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IPCC Meet in Switzerland and Synthesis Report: Important Facts
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is set to organize meeting in Switzerland to finalize the Synthesis Report, which will summarize the findings of the IPCC’s previous five reports and address policy-relevant scientific questions related to climate change. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Study: Amazon Rainforest close to Tipping Point
Recently, a study on the Amazon rainforest was published in the Nature Climate Change journal. Observations Using 30 years of satellite data and statistical tools, the researchers observed that around 75% of the Amazon rainforest is likely heading towards a ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
IPCC Assessment Report
Even if greenhouse gas emissions are decreased, several disasters caused by climate change are likely to happen in the next two decades, according to a report compiled by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Overview: India will be severely ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Antarctica heads towards Climate Tipping Point by 2060
A new study states that Antarctica ices sheets are headed towards Climate Tipping Points by 2060. Climate Tipping in Antarctica There are several ice shelves in Antarctica. As these ice shelves break up, the towering ice cliffs may not be ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Climate Action Tracker: Global warming by 2100 to be at 2.4°C
The Climate Action Tracker recently released a report calculating the impacts of the recent US Climate Summit. According to the report, even after implementing the ambitious climate goals of the summit, global temperature will increase by 2.4°C by 2100 as ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
National level Climate Vulnerability report to be released
The Department of Science and Technology is to release a National Level Climate Vulnerability report. The title of the report is “Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation Planning in India using a Common Framework”. About the report The report was generated ..