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90 Dead, 1 Million Displaced by Monsoon Flooding in India and Nepal

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:39:00 +0200ecowatch (en)

It is somehow fitting to be in Nepal during an extreme monsoon for the @IPCC_CH author meeting - our mandate being climate change impacts, adaptation & vulnerability. Thank you to all the emergency responders who are at the front lines of the flooding.

More climate refugees to come, Defence briefing warns

Sun, 14 Jul 2019 22:01:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

Internal Australian Defence Force (ADF) briefing notes from last year, obtained by the ABC under Freedom of Information, also predict the military may be forced to increase patrols in Australia's northern waters to deal with "sea-borne migration" sparked by rising sea levels in the Indo-Pacific.

More climate refugees to come, Defence briefing warns

Sun, 14 Jul 2019 21:47:00 +0200radioaustralianews-fr (en)

Internal Australian Defence Force (ADF) briefing notes from last year, obtained by the ABC under Freedom of Information, also predict the military may be forced to increase patrols in Australia's northern waters to deal with "sea-borne migration" sparked by rising sea levels in the Indo-Pacific.

More climate refugees to come, Defence briefing warns

Sun, 14 Jul 2019 21:07:00 +0200abc-au (en)

Internal Australian Defence Force (ADF) briefing notes from last year, obtained by the ABC under Freedom of Information, also predict the military may be forced to increase patrols in Australia's northern waters to deal with "sea-borne migration" sparked by rising sea levels in the Indo-Pacific.

We were already over 350ppm when I was born | Jamie Margolin

Fri, 12 Jul 2019 13:34:00 +0200guardian (en)

‘We have to dismantle the systems of oppression that gave rise to and perpetuate the climate crisis, including colonialism, racism, and patriarchy.’ Photograph: Erik M/Pacific/Barcroft Images. C limate change is such an overwhelming problem that many people understandably want to keep it separate from other issues.

We Were Already Over 350 ppm When I Was Born

Fri, 12 Jul 2019 13:27:00 +0200thenation (en)

Climate change is such an overwhelming problem that many people understandably want to keep it separate from other issues. After all, the task seems daunting enough already. To avoid catastrophic climate disruption, global emissions of greenhouse gases must be slashed by 45 percent by 2030,....

A deeper look at the Chennai floods of 2015

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:35:00 +0200thehindu (en)

Author Krupa Ge is emphatic: “Any environmentalist will tell you, floods and droughts are two sides of the same coin.” A coin called mismanagement of water resources. At a time when the city is reeling under water scarcity, the writer-journalist has come up with her first non-fiction book, Rivers....

Climate crisis emergencies are becoming a weekly event

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 22:09:00 +0200digitaljournal (en)

By Karen Graham 52 mins ago in Environment A "staggering" new warning from a top United Nations official that climate crisis-related disasters are now occurring at the rate of one per week has provoked calls for immediate global action to combat the human-caused climate emergency.

<p>L&rsquo;ACQUA &Egrave; ROBA DA RICCHI &ndash; IN INDIA, DOPO 200 GIORNI SENZA PIOGGE, ESPLODONO LE RIVOLTE CONTRO LE AUTOCISTERNE PRIVATE CHE SVUOTANO I POZZI: L&rsquo;ACCUSA &Egrave; DI PORTARE L&rsquo;ACQUA SOLO A CHI HA I SOLDI LASCIANDO A SECCO I POVERI CHE, PER NON MORIRE DISIDRATATI, BEVONO....

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:49:00 +0200dagospia (it)

8 lug 2019 15:48 L’ACQUA È ROBA DA RICCHI IN INDIA, DOPO 200 GIORNI SENZA PIOGGE, ESPLODONO LE RIVOLTE CONTRO LE AUTOCISTERNE PRIVATE CHE SVUOTANO I POZZI: L’ACCUSA È DI PORTARE L’ACQUA SOLO A CHI HA I SOLDI LASCIANDO A SECCO I POVERI CHE, PER NON MORIRE DISIDRATATI, BEVONO DA POZZI INQUINATI....

