The world has wasted a crucial year – the last 12 months – in its pursuit to keep the global temperature rise within the limit of 1.5 to 2 degree C as mandated by Paris agreement; and is on course to an unrealistic 2.4-to-2.6-degree C temperature rise by the end of current century; states a
The world has lost nearly 70 percent of its wildlife population in the last five decades and the speed of mass extinction is likely to quicken up unless global climate change can be countered, says a just published global report on biodiversity. The Living Planet Report 2022, flagship publication of WWF that has been released
Asani, the first cyclone in 2022 generated in Bay of Bengal, is set to spare West Bengal. The cyclone, brewing in south Andaman sea of Bay of Bengal, is likely to have its landfall between Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Bhubaneshwar in Orissa by May 10, around 450 km away from West Bengal coast and
Kolkata stands extremely vulnerable to future climatic impacts; pointed out the recent UN report on climate change that has sounded “dire warning about the consequences of inaction” to curtail carbon emission across the world. An analysis of the 3676 page long final report, Working Group II part of Assessment Report 6 published by Intergovernmental Panel
Darjeeling may have a temperature rise of 5.4 degree during 2081-2100 compared to 1850-1900 benchmark, predicts the recently published climate report of Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), an UN body. The temperature-rise in Darjeeling, known as the Switzerland of eastern India is projected to be even more than that of Delhi, which is expected
The recently published IPCC assessment report has predicted sharp rise in mercury & high deluge within short duration for most urban locales in Bangladesh. Analysis of the interactive map provided in the report points out that, Bangladesh capital city Dhaka is likely to experience 4.7-degree Celsius rise by end of the century compared to pre-industrial
The recently published IPCC assessment report has predicted sharp rise in mercury and high deluge within short duration for most urban locales in Bangladesh. Analysis of the interactive map provided in the report points out that Bangladesh capital city Dhaka is likely to experience 4.7-degreeCelsius rise by end of century compared to pre-industrial period under
According to a new study, climate change is forcing marine life to change its distribution as it has started abandoning equator and tropics; and moving towards the poles. The study – global warming is causing a more pronounced dip in marine species richness around the equator – authored by Chhaya Chaudhary, Anthony J. Richardson, David
Sundarban, the island territory at the southern fringe of West Bengal, is set to experience about 2 ft sea level rise in between 2015-2100; points out a recently released IPCC report. The analysis of the interactive map in the report shows that under worst emission increase scenario, the sea surface with rise about 10 cm
Beijing winter Olympics, set to start on February 4, is going to be the first Winter Games on virtually hundred percent artificial snows; as increased spell of warming catered by climate change is causing the melt of natural snow; spells out a recent international report. The report, Slippery Slopes: How Climate Change is threatening the