Raghu Murtugudde

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To Meet Paris Agreement Targets, India Should Pay More Attention to the Soil

Raghu Murtugudde 27/03/2020

Soils contain up to thrice the amount of carbon...

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Why India Needs a Network to Monitor Soil Moisture Around the Country

Raghu Murtugudde 22/03/2020

India shouldn't underestimate the role of soil moisture in...

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Why India Needs a Different Way to Support Climate Research and Education

Raghu Murtugudde 03/02/2020

The answer can't be tenure, which might just make...

climate change, global heating, global warming, climate emergency, climate crisis, climate breakdown, COP25, COP25 Madrid, NDC, wicked problem, Horst Rittel, Melvin Weber, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Arctic, dangerous anthropogenic interference, 1.5 degrees, 2 degrees, industrial revolution, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, BECCS, consumption, consumerism, Siberia, economic growth,

10 Reasons Why Climate Change Is a ‘Wicked’ Problem

Raghu Murtugudde 11/12/2019

6. Ordinary problems come with a limited set of...

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The Climate Crisis Is Also a Chance to Motivate a New Generation of Inventors

Raghu Murtugudde 30/11/2019

Positive news will help counter the immutable psychological impact...

great ocean conveyor belt, Indian Ocean, global warming, global heating, monsoons, unpredictable rainfall, flash floods, kinetic energy, Greenland-Iceland-Norwegian seas, GIN seas, Atlantic Ocean, Antarctica, National Center for Polar and Ocean Research, indicator ocean,

What Does a Water Body Near Antarctica Have to Do With the Monsoons?

Raghu Murtugudde 22/11/2019

Meet the Great Conveyor Belt.

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What Does the New IPCC Report on Land Use Mean for Indians?

Raghu Murtugudde 05/09/2019

Near-term actions for India should focus on reducing land...