Climate Change

Global carbon mitigation policies fail to reflect increasing emissions from forest fires, warns UN University paper Canada’s record-breaking wildfires last year released nearly three times more carbon than the country’s entire economy — yet such emissions are barely accounted for in climate policy. Forests and peatlands, long considered among the planet’s largest terrestrial carbon sinks, …

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Fourth most important food crop in peril as Latin America and Caribbean suffer from slow-onset climate disaster The climate crisis is threatening the future of the world’s most popular fruit, as almost two-thirds of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean may no longer be suitable for growing the fruit by 2080, new research has found. Rising temperatures, …

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The tea industry of Bangladesh is facing an unprecedented crisis that threatens the country’s economic health and the livelihoods of many. A prolonged heatwave and severe drought, which began at the end of Chaitra (the last month of the Bangla calendar), are wreaking havoc on tea gardens, particularly in Moulvibazar and surrounding districts. The situation …

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Currently, India is witnessing an increase in heat and heatwaves, especially in several northern states including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Odisha. By early April, the rising heatwaves have already begun affecting the population, with temperatures reaching 44–45°C in several cities. This is a serious concern and a cause of multiple problems and …

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India’s agriculture sector is increasingly vulnerable to the rising frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. Although the country reported a robust kharif output and better rabi sowing, thanks to improved reservoir levels, climate change remain a persistent threat, according to a recent study by the Reserve Bank of India. The report, which analysed the impact …

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