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Climate change: Rise in sea-level is making soil saltier, affecting crops
As sea levels rise, low-lying coastal areas are increasingly being inundated with saltwater, gradually contaminating the soil
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Heatwave death threat to world's vulnerable, hurting India's workforce
More than 150 million vulnerable people worldwide were exposed to potentially life-threatening heatwaves last year, scientists say.
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2018 set to be fourth warmest in 138-yrs of climate record keeping: Report
If the current trend continues we may see temperature increases 3-5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, says report
Why are the glaciers on Mt Everest more sensitive to climate change?
Researchers are still collecting temperature data to analyse and understand how the highest glaciers in the world will be affected by climate change
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How to meet climate change targets? Reduce meat consumption, says study
For the first time, Harwatt proposes a three-step strategy to gradually replace animal proteins with plant-sourced proteins
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'I don't believe it', says Trump on his government's climate change warning
Trump has long said he distrusts the consensus by nearly all the world's respected climate scientists on the link between human activity and rising temperatures
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Depravity of climate change denial: Risking lives for profit, ideology, ego
: While Donald Trump is a prime example of the depravity of climate denial, this is an issue on which his whole party went over to the dark side years ago
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US deals a small blow to Paris climate change agreement before key meeting
Country gets reference to financial obligations of developed country scrubbed from a critical UN report.
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As mountains melt, more cooperation in Hindu Kush Himalayan region needed
The mountains are warming at a greater speed, leading to a rapid melting of the glaciers that provide water to a fourth of the world's population
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US economy could lose billions of dollars due to climate change: Report
The costs of climate change could reach hundreds of billions of dollars annually, according to the report
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'Nature's Edge' challenges complacency, alarmism about saving environment
The set of essays suggests that though the problem is global, humans must look for local experiences and solutions
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Global carbon dioxide levels hit new record, will have 'destructive impact'
'The window of opportunity for action is almost closed,' says UN official about the chance to act
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Rising temperatures to gas emissions, here is India's climate change story
The annual mean temperature for the period 1901-2015 over India has shown a significant increasing trend of 0.63°C per hundred years
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Is India capable of enhancing its climate change targets for 2020-2030?
Two experts pointed to the stresses emerging in the solar power market with low bid values and increased tariffs on imports from China
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How firms can use technology to protect the world from climate change
Technological tools could help farmers collect and use data to manage their crops more precisely in ways that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Reasons for hope in the face of climate change
India is yet to get its act together in electric vehicles, solar thermal plants and batteries. It can import these, or leapfrog to global frontiers in usage and manufacture
Why big banks are to be blamed for climate change, and what they can do
In place of fossil fuel finance, investments should be redirected toward renewable energy, cleaner industry, and more sustainable agriculture, among other priorities
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Emissions from Asian coal plants pose threat to global warming: IEA chief
To have at least a 50/50 chance of staying under the 1.5 deg C cap without overshooting the mark, the world must, by 2050, become "carbon neutral"
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UN report blames climate change for 3 straight yrs of rising world hunger
Average global temperatures have increased quickly, with new recorded highs in 2014, then again in 2015, and again in 2016
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UN grants India $43 mn to boost climate resilience for coastal communities
The grant is a part of more than $1 billion approved by the Green Climate Fund for 19 new projects to help developing countries tackle climate change
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