2023 marked the hottest year on record, with the urban heat island effect impacting urban areas, necessitating climate adaptation.
Tag: global warming
Will the Record-breaking Temperatures Breach the 1.5°C Limit
WMO announced that within five years, there is an 80% chance that we will temporarily breach the 1.5°C Paris Agreement limit.
Hamburg Findings – Reducing to 1.5°C Global Warming Limit Not Plausible
Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook finds that the world is not on track to limit global warming to 1.5°C despite the Paris Agreement goals.
COP26 Releases Draft Agreement
As COP26, this year's most prominent climate summit approached its end, the leadership released the draft agreement, COP26's vital output.
Drinking-Water Warming Risks Due to Temperature Rise
Researchers study Germany's Rappbode reservoir and climate change effect on drinking water, such as warming, microbiological growth, etc.
Efficient Cooling Solutions in a Warming World
Converting to energy-efficient cooling systems will cut down significant greenhouse gas emissions, mitigating climate change.
India’s Disaster Response Saves Lives as Global Warming Raises Intensity of Cyclones
India saved lives and properties for the early response to Cyclone Nisarga. A May 2020 study says cyclones are increasing in intensity decade after decade.
Study Predicts People Living in Extreme Heat by 2070
A climate change study predicts that 3 billion people will live in extreme heat by 2070, a climate deemed unsuitable for human life to flourish.
There is a Climate Emergency Going On, Rapid Response Needed
Sir David Attenborough said ‘the moment of crisis has come” and that “we have been putting things off year after year.” Let's act on the climate emergency.
Climate Change Questions We Should Be Asking
To know more about climate change and terms like global warming, carbon emissions, temperature rise, sea-level rise, we must ask the right questions.