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Climate change indicators hit record highs in 2021

19-May-2022

The United Nations warned Wednesday that four main climate change indicators all hit new highs in 2021. Thus, warning that the global energy system was leading humanity towards disaster. Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea-level rise, ocean heat, and ocean acidification—all set new highs in 2021. Thus, climate change indicators reveal an approaching global disaster. The United […]

19-May-2022 World

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Aviation sectors contribution about 2 of all man-induced CO2 emission govt tells RS

31-Mar-2022

New Delhi Mar 31 PTI Aviation sector accounts for approximately two per cent of global anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions the government told the Parliament on Thursday Responding to a query raised in the Rajya Sabha Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that carbon dioxide is overwhelmingly the key greenhouse gas of concern According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC global warming is a result of greenhouse gas emissions due to all anthropogenic activities related primarily to the use of fossil fuels and land-use and land-use change including aviation Of these carbon dioxide is overwhelmingly the key greenhouse gas of concern As per the 2019 Environmental Report of the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO the aviation sector accounts for approximately 2 per cent of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions including international and domestic aviation he said in his written response The aviation sector contributes to that extent to the global warming he said Replying to another question asking if the government is aware of the danger posed by rise in temperature Yadav said the government is seized of the matter As per the World Meteorological Organization the global mean temperature for 2021 was about 111C above the preindustrial 1850-1900 levels Studies show that average temperature over India has warmed around 07C during 1901-2018 and similar warming has been observed in the sea-surface temperature in the tropical Indian Ocean by 1C for 1951-2015 Rise in temperature may result in exacerbating frequency and intensity of extreme weather events including inter alia cyclones heavy rains storm surges and heat waves he said He said that India has made efforts to progressively de-link growth from emissions and the emission intensity of Indias Gross Domestic Product GDP has reduced by 24 per cent between 2005 and 2016 Apart from resolutely addressing climate change domestically India has launched international coalitions such as International Solar Alliance ISA and Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure CDRI he said Recently at the 26th Session of the Conference of Parties COP 26 to the UNFCCC in Glasgow new initiatives under CDRI and ISA - Infrastructure for Resilient Island States IRIS and Green Grids Initiative - One Sun One World One Grid GGI-OSOWOG were also launched Along with Sweden India co-leads the Leadership Group for Industry Transition LeadIT for voluntary low carbon transition of hard-to-abate sectors The minister said PTI AG AG VN VN

31-Mar-2022 National

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In a first, IPCC to list the impact of the climate crisis on mental health

15-Feb-2022

On Monday, climate scientists and national representatives convened for a virtual two-week conference to finalize the latest section of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) sixth report. It is expected to include information on the climate crisis impact on mental health for the first time. “A part of the mental health challenge is apocalyptic […]

15-Feb-2022 World

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38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others likely to follow: WMO

16-Dec-2021

A new and disturbing high temperature record for the Arctic of 38 degrees Celsius, or just over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, was confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday.

Worryingly, the temperature reading taken last June in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk – which is located 115 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle - is “just one of a series” of potentially record-breaking observations from around the planet in 2020, that the agency is seeking to verify. “The World Meteorological Organization has this morning recognized a temperature of 38C which is a staggering 100.4F in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk,” spokesperson Clare Nullis told journalists in Geneva. “It was recorded last year (on) 20 June 2020 and we have recognized it as a new Arctic record.” Describing the temperature as “more befitting the Mediterranean than the Arctic”, WMO explained in a statement that a.

Devastating summer months

“If you cast your mind back to last year, you will recall there was an exceptional, prolonged Siberian heatwave, as a result of this heatwave we saw devastating and very widespread Siberian fires and we saw massive Arctic sea ice loss at the end of the summer season,” Ms. Nullis said. The furnace-like conditions also contributed to 2020 becoming one of the three warmest years on record, the WMO spokesperson explained, adding that the Siberian heatwave “would have been almost impossible without climate change”. In response to the record Arctic heatwave, the UN agency also created a new category for record temperatures. In , the new category is listed as “highest recorded temperature at or north of 66.5⁰, the Arctic Circle”.

