NEW DELHI: Risk of death was found to rise in the wake of an extreme rainfall event, including death due to heart and lung conditions, according to a study. With climate change making short-term rainfall events more extreme and frequent, there is emerging evidence that suggests a compelling link between these events and their adverse […]
WASHINGTON: Hurricane Helene‘s torrential rain and powerful winds were made about 10 percent more intense due to climate change, according to a study published Wednesday by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group.Although a 10 percent increase “might seem relatively small… that small change in the hazard really leads to big change in impacts and damage,” […]
Representative AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) Global warming. Disappearing plant and animal species. Fertile land turning to desert. Plastic in the oceans, on land, and the air we breathe.These urgent environmental challenges will be in the spotlight over the next few months as the United Nations hosts four major sessions to address key threats to […]
Antarctica turning green (Picture credit: University of Cambridge) NEW DELHI: Antarctica is turning green “dramatically”, with the trend accelerated by more than 30% in recent years, compared to the past three decades, a new study has found. Researchers found that vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula increased more than tenfold from less than a square […]
Rain generated by Typhoon Krathon in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan (Picture Credit: AP) TAIPEI: Two people who went missing amid the destructive wind and torrential rains of Typhoon Krathon were found dead Saturday in Taiwan, doubling the death toll for the storm that lashed the island this week.Across the island, around 20,000 homes were still without […]
SAO PAULO: Environment ministers of the Group of 20 nations agreed Thursday to support the creation of funding sources for ecosystem services, acknowledging Brazil‘s proposal to establish a trust fund for forest conservation.The Brazilian initiative, known as the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, would reward tropical forest countries for protecting critical biomes.Unlike the Amazon Fund, which […]
Lexica generated AI image GENEVA: World skiing‘s governing body joined forces with the UN‘s weather agency on Thursday in a bid to feed its meteorological expertise into managing the “existential threat” to winter sports posed by climate change. Ski resorts around the world are increasingly being forced to confront the realities of a warming climate, […]
The death toll from rain-induced floods and landslides in Nepal had surpassed 215 on Tuesday, with 28 individuals still missing according to officials.The disaster that began on Thursday, left thousands displaced in multiple provinces with widespread destruction that continued till Sunday. Since Friday, large parts of eastern and central Nepal have been engulfed by the […]
NEW DELHI: One in every two El Nino events could be extreme by 2050 if current trends in greenhouse gas emissions continue, a new study has found. El Nino, a weather pattern known for triggering warmer extremes like heatwaves and floods, is known to raise sea surface temperatures, while its counterpart La Nina leads to […]
Puerto Escondido, Mexico — Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with life-threatening flood potential after growing into a major hurricane in a matter of hours. It came ashore near the town of Punta Maldonado late Monday night as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. John’s rapid intensification forced authorities to […]
