Heat waves cost world economy $16 trillion since 1990
Heat waves caused by climate change have caused losses of more than 16 billion euros to the world economy between 1992 and 2013 due to extreme heat
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Climate change adaptation measures and promotion of sustainable agriculture in India
Variation in climate has direct consequences for agriculture, both from the perspective of the survival of some species and yield. In such a way climate change inevitably affects food…
Adapting rice cultivation in India to Climate Change
Uttarakhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. The project areas stretch from the Indo-Gangetic plains to the Himalayas and reflect a wide variety of climatic, agroecological and…
CO2 emissions, at a record level, will grow by 1% in 2022
This year atmospheric CO2 concentrations will reach an average of 417.2 parts per million by 2022, more than 50% above pre-industrial levels. The projection of 40.6 GtCO2 of total emissions…
Some iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050
New UNESCO data highlight the accelerated melting of glaciers in World Heritage sites. With glaciers in a third of sites set to disappear by 2050. But it is still possible to save the other…
COP27: How climate change impacts countries around world
As the impact of climate change gains a foothold in our daily lives, many countries have focused on mitigating global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through innovative and cost-effective…
Meet challenges of climate change through cultivation of coarse cereals
Coarse cereals have also been called alternative grains. Other than wheat and paddy, the rest of the grains are traditionally called coarse grains such as millet, maize, ragi, kodon, barley…
Crop production decreasing due to climate change
Regarding the impact of climate change on agriculture related work, Farmers of India have consulted Dr. Rajiv Kumar Singh, Principal Scientist of Agronomy Division of Indian Agricultural…