Month: November 2019

sea-level rise, global heating, climate change, climate emergency, climate crisis, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Climate Central, coastal DEM, LIDAR, light detection and ranging, NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, South Asia, climate risk, extreme climate, global warming, global heating, seawater incursion, salinity incursion, high tide line, seawater intrusion, Bangladesh, cholera, Vibrio cholerae, Latin America, disease epidemic, endemic, coastal flooding,

The World’s Waters Are Rising – but by How Much, and Where?

Sarah Iqbal 13/11/2019

Countries that are more vulnerable to vagaries of the...

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Stubble Burning Leads to Spike in Delhi’s Air Pollution

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 12/11/2019

Most parts of Delhi crossed the 'severe' mark.

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Farmers Repurpose Borewells For Rainwater Harvesting

Catherine Gilon 12/11/2019

With abandoned borewells turning hazardous for children, farmers in...

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Farm Fires, Plunging Temperature Push Delhi-NCR’s Pollution to Severe Category

Experts commenting on the rising pollution level in Delhi...

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Pneumonia Kills a Child Every 39 Seconds, Health Agencies Say

Kate Kelland 12/11/2019

Nigeria, India, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and...

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Thousands of Migratory Birds Die Mysteriously in Rajasthan’s Sambhar Lake

Manish Sain 12/11/2019

Water contamination is suspected to have caused the deaths...

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As G20 Emissions Continue to Grow, India Among Few Countries on Track to Hit Targets

The Wire Staff 12/11/2019

Actions by G20 nations to limit CO2 emissions are...