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Asia warming nearly twice as fast as global average, warns WMO
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In its "State of the Climate in Asia 2024" report released on Monday, the WMO said that the year 2024 was either the warmest or second warmest year on record--depending on the dataset used--with widespread and prolonged heatwaves affecting the region.
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"Need to implement Biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction Treaty": Fren
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The French Ambassador for the Ocean and French President's Special Envoy for the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, on Tuesday emphasised the urgent need to implement the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty to address the escalating challenge
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Ice-melting process causing sea-level rise, coastal areas facing problems
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Raising concern over climate change DGM, IMD, Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that an ice-melting process in polar regions is causing sea-level rise and coastal areas are facing problems, especially during cyclones.
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Guterres calls for urgent funding to address rising sea levels from Tonga
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, speaking from Nuku'alofa, Tonga, urged global leaders to act swiftly on climate change, highlighting the unprecedented rise in sea levels due to greenhouse gases. He stressed the need for immediate emission reductions, increased financial support for
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US-Indian satellite to monitor frozen surfaces in Earth's ice and snow-cov
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory being jointly developed by NASA and ISRO. NISAR will map the entire globe in 12 days and provide spatially and temporally consistent data for understanding changes in Earth's ecosystems, ice mass, vegetation biomass, sea level rise
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Sea level rises to 5 feet at TN's Mahabalipuram beach following Cyclone Mi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Due to the reverberation of Cyclone Michaung, the sea level has increased to about 5 feet in Tamil Nadu's Mahabalipuram beach.
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Sea level rise alters habitat of endangered species: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The silver rice rat, an endangered species unique to the Florida Keys, prefers to live along the water's edge for easy access to its low-tide marine species diet.
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Evaluation of the risk communication methods used by climate scientists re
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
An international group of climate scientists, including a renowned Rutgers specialist, claims that scientists are improving their ability to communicate more effectively despite the fact that they have long struggled to discover the best approach to convey important data concerning future
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Research shows new knowledge about ice sheet movement can shed light on se
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Using extensive satellite measurements, researchers from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) and University of Copenhagen's Niels Bohr Institute have conducted a study that shows how movements of the ice sheet appear to be closely linked with meltwater flow beneath the ice.
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Research claims prehistoric human migration in Southeast Asia driven by se
Updated : 3 years ago IST
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU, Singapore) found that rapid sea-level rise prompted early settlers in Southeast Asia to migrate during the prehistoric period, increasing the genetic diversity of the region today.
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Building higher islands could save Maldives from sea-level rise: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In the Maldives and other low-lying nations, artificially boosting island heights or building whole new higher islands have been advocated as remedies to sea-level rise.
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China-funded bridge to raze coral reef in southern Philippines: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The 3.81-km four-lane Connector Bridge links Davao's third-largest city and tourist island. The bridge, projected to be completed in 2027, can accommodate up to 25,000 vehicles daily. It is also expected to reduce travel time between Samal and Davao City.
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