Arctic warming fast

While WMO has frequently warned that the Arctic is one of the fastest warming parts of the world, warming “more than twice as fast as the global average”, Ms. Nullis underscored that climate change has also pushed up temperatures elsewhere, which the UN agency is busy verifying. These include a new high in the Antarctic continent of 18.3C that was recorded at the Argentinian base, Esperanza. WMO investigators are also seeking to verify temperature readings of 54.4C recorded in both 2020 and 2021 in the world’s hottest place, Death Valley in California. In addition, they are also assessing a new reported European temperature record of 48.8C in the Italian island of Sicily this summer. “The WMO Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes has never had so many ongoing simultaneous investigations,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas, in a statement.

16-Dec-2021 United Nations

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38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others likely to follow: WMO

16-Dec-2021

A new and disturbing high temperature record for the Arctic of 38 degrees Celsius, or just over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, was confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday.

Worryingly, the temperature reading taken last June in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk – which is located 115 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle - is “just one of a series” of potentially record-breaking observations from around the planet in 2020, that the agency is seeking to verify. “The World Meteorological Organization has this morning recognized a temperature of 38C which is a staggering 100.4F in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk,” spokesperson Clare Nullis told journalists in Geneva. “It was recorded last year (on) 20 June 2020 and we have recognized it as a new Arctic record.” Describing the temperature as “more befitting the Mediterranean than the Arctic”, WMO explained in a statement that a.

Devastating summer months

“If you cast your mind back to last year, you will recall there was an exceptional, prolonged Siberian heatwave, as a result of this heatwave we saw devastating and very widespread Siberian fires and we saw massive Arctic sea ice loss at the end of the summer season,” Ms. Nullis said. The furnace-like conditions also contributed to 2020 becoming one of the three warmest years on record, the WMO spokesperson explained, adding that the Siberian heatwave “would have been almost impossible without climate change”. In response to the record Arctic heatwave, the UN agency also created a new category for record temperatures. In , the new category is listed as “highest recorded temperature at or north of 66.5⁰, the Arctic Circle”.

Arctic warming fast

While WMO has frequently warned that the Arctic is one of the fastest warming parts of the world, warming “more than twice as fast as the global average”, Ms. Nullis underscored that climate change has also pushed up temperatures elsewhere, which the UN agency is busy verifying. These include a new high in the Antarctic continent of 18.3C that was recorded at the Argentinian base, Esperanza. WMO investigators are also seeking to verify temperature readings of 54.4C recorded in both 2020 and 2021 in the world’s hottest place, Death Valley in California. In addition, they are also assessing a new reported European temperature record of 48.8C in the Italian island of Sicily this summer. “The WMO Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes has never had so many ongoing simultaneous investigations,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas, in a statement.

16-Dec-2021 United Nations

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38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others likely to follow: WMO

16-Dec-2021

A new and disturbing high temperature record for the Arctic of 38 degrees Celsius, or just over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, was confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday.

Worryingly, the temperature reading taken last June in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk – which is located 115 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle - is “just one of a series” of potentially record-breaking observations from around the planet in 2020, that the agency is seeking to verify. “The World Meteorological Organization has this morning recognized a temperature of 38C which is a staggering 100.4F in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk,” spokesperson Clare Nullis told journalists in Geneva. “It was recorded last year (on) 20 June 2020 and we have recognized it as a new Arctic record.” Describing the temperature as “more befitting the Mediterranean than the Arctic”, WMO explained in a statement that a.

Devastating summer months

“If you cast your mind back to last year, you will recall there was an exceptional, prolonged Siberian heatwave, as a result of this heatwave we saw devastating and very widespread Siberian fires and we saw massive Arctic sea ice loss at the end of the summer season,” Ms. Nullis said. The furnace-like conditions also contributed to 2020 becoming one of the three warmest years on record, the WMO spokesperson explained, adding that the Siberian heatwave “would have been almost impossible without climate change”. In response to the record Arctic heatwave, the UN agency also created a new category for record temperatures. In , the new category is listed as “highest recorded temperature at or north of 66.5⁰, the Arctic Circle”.

