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As in Kerala, local climate processes can worsen climate extremes | Analysis
4 months, 2 weeks ago

As in Kerala, local climate processes can worsen climate extremes | Analysis

The Hindu  

At no place on the earth is the climate risk zero — yet when natural hazards strike, the resulting loss of lives, livelihoods, and assets sting. After every extreme event, someone claims global warming is a contributor — yet the relationship between local events and global warming complicates the truth of such claims. Global models typically miss such local, small-scale …

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The value of attributing extreme events to climate change | Explained
7 months ago

The value of attributing extreme events to climate change | Explained

The Hindu  

Just a couple of decades ago, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change argued that individual weather events could not be attributed to climate change. The science has since evolved, albeit with all its attendant uncertainties, and now we regularly hear of researchers having been able to attribute some individual extreme events to climate change. Economically developing countries, in particular …

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After a weird summer of floods and heatwaves, scientists explain why weather extremes are 'on steroids'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

After a weird summer of floods and heatwaves, scientists explain why weather extremes are 'on steroids'

ABC  

When winds as high as 260 kilometres per hour tore down transmission towers in South Australia in 2016 and plunged the state into an electricity void, it took people by surprise. In many ways the terms "climate change" and "global warming" don't do enough to describe what is happening to the world, as the burning of fossil fuels causes the …

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Potato shortages likely in Australia's future as more extreme weather events make industry vulnerable
11 months ago

Potato shortages likely in Australia's future as more extreme weather events make industry vulnerable

ABC  

One year after Australia's hot chip shortage, has the industry fixed supply chains to ensure it can't happen again? Key points: Potato crops in Australia are still susceptible to shortages Increases in significant weather events will make reliable yields more difficult for the industry An increased export market could help cover any future shortfalls Not yet, according to those in …

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Losses from extreme events over 31 years were $3.8 trillion | Data
1 year, 1 month ago

Losses from extreme events over 31 years were $3.8 trillion | Data

The Hindu  

Disaster events are not only becoming more frequent and severe but their impact is also expected to worsen. Chart 1 | The chart shows the number of disasters by EM-DAT grouping and total economic losses in $ billion. Click to remove AMP mode According to the EM-DAT database of the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, 2022 witnessed …

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Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
1 year, 4 months ago

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find

Associated Press  

Even in Antarctica — one of the most remote and desolate places on Earth — scientists say they are finding shattered temperature records and an increase in the size and number of wacky weather events. The continent “is not a static giant frozen in time,” they said, but instead feels climate change’s wrath and extremes “sporadically and unpredictably.” Anna Hogg, …

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No quick fix to reverse ‘astonishing’ Antarctic sea ice loss: Scientists
1 year, 4 months ago

No quick fix to reverse ‘astonishing’ Antarctic sea ice loss: Scientists

Al Jazeera  

This year’s sea ice minimum is 20 percent lower than the average over the last 40 years, researchers say. There’s no quick fix to replacing this ice,” said Caroline Holmes, polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey and one of the study’s co-authors. This year’s sea ice minimum is 20 percent lower than the average over the last 40 …

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Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
1 year, 4 months ago

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find

LA Times  

Penguins walk on the shore of Bahia Almirantazgo in Antarctica on Jan. 27, 2015. The continent “is not a static giant frozen in time,” they said, but instead feels climate change’s wrath and extremes “sporadically and unpredictably.” Anna Hogg, a co-author on the paper and professor at the University of Leeds, said that their work illustrates complex and connected changes …

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Explained | Here’s how Asia fared in 2022 in terms of climate and extreme events
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | Here’s how Asia fared in 2022 in terms of climate and extreme events

The Hindu  

The story so far: Drought, floods, and high temperatures were the critical disasters that plagued Asiain 2022, causing extensive damage to life and property. Central Asia, the Yangtze River Basin and the Huaihe River Basin in China, southwest and northwest Asia, and areas along the Arctic coast also recorded precipitation below normal. Siberia, northeast Asia, central India, India’s Western Ghats, …

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The new "abnormal": Experts agree climate change will intensify droughts and heatwaves in the future
1 year, 5 months ago

The new "abnormal": Experts agree climate change will intensify droughts and heatwaves in the future

Salon  

Imagine a future in which one-fifth of the planet is regularly subjected to boiling heatwaves and blistering droughts. "It's a 'new abnormal' and it is now playing out in real time—the impacts of climate change are upon us in the form of unprecedented, dangerous extreme weather events." "Compound drought and heatwaves severely threaten socio-ecological systems, leading to greater impacts — …

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June temperatures briefly passed key climate threshold. Scientists expect more such spikes
1 year, 6 months ago

June temperatures briefly passed key climate threshold. Scientists expect more such spikes

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, a hint of heat and its harms to come, scientists worry. Researchers at the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Thursday that the start of June saw global surface air temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time. “Just because we’ve temporarily …

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South Telangana districts hottest in February in last 5 years
1 year, 9 months ago

South Telangana districts hottest in February in last 5 years

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In the last five years from 2018-2022, southern districts in the state have remained hotter than the northern districts in February for the last five years from 2018 to 2022, according to IMD’s latest report. As per the temperature data, last February Nalgonda recorded a mean temperature at 34 degree, followed by Mahbubnagar and Bhadrachalam at 33.3, Hyderabad 32.0 …

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What if polluters footed the climate bill?
2 years, 1 month ago

What if polluters footed the climate bill?

