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Multi-sector expert team constituted under NDMA visits Himachal to study e
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In response to the rising frequency of extreme weather events in Himachal Pradesh, including cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has formed a multi-sectoral expert team to conduct a scientific study of these phenomena. The decision followed a m
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Pakistan: Neglect, mismanagement leave Sindh drowning in climate chaos
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Climate change is no longer a distant threat, its effects are devastating communities across Pakistan, especially in Sindh, where extreme weather events, food insecurity, and health crises are growing with alarming intensity.
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IMD stands as testament to India's pioneering spirit in meteorological sci
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Saulo stated that IMD plays a fundamental role in disaster risk reduction by protecting communities from extreme weather events.
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41 extra days of dangerous heat in 2024 due to climate change, warn scient
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
limate change-induced extreme weather events have claimed over 3,700 lives, displaced millions and added 41 days of dangerous heat globally in 2024, according to two climate attribution and research organisations.
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China: Shanghai struck by second typhoon following record storm
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Shanghai experienced severe flooding as Typhoon Pulasan struck just days after Typhoon Bebinca caused extensive damage. With record rainfall and evacuations, residents faced challenging conditions, highlighting concerns about increasing extreme weather events linked to climate change.
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Cabinet approves 'Mission Mausam' to equip India with highly accurate and
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The mission's focus will include improving observations and understanding for providing highly accurate and timely weather and climate information across temporal and spatial scales
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More than 70 pc of Indian districts are exposed to extreme rainfall events
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The study highlights a rise in both the occurrence and severity of these extreme weather events over recent decades. India has seen a fifteenfold increase in extreme heat wave days during the March-April-May and June-July-August-September periods over the past 30 years, with the last decade
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Odisha: President Murmu takes stroll on Golden Beach; expresses concern ov
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
President Murmu, who is on a four-day visit to Odisha for the Jagannath Rath Yatra, visited Puri's Golden Beach on Sunday morning and shared her thoughts and images from the visit.
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Projected recovery in global economy will boost India's growth; FY24 GDP l
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Despite the challenges faced by the global economy, including geopolitical tensions and extreme weather events, global growth remains resilient, supported by easing inflationary pressures and strong employment conditions.
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Climate change erodes education outcomes: World Bank
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Over the past 20 years, schools were closed during around 75 percent or more of the extreme weather events that impacted 5 million people or more. It's now common for a country to close their schools multiple times over the course of a year due to heatwaves, flooding, high levels of pollutio
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Extreme weather events associated with increase in child marriage: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
One of the unexpected effects of severe weather around the world that most people may ignore is an increase in teenage marriages.
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Extreme weather events linked to higher child marriage: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
One of the negative consequences of catastrophic weather incidents around the world that most people might overlook is an increase in underage marriages.
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