Climate Change

TN has become warmer over the years: Experts

Coimbatore: The state had witnessed a rise in temperature by 0.02C every year between 1951 and 2010 and it has affected the mercury levels in the day and at night, said a weather expert here on Tue

Publication Date: 
31/10/2018
Times Of India (Coimbatore)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Climate Change, Monsoons, Sea Level Rise, Climate Impacts
Air Pollution

Air pollution in Asia and the Pacific: science-based solutions - summary

Millions of lives could be saved and one billion people living in Asia could be breathing clean air by 2030 if 25 simple and cost-effective measures are implemented, according to this new UN report. It is the first comprehensive scientific assessment of the air pollution outlook in Asia and the Pacific.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2018
UNEP
Tags:
Air Pollution, Asia, India, Health Effects, Monsoons, Climate Change
Health

Dengue stings more than usual, 20 cases in city, 86 in state in one day

HYDERABAD: Contrary to the usual trend of the dengue season coming to an end in the month of October, this year the virus has become more active with 477 new cases being reported over the last fort

Publication Date: 
26/10/2018
Times Of India (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Monsoons, Hyderabad (T), Health
Air Pollution

Not a single ‘satisfactory’ air month this monsoon

NEW DELHI: Despite good rains, the capital’s air during this monsoon season wasn’t as clean as the same period last year.

Publication Date: 
08/10/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), Monsoons, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Climate Change

Flooding under changing climate in Vellar river basin using global circulation models

Flooding is one of the major natural disasters from a storm event that is prevalent in many countries and greatly affects river morphology, modifying the flora and fauna of a given river environment. As a consequence of climate change, the probability of frequent floods and drought is acute in the near future, posing serious challenges to the water management sector.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2018
P. Supriya, M. Krishnaveni
Mausam
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4
509-522
Tags:
Vellar, Rivers, Floods, Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Storms, Hydrology, Rainfall Pattern, Tamil Nadu, Remote Sensing, Climate Impacts, Monsoons
Energy

Hydropower generation capacity of reservoirs get a boost

PATIALA: Incessant rains across the region have raised water levels in the Pong and the Ranjit Sagar reservoirs, improving the average generation capacity at these two hydropower stations.

Publication Date: 
28/09/2018
Times of India (Ludhiana)
Tags:
Punjab, Hydroelectricity, Monsoons, Rainfall, Energy
Environment

Cochin International Airport Ltd receives UN’s environment prize

The CIAL also took home the award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category for its “leadership in the use of sustainable energy”.

Publication Date: 
28/09/2018
New Indian Express (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Environment, Awards, UNEP, Monsoons, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy
Natural Disasters

Over 1,400 dead across India due to rain, floods this monsoon: Centre

Forty-three people have been missing -- 15 in Kerala, 14 in Uttar Pradesh, five in West Bengal, six in Uttarakhand and three in Karnataka.

Publication Date: 
04/09/2018
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rainfall, Floods, Landslides, Monsoons, Natural Disasters
Water Resources

Groundwater depletion causing reduction of baseflow triggering Ganges river summer drying

In summer (pre-monsoon) of recent years, low water level among the last few decades, has been observed in several lower Indian reaches of the Ganges (or Ganga) river (with estimated river water level depletion rates at the range of −0.5 to −38.1 cm/year between summers of 1999 and 2013 in the studied reaches).

Publication Date: 
13/08/2018
Abhijit Mukherjee, Soumendra Nath Bhanja, Yoshihide Wada
Scientific Reports
8
12049
1-9
Tags:
Groundwater, Ganga, Rivers, Hydrology, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Sewage Pollution, Monsoons, Rainfall Pattern, Glacial Melt
Water Pollution

Nowhere in world has such a comprehensive plan been made to clean a river: Uma Bharti on Namami Gange

Haridwar: Union minister for drinking water and sanitation Uma Bharati who was in Haridwar on Saturday refuted allegations that the Ganga cleaning work under the Namami Gange mission was moving at

Publication Date: 
06/08/2018
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Ganga, River Pollution, Monsoons, Water Pollution

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