BBC  

What if polluters footed the climate bill? If the world's biggest fossil fuel companies were held accountable for these emissions, they could be forced to pay an annual sum, based on their share of global carbon pollution that has been emitted over the past 20 years, into a polluters-pay climate fund. More Polluters could also be made to pay for …

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How marine heatwave fuelled super cyclone Amphan
2 years, 6 months ago

How marine heatwave fuelled super cyclone Amphan

The Hindu  

Rising greenhouse gas emission is the primary factor for anthropogenic climate change. Our study, published in the Frontiers in Climate, is the first study conducted in the Indian Ocean that investigates the interaction between a marine heatwave and super cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal in May 2020. We have also compared the super cyclone Amphan to a previous …

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Climate crisis may lead to more violence towards women, girls, gender and sexual minorities, study warns
2 years, 6 months ago

Climate crisis may lead to more violence towards women, girls, gender and sexual minorities, study warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists found that factors such as economic shock, social instability, enabling environments, and stress caused by extreme weather and …

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NSW, Queensland floods on track to be among country's worst-ever natural disasters, Climate Council says
2 years, 9 months ago

NSW, Queensland floods on track to be among country's worst-ever natural disasters, Climate Council says

ABC  

The ongoing floods in Queensland and New South Wales are on track to be one of Australia's worst-ever natural disasters. The Brisbane "rain bomb", for instance, dropped more water on the city than typically falls in London over an entire year, and the volume flowing through the Brisbane River far exceeded the 2010-11 floods. The total value of the insurance …

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Have entered phase that may end in 6th mass extinction, says IPCC co-chair
2 years, 9 months ago

Have entered phase that may end in 6th mass extinction, says IPCC co-chair

Hindustan Times  

The world has entered a phase that could end in the sixth mass extinction event, according to the latest climate evidence presented on Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. However, the risks to nature and people depend more on their vulnerability and exposure to climate hazards than to the level of warming so the message here is …

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2021 Fifth Warmest Year In India Since 1901, Extreme Weather Events Led To 1,750 Deaths: IMD
2 years, 11 months ago

2021 Fifth Warmest Year In India Since 1901, Extreme Weather Events Led To 1,750 Deaths: IMD

ABP News  

New Delhi: According to the India Meteorological Department, 2021 was the fifth warmest year in India since 1901 as the country recorded its annual mean air temperature at 0.44 degree Celsius above normal. The MeT department released its annual climate statement, 2021 where it informed: “The year 2021 was the fifth warmest year after 2016, 2009, 2017 and 2010 since …

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Top 10 extreme climate events of 2021 each cost over $1.5 bn of damage, report says
2 years, 11 months ago

Top 10 extreme climate events of 2021 each cost over $1.5 bn of damage, report says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The ten most devastating climate events of 2021, including hurricanes in the US, China, and …

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Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change?
3 years ago

Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change?

BBC  

Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change? Getty Images Every single building on Barbuda was damaged by Hurricane Irma, many of them left entirely uninhabitable Aosis, which carries out advocacy at global climate negotiations on behalf of 39 small island nations, first raised the issue of loss and damage in 1991, shortly after it was founded, when …

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Climate emergency: The most extreme weather events of 2021
3 years, 1 month ago

Climate emergency: The most extreme weather events of 2021

Al Jazeera  

Major climate disasters this year struck many countries around the world, including the United States, Greece, and Indonesia among others. From deadly floods and wildfires to record-breaking rainfall and temperatures, countries including the United States, Greece, Indonesia, and China – among others – have all been affected. The extreme weather events are major indications of climate change, an issue scientists …

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This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places
3 years, 4 months ago

This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places

Associated Press  

As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021′s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming’s wrath in the past. What happens with U.S. hurricane and fire seasons drives the end-of-year statistics for total damage costs of weather disasters, said Ernst Rauch, chief climate and geo scientist …

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This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places
3 years, 4 months ago

This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places

Live Mint  

As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021′s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming’s wrath in the past. What happens with U.S. hurricane and fire seasons drives the end-of-year statistics for total damage costs of weather disasters, said Ernst Rauch, chief climate and geo scientist …

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This summer’s disasters show climate change is very much ‘a rich-country problem’ now
3 years, 4 months ago

This summer’s disasters show climate change is very much ‘a rich-country problem’ now

LA Times  

A man stands under a spray of water to beat the heat at a splash park in Calgary, Alberta, in June. Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. had what climate scientist Zeke Hausfather called “scary” heat that soared well past triple digits on the thermometer, shattering records and accompanied by unusual wildfires. What happens with U.S. hurricane and …

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