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Research assesses severity of marine heatwaves impacting ocean ecosystems
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The severity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) that are increasingly impacting ocean ecosystems, including vulnerable coral reefs, has primarily been assessed using remotely sensed sea-surface temperatures (SSTs), without information relevant to heating across ecosystem depths.
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Retail inflationary pressures expected to ease with fresh kharif arrivals:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On inflation, the report by the department of economic affairs said domestic prices of some food items have gone up in the wake of the rise in international prices. India's grain availability was impacted by the untimely heatwaves and deficiency of the southwest monsoon in the current year.
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Last 8 years on track to be the warmest on record: UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost billions this year, according to the WMO's provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022 report.
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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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Climate crisis intensifying heatwaves: UN-backed report warns ahead of COP
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 11 (ANI): Greater action is needed to avert the recurrence of disastrous heatwaves, which are being intensified by the climate crisis, a UN and Red Cross report warned.
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China to witness drought-like situations in coming years: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 23 (ANI): The Chinese mainland has been under a massive grip of severe heatwaves and drought throughout summer and there is a possibility that the country will continue to experience moderate to severe drought-like situations in the coming years, impacting the soci
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Beijing's manufacturing units hit hard amid covid outbreak, power outages
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI): Amid a continuing onslaught of the coronavirus, power shortages caused by record heatwaves have hit hard China's manufacturing sector as activity remained in contraction and the outlook remained bleak.
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China heatwave highlights economic damage wrought by global warming
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 1 (ANI): China has been hit by record temperatures, flash floods and droughts this summer, making the country the most climatically vulnerable place with increasing frequency of natural disasters and declining air quality in its industrial centre, Financial Post, a
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After cloud-seeding activities in China's Chongqing, experts warn of possi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): After cloud seeding activities were carried out to bring precipitation, some parts of China's Chongqing welcomed long-awaited rains recently, but experts warned that the city and the region should prepare for possible flooding and landslides.
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China's industrial profits decline in July due to COVID-19 curbs, power sh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): China's industrial performance in July edged down, due to the decline in demand caused by the sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks and power shortages, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Saturday, Global Times reported.
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Scientists warn of frequent, intense heatwaves, drought in China due to cl
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 27 (ANI): Amid the severe heatwave and drought on the Chinese mainland, which has severely affected the agriculture sector putting the harvest under "severe threat," scientists have warned that more frequent and intense heatwaves may grip China due to climate change.
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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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