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What’s causing so many changes to India’s monsoons?

1 September 2017

Raghu Murtugudde, September 1, 2017 Fewer monsoon depressions in the Bay of Bengal are causing shifts in the duration and intensity of the rainy seasons. What does this mean for South Asia? For the third year in a row, India’s monsoon season has produced floods in the northwest and the northeast, [read more]

The Paris Agreement and the Wicked Problem of the Carbon Budget

23 August 2017

The Paris Agreement agreed in December 2015 changed the environmental landscape and provided a clear framework for dealing with climate change. It lays down the principle that global temperatures should not exceed 2oC and that efforts should be pursued to limit the global temperature increase [read more]

Experts explore reasons for glacier collapses in Tibet

22 August 2017

by Joydeep Gupta Last year, two glaciers collapsed in quick succession. Experts studying the events on the ground and with satellite imagery say they may have been caused by climate change Images of Dongru glacier in central Tibet before and after the collapse on July 17 2016. (Image courtesy: Tian [read more]

Heat Wave Vulnerability Mapping for India

7 August 2017

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(4), 357; doi:10.3390/ijerph14040357 Gulrez Azhar 1,2,*, Shubhayu Saha 3, Partha Ganguly 4,5, Dileep Mavalankar 4,5 and Jaime Madrigano 1 1 The RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA 2 Pardee RAND Graduate School, 1776 Main [read more]

The uncertain death of king coal

4 August 2017

by Omair Ahmad After three years of declining coal production, China has suddenly seen a rise in both its production and consumption. While analysts debate whether this is a mere blip in an overall declining trend of coal use, the rest of Asia is also caught in the midst of a strange debate where [read more]

Climate change pushing Asia towards doom

31 July 2017

Joydeep Gupta, July 31, 2017 Food, health, energy; everything at risk as the temperature rises, but Asia also has the opportunity to lead in green technologies Children in Sindh, Pakistan, play at a water pump Much of Asia may see 50% more rainfall due to climate change, although countries like [read more]

Revealed: 91% of Karachi’s water unfit to drink

28 July 2017

Zofeen T. Ebrahim, July 28, 2017 Faced with leaky pipes, faulty treatment plants and illegal tapping, the government of Sindh is struggling to provide clean and safe water to Karachi’s galloping population Flood-affected people in Sindh, Pakistan, recipients of UK humanitarian aid in response to [read more]

Young people’s burden: requirement of negative CO2 emissions

20 July 2017

From Volume 8, issue 3 Earth Systems Dynamics (Creative Commons) James Hansen1, Makiko Sato1, Pushker Kharecha1, Karina von Schuckmann2, David J. Beerling3, Junji Cao4, Shaun Marcott5, Valerie Masson-Delmotte6, Michael J. Prather7, Eelco J. Rohling8,9, Jeremy Shakun10, Pete Smith11, Andrew [read more]
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