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As the world continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the global temperatures could rise by 3°C by mid-century, says a soon-to-be-released report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Extreme weather events will become even more intense. Erratic monsoons and severe cyclones have already battered large parts of India this century. Should we still blame the increasing disasters on unpreparedness of governments and bad planning? Down To Earth investigates

for full text: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/future-shock [2]

Publication Date: 
16/11/2011
Down to Earth [3]
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22-29
Tags:
Chikungunya [4], Climate Change [5], Cyclones [6], Extreme Weather Events [7], IPCC [8], Research Agencies [9], Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) [10], Monsoons [11], India [12], Floods [13], Natural Disasters [14], Green House Gases [15]
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chikungunya
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cyclones
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ipcc
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research-agencies
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-meteorological-department-imd
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases