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Researchers conduct study to reduce tropical cyclone impacts
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 3 (ANI): A new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research found that increasing global warming from currently one to two degrees Celsius by mid-century might lead to about 25 per cent more people being put at risk by tropical cyclones.
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Researchers find double benefit of climate protection through both limitin
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], September 27 (ANI): Increasing global warming from currently one to two degrees Celsius by mid-century might lead to about 25 per cent more people put at risk by tropical cyclones, a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research found.
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Parts of Greenland may be on the verge of tipping, suggests new study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 18 (ANI): Scientists at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have detected new early-warning signs that the central-western part of the Greenland ice sheet has been destabilizing and may now be close to a critical transition.
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Limiting water stress risks: Irrigation management key for bioenergy produ
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], March 8 (ANI): A combined study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) showed that to prevent water scarcity, biomass plantations for energy production need sustainable water management.
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Just 15 years of post-Paris Agreement emissions to lock in 20 cm of sea-le
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Potsdam [Germany], Nov 5 (ANI): Unless governments significantly scale up their emission reduction efforts, the 15 years' worth of emissions released under their current Paris Agreement pledges alone would cause 20 cm of sea-level rise over the longer term, according to new research publishe
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Climate change: Trade liberalization could buffer economic losses in agric
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 25 (ANI): Global warming could create substantial economic damage in agriculture, a new study conducted by a team of scientists of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) finds.
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