Antarctica ‘should not be taken for granted’ scientists declare, amid extreme weather uptick
Apr 02, 2022, at 10:44 pm
New York: Antarctica, the world’s coldest, windiest and driest continent, has often been referred to as a stable ‘sleeping giant’, but increasingly extreme temperatures, together with unusual rain and ice shelf shifts, remind us that it must not be taken for granted, the UN Weather Agency (WMO) warned on Friday.
UN chief hails launch of new expert group to boost net-zero climate change fight
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:44 am
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged private investors businesses, cities, states and regions, to do more to cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions, launching a new group of experts to help with realizing a net-zero future.
U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata, KIIT TBI host 48-hour non-stop Air Quality Hackathon
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:31 am
Kolkata: The U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata, in partnership with KIIT TBI, hosted a 48-hour non-stop Air Quality Hackathon (March 30-31, 2022) at the iLead College in Kolkata.
Dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms
Mar 30, 2022, at 05:43 pm
New York: Flooding and displacement in South Sudan are expected to worsen when the wet season begins in around a month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Renowned scientists join KU webinar on World Water Day
Mar 25, 2022, at 09:14 pm
Srinagar: Several renowned scientists from different parts of the country and abroad on Tuesday joined an international webinar organised by the University of Kashmir to mark the World Water Day-2022 celebrations.
UN weather agency to spearhead 5 year early warning plan, boosting climate action
Mar 25, 2022, at 04:09 pm
New York: The UN set an ambitious five year deadline on Wednesday for countries to ensure that citizens worldwide are protected by early warning systems against extreme weather and climate change, the UN chief announced, marking World Meteorological Day.
63 Indian cities dominate list of 100 most polluted places globally: Report
Mar 23, 2022, at 03:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's air pollution worsened in 2021, the World Air Quality Report released by Swiss firm IQAir, has stated.
New UN report looks underfoot, to solve global water crises
Mar 22, 2022, at 04:44 pm
New York: While groundwater accounts for 99 per cent of all running freshwater on Earth, it is often undervalued, mismanaged, and overexploited, according to a report published on Monday by the UN scientific organization, UNESCO.
UN chief warns against ‘sleepwalking to climate catastrophe’
Mar 22, 2022, at 04:36 pm
New York: The goal to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighted in the Paris Agreement on climate change, and driven home in last November’s COP26, gathering in Glasgow, is now on “life support” and “in intensive care,” the UN chief told the Economist Sustainability Summit on Monday.
Cyclonic storm formation likely over south Bay of Bengal
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:21 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A low-pressure area formed over the central parts of South Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a deep depression and further into a cyclonic storm, MET sources here on Thursday said.
7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, Tsunami alert issued
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:52 am
Tokyo/IBNS: A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake hit east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami warning for parts of the northeast coast, media reports quoting Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Winter pollution levels and trends point to national air quality crisis, says CSE’s latest analysis
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An all-India winter air quality analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says particulate pollution spiked and stayed elevated with varying intensity across all regions during the winter of 2021-22 (15 October to 28 February).
Newest satellite data reveals remarkable decline in Arctic sea ice over just three years
Mar 11, 2022, at 02:20 pm
Washington: In the past 20 years, the Arctic has lost about one-third of its winter sea ice volume, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Washington and the California Institute of Technology.
UNEP combats pollution, restores ozone and protects seas – UN chief tells 50th anniversary session
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:45 pm
For 50 years, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has offered the world a way forward “based on a vision for a better, healthier Earth built on the pillars of international cooperation,” Secretary-General António Guterres told a landmark special session on Thursday, commemorating the agency’s golden anniversary.
Push for ‘more caring, thoughtful’ relationship with nature: UN chief
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:47 am
New York: Everyone must commit to preserving the Earth’s “invaluable and irreplaceable wildlife,” the UN chief said on Wednesday in his message for World Wildlife Day.
Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:44 am
Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi on Wednesday to end plastic pollution, and forge an international legally binding agreement, by the end of 2024.
IPCC adaptation report ‘a damning indictment of failed global leadership on climate’
Mar 01, 2022, at 03:26 pm
New York: UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves and floods are among the "unavoidable multiple climate hazards” the world will face over the next two decades due to global warming.
UN-backed report warns of rising wildfire threat
Feb 23, 2022, at 10:30 pm
New York: Wildfires are projected to rise by 50 per cent by the end of the century due to the climate crisis and changes in land use, according to a report published on Wednesday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal, a non-profit environmental communications centre based in Norway.
‘Race against time’ as Madagascar braces for 4th tropical cyclone in a month
Feb 23, 2022, at 09:12 pm
New York: The island nation of Madagascar is shoring up for its fourth tropical cyclone in a month, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday, as they outlined plans to help the authorities assist the most vulnerable.
New environmental report offers solutions for ‘triple planetary crisis’
Feb 18, 2022, at 04:46 pm
New York: Deadly wildfires, noise pollution and other looming environmental threats could cause widespread ecological damage, and need to be urgently addressed, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report published on Thursday.
Magnitude 3.8 earthquake hits Jaipur, no casualty
Feb 18, 2022, at 02:41 pm
Jaipur: An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale hit around Rajasthan's Jaipur city on Friday, officials said.
Adapting to climate change ‘happening worldwide’, essential
Feb 15, 2022, at 11:54 pm
New York: The impacts of climate change are already “very visible” and “happening worldwide”, the head of the UN weather agency told the start of the 55th Session of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which convened on Monday.
World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis: Guterres
Feb 12, 2022, at 06:55 pm
New York: The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres told the One Ocean Summit on Friday, warning that “the ocean shoulders much of the burden”.
Teaching key to better ocean protection, says UNESCO chief
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:36 pm
New York: Education needs to be one of the key pillars for action by countries across the world to better protect the seas and oceans from damaging climate change, said the head of the UN Scientific, Educational, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday.
Madagascar: Cyclone Batsirai leaves at least 10 dead, thousands displaced
Feb 08, 2022, at 06:35 pm
New York: Tropical Cyclone Batsirai wrought havoc across Madagascar over the weekend, the second deadly storm to batter the African island nation since the beginning of the year.
Mount Everest's highest glacier melting fast, says study
Feb 06, 2022, at 12:17 am
Orono: Melting and sublimation on Mount Everest’s highest glacier due to human-induced climate change have reached the point that several decades of accumulation are being lost annually now that ice has been exposed, according to a University of Maine-led international research team that analyzed data from the world’s highest ice core and highest automatic weather stations.
Madagascar: Recovering from one deadly cyclone, bracing for another
Feb 05, 2022, at 10:58 pm
New York: Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to make landfall within hours. Meanwhile, the island nation off the coast of East Africa is still reeling from the impact of Storm Ana last month, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
Philippines: More support needed for thousands still reeling from Typhoon Rai
Feb 04, 2022, at 06:51 pm
New York: Humanitarians are scaling up assistance in the Philippines to assist hundreds of thousands still impacted by Typhoon Rai which struck the islands seven weeks ago, the UN said on Wednesday, launching a $169 million revised appeal to meet the urgent and growing needs.
Island States must bolster resilience to existential climate threats
Feb 04, 2022, at 06:33 pm
New York: The massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga followed by another earthquake and aftershocks just days afterwards, has highlighted once again the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a meeting this week convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has heard.
UN assisting thousands affected by Tropical Storm Ana in Mozambique
Jan 28, 2022, at 05:24 pm
New York: UN teams are on the ground in Mozambique assisting thousands of people affected by Tropical Storm Ana, which made landfall in central and northern regions of the country earlier this week.