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Chaired by Abdullah bin Zayed, COP29 Preparatory Committee discusses UAE's
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for the UAE's participation in COP29, has stressed the importance of following up on the implementation of the historic UAE Consensus to keep global temperature r
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Guterres calls for urgent funding to address rising sea levels from Tonga
Updated : 1 year, 9 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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COP28 President calls for unprecedented action to deliver UAE Consensus
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Implementation of the UAE Consensus, the historic set of measures agreed on at COP28 to aim to keep the average global temperature rise below 1.5°C, will require "unprecedented action" by global stakeholders, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al
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Iraq's electric grid hit by fire, explosion amid soaring temperatures
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The faltering national electrical grid of Iraq has been impacted by a fire at a power plant and many explosions as temperatures climb in the country, Al Jazeera reported.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa records temperature rise
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The meteorological department also revealed that massive tree felling led to an increase in the heat index, while cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea also had a bad impact on the weather.
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Tourists flock to Himachal's Narkanda as temperature rises in plains
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The pleasant weather conditions in the north Indian hill resort Narkanda are drawing the attention of tourists across India.
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Skin injuries spike during heat waves in India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI/ATK): As the temperature rises during the summer months, our skin may be more prone to sunburn, heat rash and other problems. During these hot summer months, burn injuries are more common due to accidents such as fires, electrical burns, and overexposure to t
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COP28 UAE President-designate says Paris Agreement goal of 1.5 degrees Cel
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Speaking at the World Sustainable Development Summit hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi, Al Jaber recognised India's prominent global role and noted that the country, which assumes the Presidency of the G20 this year, is soon to become the world's third largest
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Tourists feel the heat as temperatures rise in Himachal hill stations incl
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
At 14.4 degrees Celsius, the state capital Shimla recorded highest-ever minimum temperature on Saturday. The mercury has been inching up in the hills and across the North Indian belt over the last few days. .
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Shimla records highest min temperature of 14.4°C, surpasses previous
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"The temperatures in most places of Himachal Pradesh are above normal. On Saturday, Shimla recorded a minimum temperature of 14.4 degrees Celsius, surpassing the previous highest for this time of year, at 14.2 degrees Celsius on February 26, 2015. At 29.5 degrees Celsius on February 16, t
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Ants' behaviour does not change as temperature rises: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a recent study, researchers at North Carolina State University discovered that ants did not modify their behaviour in response to rising temperatures and remained in suboptimal microhabitats even when ideal ones were there. The discovery shows that ants may be unable to change their behav
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Greta Thunberg detained by police during climate protests in Germany
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The expansion of the coal mine is significant for climate activists. They argue that continuing to burn coal for energy will increase planet-warming emissions and violate the Paris Climate Agreement's ambition to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial le
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