Arctic warming fast

While WMO has frequently warned that the Arctic is one of the fastest warming parts of the world, warming “more than twice as fast as the global average”, Ms. Nullis underscored that climate change has also pushed up temperatures elsewhere, which the UN agency is busy verifying. These include a new high in the Antarctic continent of 18.3C that was recorded at the Argentinian base, Esperanza. WMO investigators are also seeking to verify temperature readings of 54.4C recorded in both 2020 and 2021 in the world’s hottest place, Death Valley in California. In addition, they are also assessing a new reported European temperature record of 48.8C in the Italian island of Sicily this summer. “The WMO Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes has never had so many ongoing simultaneous investigations,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas, in a statement.

16-Dec-2021 United Nations

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38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others likely to follow: WMO

15-Dec-2021

A new and disturbing high temperature record for the Arctic of 38 degrees Celsius, or just over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, was confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday.

Worryingly, the temperature reading taken last June in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk – which is located 115 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle - is “just one of a series” of potentially record-breaking observations from around the planet in 2020, that the agency is seeking to verify. “The World Meteorological Organization has this morning recognized a temperature of 38C which is a staggering 100.4F in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk,” spokesperson Clare Nullis told journalists in Geneva. “It was recorded last year (on) 20 June 2020 and we have recognized it as a new Arctic record.” Describing the temperature as “more befitting the Mediterranean than the Arctic”, WMO explained in a statement that a.

Devastating summer months

“If you cast your mind back to last year, you will recall there was an exceptional, prolonged Siberian heatwave, as a result of this heatwave we saw devastating and very widespread Siberian fires and we saw massive Arctic sea ice loss at the end of the summer season,” Ms. Nullis said. The furnace-like conditions also contributed to 2020 becoming one of the three warmest years on record, the WMO spokesperson explained, adding that the Siberian heatwave “would have been almost impossible without climate change”. In response to the record Arctic heatwave, the UN agency also created a new category for record temperatures. In , the new category is listed as “highest recorded temperature at or north of 66.5⁰, the Arctic Circle”.

Arctic warming fast

While WMO has frequently warned that the Arctic is one of the fastest warming parts of the world, warming “more than twice as fast as the global average”, Ms. Nullis underscored that climate change has also pushed up temperatures elsewhere, which the UN agency is busy verifying. These include a new high in the Antarctic continent of 18.3C that was recorded at the Argentinian base, Esperanza. WMO investigators are also seeking to verify temperature readings of 54.4C recorded in both 2020 and 2021 in the world’s hottest place, Death Valley in California. In addition, they are also assessing a new reported European temperature record of 48.8C in the Italian island of Sicily this summer. “The WMO Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes has never had so many ongoing simultaneous investigations,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas, in a statement.

15-Dec-2021 United Nations

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38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others likely to follow: WMO

15-Dec-2021

A new and disturbing high temperature record for the Arctic of 38 degrees Celsius, or just over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, was confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday.

Worryingly, the temperature reading taken last June in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk – which is located 115 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle - is “just one of a series” of potentially record-breaking observations from around the planet in 2020, that the agency is seeking to verify. “The World Meteorological Organization has this morning recognized a temperature of 38C which is a staggering 100.4F in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk,” spokesperson Clare Nullis told journalists in Geneva. “It was recorded last year (on) 20 June 2020 and we have recognized it as a new Arctic record.” Describing the temperature as “more befitting the Mediterranean than the Arctic”, WMO explained in a statement that a.

Devastating summer months

“If you cast your mind back to last year, you will recall there was an exceptional, prolonged Siberian heatwave, as a result of this heatwave we saw devastating and very widespread Siberian fires and we saw massive Arctic sea ice loss at the end of the summer season,” Ms. Nullis said. The furnace-like conditions also contributed to 2020 becoming one of the three warmest years on record, the WMO spokesperson explained, adding that the Siberian heatwave “would have been almost impossible without climate change”. In response to the record Arctic heatwave, the UN agency also created a new category for record temperatures. In , the new category is listed as “highest recorded temperature at or north of 66.5⁰, the Arctic Circle”.

