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India is responding with long-term #adaptation strategies, such as developing heat-resistant crops, expanding green spaces, and implementing sustainable cooling systems, with states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Orissa taking the lead in these efforts.

The economic cost of climate change and how to adapt – DW – 08/05/2025 Extreme weather has cost India billions in recent decades, especially in agriculture and construction. How can India’s economy be revamped to face the future?

#Climatechange is significantly impacting India, causing an estimated $300-$400 billion in economic losses and 80,000 deaths over the past 30 years due to extreme weather events like floods, heatwaves, and landslides.

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Melting glaciers on remote Australian island spark concern Glaciers on the remote Australian territory of Heard Island have lost almost a quarter of their size over the past seven decades amid rising temperatures in the sub-Antarctic region, new research show...

⛰️ Scientists from @arcsaef.bsky.social tracked changes to 29 glaciers on sub-Antarctic Heard Island between 1947 and 2019. Over that 72-year period, they found the loss of 64 square kilometres of glacier coverage — a 22 percent decline.

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Inside the ‘Radical Transformation’ of America’s Environmental Role

The Trump administration’s repeal of the "endangerment finding" underlying efforts to address #climatechange is part of a larger abandonment of evidence-based science in protecting the environment and public health.

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Climate change strategy pitches green roofs on Manteca homes Policy wonks have devised an update to Manteca’s state mandated climate action plan. .

The City of Manteca in California's Central Valley is promoting green roofs in an update of its Climate Action Plan. A green roof is a roof that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane.

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The report's conclusions are based on outdated and discredited research, and it has been condemned by scientists as a 'farce' and an attempt to deny the reality of climate change.

Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a ‘farce’ full of misinformation Experts say the report being used to justify the mass rollback of climate regulations has many claims based on long-debunked research

A new report from the Trump administration, aiming to justify the rollback of environmental regulations related to #climatechange has been widely criticized by scientists for containing climate misinformation and promoting long-debunked research.

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Mapping the impact of extreme weather on global events and mass gatherings: Trends and adaptive strategies Sport tourism, business events, festivals, and mass gatherings draw crowds that contribute to tourism and community development. However, extreme weat…

A study in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction examined 2,091 events disrupted by extreme weather, considering factors like location, purpose, and format, with storms being the most disruptive.

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Extreme weather caused by climate change increasingly cancelling major events: study | CBC News More and more major cultural, social, business and arts events around the world are being disrupted or cancelled by extreme weather events caused by climate change, according to a new study published ...

Extreme weather events caused by #climatechange are increasingly disrupting or canceling major arts, cultural, and sports events globally, with over 2,000 mass gatherings affected between 2004 and 2024.

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“If almost any other group of scientists had been chosen, the report would have been dramatically different,” Andrew Dessler, a climate scientist at Texas A&M University, said in a statement.

Scientists argue that the new report, composed in less than two months by five authors known to have skeptical views on climate science, would not pass any peer review process.

We fact-checked the Trump administration’s climate report Scientists say the report cherry-picks key data and misrepresents the state of climate research.

The Department of Energy report released this week promised a “critical review” of climate science. However, experts have found it is riddled with errors and cherry-picked data.

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No Border Wall The Center is working against the disastrous border wall, and we need your help.

Southern Arizona's San Rafael Valley and the Patagonia and Huachuca Mountains contain critical habitat for endangered jaguars and at least 16 other listed species are found there.

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Trump Wants a New Border Wall. It Would Block a Key Wildlife Corridor.

A Trump administration plan to build 25 miles of wall along a remote stretch of rolling grasslands and mountains in Arizona would block one of the largest and most important remaining wildlife corridors on the state’s border with Mexico

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Rapid Ocean Warming | Climate Central Climate Central bridges the scientific community and the public, providing clear information to help people make sound decisions about the climate.

Climate Central provides interactive tools and educational resources, such as the Climate Shift Index, to quantify the influence of #climatechange on ocean temperatures and tropical cyclones.

