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WMO releases 'tell-tale signs' of extreme weather conditions around world
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The events of 2022 once again underlined the clear need to do much more to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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More than 2000 flights cancelled in US due to heavy snow and freezing temp
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahead of Christmas holidays, more than 2,270 US flights were cancelled on Thursday (local time) due to heavy snow and freezing temperatures, reported CNN.
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Extreme weather linked to cardiovascular deaths: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Extremely hot and cold temperatures both increased the risk of death among people with cardiovascular diseases, such as ischemic heart disease (heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries), stroke, heart failure and arrhythmia, according to new research published today in the American H
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Southern Hemisphere is stormier than the North; Here's why
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
For centuries, sailors who had been all over the world knew where the most fearsome storms of all lay in wait: the Southern Hemisphere. "The waves ran mountain-high and threatened to overwhelm [the ship] at every roll," wrote one passenger on an 1849 voyage rounding the tip of South America.
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Research: Potential threat to heart health from extreme weather
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An analysis of nearly 2.3 million Europeans has found detrimental associations between cold weather and deaths from heart disease, particularly in poor neighbourhoods. The late-breaking research is presented at ESC Congress 2022.1 Hot weather was linked with excess deaths from heart disease
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China lost USD 18 billion in 2021 due to extreme weather: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The report highlighted how climate change impacts are wreaking an ever-increasing human, financial and environmental toll, worsening food insecurity and poverty and holding back sustainable development. The report also painted a worrying scenario for future water stress.
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Climate change "humanity's biggest challenge in modern times": COP27 Presi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This year's UN Climate Conference takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, against a backdrop of extreme weather events worldwide, an energy crisis propelled by the war in Ukraine, and scientific data reiterating that the world is not doing enough to tackle carbon emissions and protect the future of
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COP27: Getting back to Net Zero; IMF lists 3 key priorities for climate mi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This year's COp27 summit will be even more crucial in the backdrop of several extreme weather events -- typhoons in Bangladesh, unprecedented floods in Pakistan, heatwaves in Europe, wildfires in North America, dry rivers in China, and droughts in Africa.
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Weather events have significant negative impact on skins: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): A new study has found that wildfires, and extreme heat events increase in frequency and severity which results in skin diseases.
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Extreme weather fuels online hate speech: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Postdam [Germany], September 11 (ANI): Extreme temperatures are fuel for online hate speech, according to a recent study from the German Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
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Extreme weather in China highlights climate change impacts and need for ea
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 27 (ANI): Extreme weather - record-breaking heatwaves, severe drought, and deadly rainfall - have battered China since June.
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Extreme weather poses potential threat to heart health: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], August 26 (ANI): A study of roughly 2.3 million Europeans discovered detrimental connections between cold weather and heart disease deaths, particularly in poor neighbourhoods. Excess deaths from heart disease and stroke have been related to hot weather among patients with
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