Arctic warming fast

While WMO has frequently warned that the Arctic is one of the fastest warming parts of the world, warming “more than twice as fast as the global average”, Ms. Nullis underscored that climate change has also pushed up temperatures elsewhere, which the UN agency is busy verifying. These include a new high in the Antarctic continent of 18.3C that was recorded at the Argentinian base, Esperanza. WMO investigators are also seeking to verify temperature readings of 54.4C recorded in both 2020 and 2021 in the world’s hottest place, Death Valley in California. In addition, they are also assessing a new reported European temperature record of 48.8C in the Italian island of Sicily this summer. “The WMO Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes has never had so many ongoing simultaneous investigations,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas, in a statement.

15-Dec-2021 United Nations

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World leaders urged to prioritize action on water and climate

31-Oct-2021

Countries must step up urgent action to address the water-related consequences of climate change, the head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and nine other international organizations said on Friday in a letter to world leaders issued ahead of the COP26 UN climate change conference.

They for governments to prioritize integrated water and climate action, for the benefit of people and the planet, to ensure availability, and sustainable management, of water and sanitation for all. “Climate change is dramatically affecting the water cycle, making droughts and floods more extreme and frequent and decreasing the natural water storage in ice and snow. Rising temperature and variability in flow patterns of water bodies also strongly affect water quality both in surface and groundwater,” they said.

The ‘climate connector’

The letter listed additional impacts, as changing precipitation patterns are already affecting agriculture, food systems, and livelihoods, as well as ecosystems, and biodiversity. Meanwhile, rising sea levels threaten communities, infrastructure, coastal environments and aquifers. The partners cited a recent report by the UN Children’s Fund, , which found that over one third of the world’s children, some 920 million boys and girls, are currently severely exposed to water scarcity. They added that the 2020 UN World Water Development Report further emphasized that water is the “climate connector” that allows for greater collaboration across the majority of global targets for climate response, sustainable development, and disaster risk reduction.

Action for governments

The letter was signed by the heads of , UNICEF, the Food and Agriculture Organization (); the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (); the World Health Organization (); the International Fund for Agricultural Development (); the UN Environment Programme (); the UN University (UNU); the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the Global Water Partnership (GWP). They outlined several urgent priorities, such as integrating water and climate through adaptation and resilience planning at the national and regional level, and promoting and financing global water monitoring systems to provide timely information about current and future water availability. Other recommendations include supporting technical, political and scientific cooperation, and promoting “a proactive approach” to flood and drought management centred around the pillars of monitoring, forecasting and early warning; vulnerability and impact assessment; and preparedness, mitigation and response.

31-Oct-2021 United Nations

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World leaders urged to prioritize action on water and climate

31-Oct-2021

Countries must step up urgent action to address the water-related consequences of climate change, the head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and nine other international organizations said on Friday in a letter to world leaders issued ahead of the COP26 UN climate change conference.

They for governments to prioritize integrated water and climate action, for the benefit of people and the planet, to ensure availability, and sustainable management, of water and sanitation for all. “Climate change is dramatically affecting the water cycle, making droughts and floods more extreme and frequent and decreasing the natural water storage in ice and snow. Rising temperature and variability in flow patterns of water bodies also strongly affect water quality both in surface and groundwater,” they said.

The ‘climate connector’

The letter listed additional impacts, as changing precipitation patterns are already affecting agriculture, food systems, and livelihoods, as well as ecosystems, and biodiversity. Meanwhile, rising sea levels threaten communities, infrastructure, coastal environments and aquifers. The partners cited a recent report by the UN Children’s Fund, , which found that over one third of the world’s children, some 920 million boys and girls, are currently severely exposed to water scarcity. They added that the 2020 UN World Water Development Report further emphasized that water is the “climate connector” that allows for greater collaboration across the majority of global targets for climate response, sustainable development, and disaster risk reduction.

Action for governments

The letter was signed by the heads of , UNICEF, the Food and Agriculture Organization (); the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (); the World Health Organization (); the International Fund for Agricultural Development (); the UN Environment Programme (); the UN University (UNU); the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the Global Water Partnership (GWP). They outlined several urgent priorities, such as integrating water and climate through adaptation and resilience planning at the national and regional level, and promoting and financing global water monitoring systems to provide timely information about current and future water availability. Other recommendations include supporting technical, political and scientific cooperation, and promoting “a proactive approach” to flood and drought management centred around the pillars of monitoring, forecasting and early warning; vulnerability and impact assessment; and preparedness, mitigation and response.

31-Oct-2021 United Nations

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