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Tropical response to ocean circulation slowdown raises future drought risk - Nature An Atlantic meridional overturning circulation slowdown drives widespread shifts in tropical rainfall through the propagation of high-latitude cooling into the tropical North Atlantic.

Researchers used climate records from 17,000 years ago and computational models to predict future climate patterns, finding that a weakening AMOC could cause a temperature drop in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean.

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Rainy Tropics Could Face Unprecedented Droughts as an Atlantic Current Slows New research warns that global rainfall patterns could shift dramatically as a result of climate change

A new study published in Nature reveals that a slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could lead to significant droughts in the tropics, potentially halving annual precipitation in some areas.

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YPCCC also offers resources and partnerships to help climate communicators effectively convey these insights and drive impact, with a focus on educational outreach, particularly in regions with high heat exposure.

YPCCC resources on extreme heat and climate change Extreme heat is a teachable moment for climate change

The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) provides resources on extreme heat and climate change, emphasizing the importance of communicating the link between the two.

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The DOE report’s publication comes after the Trump administration pulled the congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment down from its official government webpage. That report involved scores of scientists, public comments and peer review from the National Academy of Sciences.

DOE questions climate change consensus

The Department of Energy released a 141-page report on climate science, written by scientists known for denying accepted climate science, which has been criticized for using misleading statements to downplay climate risks.

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Under an obscure section of the Clean Air Act, President Trump can temporarily exempt industrial facilities from new rules if their continued operation is in the interest of national security and if the technology required to comply is not widely available.

These Companies Avoided Clean-Air Rules. It Took a Single Email.

15 coal-burning power plants, four steel mills, four chemical facilities, and two mines received email exemptions from EPA requirements to curb several hazardous air pollutants, including mercury, a neurotoxin that can cause developmental problems in infants and children.

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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment - Public Policy Institute of California Key findings of the survey include: Most Californians are very concerned about home insurance costs increasing due to climate-related risks. Less than half are willing to pay more for electricity from...

Although Californians generally want state and local governments to do more to address climate change, only 40% are willing to spend more money on renewable energy, a decline from 56% in 2016, due to concerns about affordability and the cost of living.

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Californians are worried about wildfire and growing costs of climate change, survey finds Wildfires are the top environmental issue for most Californians, who are also concerned about rising costs associated with climate change, according to a survey.

Californians are most likely to name wildfires as the top environmental issue facing the state and are very concerned about the rising costs associated with climate change, according to a recent survey by the Public Policy Institute of California.

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Nations must act on climate change or could be held responsible, top U.N. court rules The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the environment and human rights.

The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the environment and human rights.

The initiative would help the UK achieve its net-zero target by 2050, as outlined in the Climate Change Act of 2008, by regulating individual carbon allowances. A carbon passport allocates individuals a specific amount of carbon credits, restricting travel if the allowance is exceeded.

UK Considers Carbon Passports To Restrict Travel And Combat Climate Change - Travel And Tour World The UK is exploring carbon passports to limit overseas holidays as part of efforts to tackle climate change and reduce tourism's carbon footprint.

The UK is considering carbon passports to limit citizens' overseas travel and reduce its carbon footprint, as the tourism industry contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Warming oceans drive tuna from Pacific islands Climate change poses an existential threat to Tuvalu: Not only are rising seas causing people to leave, they’re also forcing out tuna, the lifeblood of the economy.

South Pacific nations such as Tuvalu are the source of up to 25% of the world's tuna. Warming oceans from #climatechange are driving the fish away threatening this critical industry as the islands slip beneath the waves.

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Solar and wind installations could be 17% and 20% lower than previously forecast over the next decade because of the moves, according to research firm Wood Mackenzie. Consulting firm ICF projects that U.S. electricity demand will grow by 25% by 2030, driven by increased AI and cloud computing.