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Statement on climate of India during 2022
In 2022, the annual mean land surface air temperature in India was 0.510C above the long-term average (1981-2010 period). This made the year the fifth warmest on record since nationwide records began in 1901. Despite this, it was lower than the highest warming observed over India during 2016, which had an anomaly of 0.710C, but ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Climate change effects • Climate Trends • Climate variability • Cyclonic disturbances • Extreme weather events • La Niña • Temperature • Temperature anomaly
State of the Climate in Asia 2021 Report
State of the Climate in Asia 2021 was released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) at the COP27 in Egypt. What are the key findings of the report? Economic losses caused by drought, floods and landslides has surged in Asia, resulting in a ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • extreme weather • Extreme weather events • UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) • WMO • WMO Report • World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
State of the climate in Asia 2020 Report
UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) released its annual report titled “State of the climate in Asia” on October 25, 2021. Key Findings of report As per report, in 2020, Asia suffered its hottest year on record. Report notes that, extreme weather is taking a heavy toll on development of the continent. In 2020, Extreme weather ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Extreme weather events • State of the climate in Asia 2020 Report • World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019)
Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019) was released on September 1, 2021. Key Findings According to the atlas, developed nations incurred the bulk of $3.6tn in economic losses because of severe weather events in past five decades. High death tolls in poorer countries have been partly reduced by ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: economic losses • Effects of global warming • Extreme weather events • Global warming • World Meteorological Organisation