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Young Environmental activists skip school to call action

Students all over the school skipped classes on Friday to demand the world leaders to take action on Climate change. They voiced that climate change is the biggest...

March 26, 2019

22 states of US are on serious flooding risks

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that at least 25 states and two ”thirds of 48 states will face a risk of flooding till May. The floods...

March 25, 2019

US flodding to continue till May

The historic US flooding due to the torrential rain and snow melting is expected to continue till May, said the NOAA – NAtional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Scientists...

March 24, 2019

Greta Thunberg nominated for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, has been nominated for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in climate activism and fighting global warming. Ms. Thunberg is...

March 15, 2019

Wallace Smith Broecker, renowned Climate scientist passes away

Wallace Smith Broecker (87), a scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularized the term “global warming”, has passed away in New York, United States. He...

February 20, 2019

Impact of global warming on El-Nino

El-Nino disturbs the atmospheric conditions across the world. El-Nino occurs every two-to-seven years with very strong El Niño’s occurring about every 15 years results in droughts, floods, wildfires,...

January 31, 2019

IMD Bulletin about the Average Temperatures in 2018: Key Facts

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a bulletin highlighting the important features about the climatic conditions of 2018: India’s average mean monthly temperatures were “warmer than the normal”...

January 18, 2019

India ranked 11th at 2019 Climate Change Performance Index

India has been ranked 11th out 56 nations & the European Union (EU) at the 2019 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), which was published by Germanwatch, the NewClimate...

December 13, 2018

Katowice venue of UN Climate Summit (COP24)

The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) has started in Katowice, Poland from 3-14 December 2018. The...

December 3, 2018

European Union announces to become world’s first climate neutral economy by 2050

The European Union has recently announced a long-term vision on combating climate change that aims to transform the bloc into the first carbon neutral major economy by 2050...

December 1, 2018

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