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A global report on air pollution has come out with some worrying figures. According to the report, Over 1.2 million …
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Himalayan Hydro Developers Wilfully Ignore Climate Risks
With growing warnings of the cascading impacts of climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayas, the region’s hydropower sector ought …
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Biodiversity Of Hindu Kush Himalayas Will Plummet By 2100
It’s not just the snow and ice that’s disappearing on the roof of the world. Animals and plant species, crop …
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2018 Was The Fourth Hottest Year Ever Recorded – Report By NOAA And NASA
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, 2018 was the fourth-hottest year ever recorded which means that …
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Coping With Storm Surges In The Sundarbans
![Villagers in the Sundarbans are being displaced by coastal erosion, high soil salinity and increasingly violent cyclones [image by: Soumya Sarkar]](https://i0.wp.com/www.impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Sundarbans-storm-e1549092492985.jpg?resize=310%2C165&ssl=1)
Villages located near rivers, creeks and low-lying areas of the Sundarbans – the world’s largest mangrove forest that straddles Bangladesh …
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Arctic Communities Push For Greater Say On Development
One event in Tromsø, Norway, marked the range of political action – as well as the scope of challenge – …
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Weak Workplan Wounds Paris Agreement
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A Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) was just about saved as the UN climate summit concluded a day behind schedule …
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Consensus Eludes Climate Talks Over Finance And Transparency
![While the city of Katowice glittered for its visitors the climate negotiations have been dark indeed [image copyright: cop24.gov.pl]](https://i1.wp.com/www.impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Katowice-e1544431275526.jpg?resize=310%2C165&ssl=1)
The Paris Agreement will not come into effect on schedule in 2020 if negotiators continue bickering the way they have …
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South And Southeast Asia Most At Risk By Climate Change
A risk index released at the annual climate summit in the Polish city of Katowice shows that countries in South …
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India Races Ahead To Achieve Emissions Control Targets
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India will surpass its commitments on greenhouse gas emission checks and energy transition to renewables made under the 2015 Paris …
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