Previous projection of climate change impacts on global food supply focuses solely on production from terrestrial biomes, ignoring the large contribution of animal protein from marine capture fisheries. Here, we project changes in global catch potential for 1066 species of exploited marine fish and invertebrates from 2005 to 2055 under climate change scenarios.

Ananya Dutta

KOLKATA: A new study of the environmental impact of the lifestyle of West Bengal

UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday debated, in a full-session, on the impacts of climate change on full enjoyment of human rights, especially in vulnerable countries.

Buenos Aires (Argentina): Argentina

To be taken up by Indian Council of Medical Research

THOUGHT-PROVOKING: V.M. Katoch, ICMR Director General, delivering an address after inaugurating biosafety training course in the city on Tuesday.

MADURAI: The link between climate change and eye complications will be studied through national level projects to be taken up by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Melting glaciers are threatening the Chinese gateway to the ancient Silk Road by fuelling dramatic regional floods
Reports indicate that melting glaciers are threatening the Chinese gateway to the ancient Silk Road, by fuelling dramatic regional floods

The state of the global climate and implications emerging from climate change were deliberated upon by a number of resource persons and scholars who took part in a symposium, Our Planet in Crisis, organised by the Gauhati University in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Social Sciences today.

Arnab Pratim Dutta

The Niger Delta, located in the Atlantic Coast of southern Nigeria, is the second largest delta in the world. The region spans over 20,000 square kilometers hosting about 25% of the Nigerian population (from 2006 census, the total population of Nigeria is about 140 million people).

No winter This could be a recipe for more natural disasters, like the 2005 deluge, says Nidhi Jamwal The climate in Indian cities like Mumbai is warming up fast

a one-off event. The climate in Indian cities, like Mumbai, is warming up fast and this could be a recipe for more natural disasters, says the India Meteorological Department (IMD)

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