Heat-related deaths spiked 117% in the US since 1999
By Jen Christensen | CNN As temperatures reach record levels in many parts of the US this week, emergency rooms are bracing for a new normal: More patients are becoming …
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‘Vigyan Shri’ awardee says Indian Ocean remains poorly explored, hails Samudrayaan deep-sea mission
New Delhi: CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography former director Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi is one of the 13 recipients of the first Vigyan Shri awards for his contributions in the field of …
Big polluters urged to pay as key Pacific summit opens in Tonga
NUKU’ALOFA: Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: “If you pollute, you should pay.”The …
The Quantum Mechanics of the Greenhouse Effect
A key question was the origin of the logarithmic scaling of the greenhouse effect—the 2-to-5-degree temperature rise that models predict will happen for every doubling of CO2. One theory held …
Two-day shipping Americans now expect faces a climate change threat
Customers have come to expect when they order something online, it arrives in two days or less. But with increasing adverse weather events like Houston’s heatwaves, Florida’s hurricanes and other …
Your Guide to Surviving Extreme Weather
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. No matter where you live, extreme weather can hit your area, causing damage to homes, power …
What has worked to fight climate change? Policies where someone pays for polluting, study finds
WASHINGTON — To figure out what really works when nations try to fight climate change, researchers looked at 1,500 ways countries have tried to curb heat-trapping gases. Their answer: Not …
Australia tackles poor Great Barrier Reef water quality
SYDNEY: Australia on Friday launched a multi-million dollar effort to stop pesticide runoff and other water quality issues on the Great Barrier Reef, the latest effort to save the ailing …
Time is running out to address climate change concerns, says IIT Mumbai professor
RAIPUR: IIT Mumbai professor Chetan Singh Solanki has stressed the urgent need for energy conservation and a global shift to renewable energy to tackle climate change. Highlighting the lack of …
Kamala Harris Adviser Calls For ‘Clean Energy Marshall Plan’
A top economic adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the White House has called for the United States to establish a new federal program to loan foreign countries …