused a haze to blanket the East Coast
Wildfires in the US, including in Canada, are becoming longer and the blazes are burning more acreage, thanks in part to the hot and dry conditions created by climate change. Experts say wildfire seasons is becoming longer and the blazes are burning more acreage, thanks in part to the hot and dry conditions created by…
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This platform makes sure that companies keep their climate pledges
Cynthia Hanawalt, a Senior Fellow at Columbia University’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, said that mandatory disclosure could flush out the true scale of corporate emissions. She found out that companies that wanted to tackle climate change were not always going about it the right way. “It gives us…good opportunity to understand the data…
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Here’s what happened during the UN’s climate negotiations
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has said that corporations should cover the costs of sea level rise and hurricanes, in places like her country that do not have the money to protect themselves from climate change. Distribution of climate budgets across countries of the world is a priority, she added. “The world doesn’t have any money…
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Why are flash floods so devastating in the world’s dry regions?
Climate change impacts are experienced differently by people depending on their gender, caste, sexuality, class, race and location, a study found. It added building water reservoirs in areas at risk of drought, ensuring infrastructure is build to stand up to the impacts of a hotter climate, and providing communities with early warning systems to help…
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Scientists warn in a new report that emissions must be cut quickly to save lives
The UN World Water Development Report released today said that water use has increased by 1% annually over the last forty years, due to population growth and changed consumptions. The report said that climate change has increased water demand in low and middle-income countries. It added that people in developing countries are disproportionately affected by…
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The draft of the National Climate Assessment paints a dire picture of America
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that wealthy countries, including the US, should be paying for the costs of climate change. “The impacts of climate crisis are already being felt throughout the US today, and they will continue to get more intense as long as we’re burning fossil fuels for heat and electricity,” he…
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The Great Carbon Con is coming to an end
Melissa Aronczyk, an economics professor at Rutgers University, has said that when the fossil fuel industry comes up with solutions, it is the “greatest potential for conflict of interest”. She added that reducing the burning of fossil fuels is one way to address climate change. “It’s important to think about…what they say the problem is,”…
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Climate finance is a hot potato, and what to do about it
Climate scientist Christopher Trisos has said that Africa has already experienced “loss and damage” that is attributable to human-induced climate change. “There is stronger evidence than ever that Africa has already experienced loss and damage that is attributable to human-induced climate change,” Trisos added. He further said that climate impacts in vulnerable countries are becoming…
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In an analysis, Florida and China are found to be among the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world
China’s President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote address at the United Nations Climate Summit in Washington, DC in November. Xi is set to speak about China’s plans to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to an official statement. China had recorded the hottest two-month period in its history in July-September this year, as…
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Friederike Otto has hard evidence for climate enforcement
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist has said it is difficult to include climate Context in real-time weather warnings. NOAA is currently reviewing how it communicates with the public about climate change, she said, in part because of a flood of interest from the public and from local officials who are grappling with…
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There is a connection between polar climate and tropical biodiversity
Climate change is causing marine species’ richness around the equator to dip, as per scientists. Global warming is driving shift and shuffle in a community of North Atlantic phytoplankton, they added. The latitudinal temperature difference and its climate dependence is inferred from foraminifera 18O over 95 million years. They further said latitudinal species diversity has…
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Outcry as scientists are sanctioned for a protest
Scientists at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) held a panel discussion on’Adaptation, Loss and Damage’ during the COP 27 climate conference on Thursday. In the session, scientists from countries across the world discussed what steps they would take to protect vulnerable populations from the impacts of climate change. The panel was moderated by UNEP chief…
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It could be a big disaster if solar geoengineering goes through
A research team has created the first-ever solar geoengineering balloon in a project known as ‘Make Sunsets’. In the balloons, scientists injected sulphur dioxide particles into the stratosphere to reflect sunlight back into space and cool Earth. The team said it’s a “first-of-its-kind” concept that can be used as a pilot for a long-term solution…
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Annie Proulx wrote a history of wetlands destruction
As per a report by the World Bank, the world is expected to lose more than 1 billion acres of wetlands by 2100. The report also said that the world’s wetlands are likely to face serious impacts from climate change due to human activities, such as logging, agricultural runoff and urban development. It further said…