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Climate change is wreaking havoc with weather patterns year round. What will it do to chances of a White Christmas- Copyright Canva

White Christmas: Is climate change making snow during the holiday season less likely? 

Dreaming of a white Christmas? From snowmen to sleigh rides, much of the cultural imagery of Christmas revolves around wintry weather. Even in the Southern hemisphere – where Christmas falls in the middle of summer – Christmas cards and decorations often feature glistening carpets of snow. But as climate change wreaks havoc with traditional weather patterns, will such dreamy scenes …

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Around 10,000 deaths attributed to air pollution yearly in J&K: Director SKIMS

Around 10,000 deaths attributed to air pollution yearly in J&K: Director SKIMS

Says AQI gradually going into “Poor” category in Kashmir, especially during winters; ‘There is need to intervene now’ Sounding an alarm, Director SKIMS, Dr Parvaiz Koul on Saturday said around 10 thousands deaths in J&K are attributed to air pollution every year. Talking to news agency KNO on the sidelines of the launch of Doctors …

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How To Reboot Climate Policy After COP27: Five Models Of Policy Making

How To Reboot Climate Policy After COP27: Five Models Of Policy Making

Are the Conference of Party (COP) meetings losing steam and if so, what might be done to advance the climate agenda? COP26 in Glasgow and more recently, COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, underline decarbonization’s political challenges. It seems the world has given up the quest for limiting global temperature rise preferably to 1.5°C in relation to the pre-industrial levels. …

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The Union minister for environment, forest and climate change, Bhupender Yadav, delivered the country’s national statement at the summit.

Cop27: India harps on LiFE, not issues

No call for fossil fuel cuts, climate cash India on Tuesday told the Cop27 climate summit here in Egypt that it was making an “arduous effort” to battle climate change although “our contribution to the world’s cumulative emissions so far is less than 4 per cent”. The Union minister for environment, forest and climate change, …

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Climate Finance Scarce: India Supports UN’s $3.1 Billion ‘Early Warnings for All’ Action Plan at COP27

Climate Finance Scarce: India Supports UN’s $3.1 Billion ‘Early Warnings for All’ Action Plan at COP27

At the high-level round table, environment minister Bhupender Yadav drew attention to India’s vulnerability to climate change, and stressed how early warning has helped bring down the number of deaths from cyclones by 90% in last 15 years A$3.1 billion action plan for ‘Early Warnings for All’ was launched at the United Nations’ Climate Summit …

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