Emergenza climatica, nel mondo un disastro naturale ogni settimana

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:54:00 +0200teleambiente (it)

I disastri causati dalla crisi climatica appaiono in media una volta a settimana ed è necessario che venga fatto il possibile per aiutare le nazioni in via di sviluppo a prepararsi alle conseguenze. Catastrofi come i cicloni Idai e Kenneth in Mozambico e la siccità che sta colpendo l’ India in questi....

<p>TERRA COM-PROMESSA &ndash; LA CALIFORNIA SI STA TRASFORMANDO IN UN TERRITORIO &ldquo;ESTREMO&rdquo;: INCENDI E SICCIT&Agrave;, SCOSSE DISTRUTTIVE E INCAPACITA&#39; DI SALVAGUARDARE LE PROPRIE FALDE ACQUIFERE IN UNA TERRA RUBATA AL DESERTO CHE DEVE FARE I CONTI CON L&rsquo;URBANIZZAZIONE SELVAGGIA....

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 17:31:00 +0200dagospia (it)

7 lug 2019 17:15 TERRA COM-PROMESSA LA CALIFORNIA SI STA TRASFORMANDO IN UN TERRITORIO “ESTREMO”: INCENDI E SICCITÀ, SCOSSE DISTRUTTIVE E INCAPACITA' DI SALVAGUARDARE LE PROPRIE FALDE ACQUIFERE IN UNA TERRA RUBATA AL DESERTO CHE DEVE FARE I CONTI CON L’URBANIZZAZIONE SELVAGGIA E SE DA UN LATO SI PUÒ....

One climate crisis disaster happening every week, UN warns

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 13:13:00 +0200guardian (en)

in Mozambique and the drought afflicting India make headlines around the world. But large numbers of “lower impact events” that are causing death, displacement and suffering are occurring much faster than predicted, said Mami Mizutori, the UN secretary-general’s special representative on disaster risk reduction.

Nel 2018, le temperature globali hanno subito un aumento di 1°C rispetto all’era pre industriale. Gli ultimi 4 anni del 2018 sono stati i più caldi mai registrati.

Sat, 06 Jul 2019 04:45:00 +0200euronews-it (it)

Nel 2018, le temperature globali hanno subito un aumento di 1C rispetto all’era pre-industriale. Se guardiamo indietro nel tempo tra gli anni 1980-2010, con focus particolare all'anno che è appena passato, vediamo sicuramente che l’Europa era più calda rispetto alla media in questi anni e per tutto....

Copernicus: un anno di inondazioni, un anno di siccità

Sat, 06 Jul 2019 04:45:00 +0200euronews-it (it)

Il quarto agosto più caldo di sempre. Secondo i dati forniti dal lo scorso mese di agosto 2018 è stato il quarto più caldo mai registrato. La copertura di ghiaccio marino è stata al di sotto della media in entrambe le regioni polari. L'Europa settentrionale, l'Australia e l'Africa meridionale erano particolarmente aride.

Ajaya Dixit

Fri, 05 Jul 2019 05:30:00 +0200nepalitimes (en)

Pic: BIKRAM RAI athmandu is the centre of everything in Nepal: power, administration, public education, tourism, hospitals. Till the late [] Tornado in Bara. Photo: RSS his is the season for windstorms, and even though the whirlwind that hit the central [] Photo: ALTON BYERS n a normal winter,....

2:10 India planea restaurar 21 millones de hectáreas de tierra degradada

Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:17:00 +0200prensa-latina (es)

30 de junio de 2019, 02:10 Nueva Delhi, 30 jun (Prensa Latina) A dos meses de la cumbre de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación (COP 14), del 2 al 13 de septiembre, India anunció que restaurará 21 millones de hectáreas de tierra degradada.

A Crisis Of This Scale Needs More Than 15 Minutes And Obligatory Sound Bites

Sat, 29 Jun 2019 15:31:00 +0200huffingtonpost-us-en (en)

It was, undoubtedly, an improvement over Wednesday night’s first debate, when candidates spent just over 9 minutes discussing an emergency that threatens, even in best-case projections, destruction on a scale incomprehensible to most people. Yet the candidates didn’t spar. They didn’t offer specifics.

