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Glasgow could host 2020 UN climate change summit
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 11 (ANI): The city of Glasgow has been chosen by the British government to host a major UN climate change summit next year if the country's bid is successful.
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July 2019 confirmed as hottest month ever recorded
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug 5 (ANI): July 2019 was the warmest month on record for the planet, according to scientists at the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.
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European heat wave fueled by human-induced climate change, study finds
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 3 (ANI): The extreme heat waves that enveloped parts of Western Europe last month were made much more likely and intense by human-induced climate change, a study has found.
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Climate change disrupting plant-pollinator relationship: study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 29 (ANI): While plants rely on bees for pollination, bees need plants to supply nectar and pollen. Scientists have discovered that climate change is adversely affecting these mutualistic interactions.
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Scientists find clues on how soils may respond to climate change
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 25, (ANI): According to an international team of scientists, rock core samples from a period of warming millions of years ago indicate soils contributed to a rapid rise in atmospheric greenhouse gas and suggest modern climate models may overestimate Earth's abilit
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Reduced use of AC during peak summers could help prevent premature deaths:
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Wisconsin [USA], July 19 (ANI): You have heard about the excessive use of air conditioners being one of the factors influencing global warming and climate change. But did you know, use of air conditioners during peak summers is also one of the causes behind premature deaths?
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Changes in Stone tools used by Mesolithic hunter-gatherers linked to clima
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): The gradual change in stone tools during ancient times may show how Mesolithic hunter-gatherers responded to changing climate
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17-year-old, Siddharth Pillai's patented modular artificial reef to revita
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] July 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Indian marine ecosystem has been under threat for long due to climate change, pollution and destructive fishing practices. As a result, aquatic species find it extremely difficult to survive.
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Conifers species on road to extinction because of climate change: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 15 (ANI): Climate change is expected to put many conifer species native to small islands around the world on the road to extinction by 2070, recent findings suggest.
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Vegetation can help cool potentially deadly urban heat islands: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): Planting more vegetation, using reflective materials on hard surfaces and installing green roofs on buildings can help cool potentially deadly urban heat islands, recent study suggests.
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Coral reefs shifting away from equator, researchers point out
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 10 (ANI): The number of young corals on tropical reefs has declined by 85 per cent - and doubled on subtropical reefs - during the last four decades.
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India to host 14th Conference of Parties, 197 countries expected to partic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): India is set to host the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP) from September 02 to 13, confirmed Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday.
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