Articles for Recent Decades

A new king has been added to Britain’s history books
1 year, 2 months ago

A new king has been added to Britain’s history books

The Independent  

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Weather Report: Clear skies in August to affect agriculture
1 year, 4 months ago

Weather Report: Clear skies in August to affect agriculture

Firstpost  

As per the weather models, there is no significant rain expected in any region of the country for nearly the next two weeks Monsoon 2023 started with a weak onset in the country during June but bountiful rains in July covered the deficiencies and placed the pan India seasonal rainfall at +7 per cent by month end. • The monsoon …

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Explained | Was India’s hot summer of 2023 the first of many to come?
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Was India’s hot summer of 2023 the first of many to come?

The Hindu  

It will be fair to say that many of us are looking forward to the monsoon season this year, eager to put behind us one of the hottest summers ever on record. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report warned of prolonged rain-free periods along with excessive rainfall in many parts of the world. There is also …

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Atmospheric rivers caused 70% of India's floods between 1985 and 2020: Study
1 year, 7 months ago

Atmospheric rivers caused 70% of India's floods between 1985 and 2020: Study

The Hindu  

The devastating floods that occurred in the country between 1985 and 2020 during the summer monsoon season were directly associated with atmospheric rivers, a phenomenon of a stream of water vapour moving in the sky like a river flowing on the land, says a new study. Data Point | Looking back at three devastating floods in India The research team …

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Large firms dominate Australia's economy and it's costing you money, says Labor MP Andrew Leigh
2 years, 3 months ago

Large firms dominate Australia's economy and it's costing you money, says Labor MP Andrew Leigh

ABC  

The market power of Australia's largest firms has grown in the last two decades, and price mark-ups have increased. Key points: Large firms are increasingly dominating Australia's economy They are using their market power to increase prices Competition policy needs to refocus on the consequences of market concentration Andrew Leigh, the federal Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, and Treasury, will …

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Study: Sharp rise in extreme weather events in last 50 yrs
3 years, 9 months ago

Study: Sharp rise in extreme weather events in last 50 yrs

Hindustan Times  

A new paper by scientists from ministry of earth sciences has revealed a sharp rise in extreme weather events in India in the past 50 years, although the overall mortality due to extreme weather events has been declining, pointing to both the challenge posed by the climate crisis, and the fact that governments have become better at saving lives, although …

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Human growth in recent decades came at 'devastating cost' to nature, planet's economic role: Review
3 years, 10 months ago

Human growth in recent decades came at 'devastating cost' to nature, planet's economic role: Review

Firstpost  

Humanity’s unbridled growth in recent decades has come at a ‘devastating cost to nature’ according a wide-ranging international review on the vital economic role played by our living planet. “While humanity has prospered immensely in recent decades, the ways in which we have achieved such prosperity means that it has come at a devastating cost to nature,” the review said. …

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