Natural calamities impair Odisha’s growth, says Economic Survey

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:42:00 +0200thehindu (en)

Odisha, which is pushing for inclusion of natural calamity as a criterion for according Special Category Status, says its economic growth is hindered largely by frequent occurrences of natural disasters. Odisha Economic Survey 2018-19 that was tabled in the State Assembly on Friday says enormous....

Could Canada be a safe haven for climate refugees ?

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:25:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

Lying in the central Pacific Ocean, the islands of Kiribati look like a tropical paradise. Surrounded by crystal-clear water and coral reefs, with coconut palm and pandanus trees lining the islands, it's straight out of a holiday brochure. On any given day, the temperature hovers around 30 C and rarely drops below 25 C.

Could Canada be a safe haven for climate refugees?

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:06:00 +0200CBC (en)

Lying in the central Pacific Ocean, the islands of Kiribati look like a tropical paradise. Surrounded by crystal-clear water and coral reefs, with coconut palm and pandanus trees lining the islands, it's straight out of a holiday brochure. On any given day, the temperature hovers around 30 C and rarely drops below 25 C.

Frenar la degradación, clave para alimentar a 7.500 millones de personas

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 09:44:00 +0200republica-UY (es)

«Piensen en lo que se necesita para alimentar a 7.500 millones de personas», dijo el secretario ejecutivo de la CNULD, Ibrahim Thiaw, a cientos de representantes de países y organismos internacionales, participantes en el congreso sobre sobre «Transformación exitosa hacia la neutralidad en la degradación de la tierra: Perspectiva de futuro».

2018 was 4th hottest on record

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 06:07:00 +0200bdnews24 (en)

Weather extremes in 2018 included wildfires in California and Greece, drought in South Africa and floods in Kerala, India . Record levels of man-made greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from burning fossil fuels, trap ever more heat. Average global surface temperatures were 1.0 degree Celsius (1.

Frenar la degradación, clave para alimentar a 7.500 millones de personas

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 20:55:00 +0200ipsnoticias (es)

ANKARA, 18 jun 2019 (IPS) - La conmemoración del 25 aniversario de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación (CNULD), que acoge la capital de Turquía, tiene un llamado común de sus participantes: se necesita una acción urgente para frenar la degradación de las tierras y....

World: Unos 24.000 millones de toneladas de suelo fértil se pierden cada año por la desertificación

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:57:00 +0200reliefWeb (es)

Además, la degradación de la calidad de la tierra es responsable de la reducción del producto nacional bruto en un 8% cada año. Nuestra tierra se desgasta. En el Día Mundial contra la Desertificación y la Sequía, las Naciones Unidas llaman a proteger el suelo, restaurarlo y utilizarlo de manera más sabia.

1:45 Celebran en India Día mundial contra la desertificación y la sequía

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:53:00 +0200prensa-latina (es)

17 de junio de 2019, 13:45 Nueva Delhi, 17 jun (Prensa Latina) El Ministro de Medio Ambiente, Bosques y Cambio Climático de India , Prakash Javadekar, afirmó hoy que para abordar la desertificación las herramientas clave están en la participación y cooperación de la comunidad en todos los niveles.

Unos 24.000 millones de toneladas de suelo fértil se pierden cada año por la desertificación

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 18:19:00 +0200news-un-es (es)

El Día Mundial, que crea conciencia sobre los esfuerzos internacionales para combatir la desertificación, se estableció hace 25 años, junto con la aprobación de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas para Combatir la Desertificación , el único acuerdo internacional jurídicamente obligatorio que....

Desiertos hechos por el hombre

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 18:17:00 +0200deutschewelle-es (es)

Desiertos donde antes había fauna diversa. Hubo un tiempo en el que en el desierto del Sahara vivían hipopótamos y elefantes. Hoy, el Sahara es un territorio seco, y solo un pequeño lago formado por aguas subterráneas de lluvias caídas hace siglos nos recuerda mejores épocas. El clima cambió y así surgieron inmensos paisajes donde solo hay arena.

11:48 Síntesis de Cuba

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 18:14:00 +0200prensa-latina (es)

Lunes, 17 de junio de 2019 SUMARIO - Presidente Díaz-Canel ratifica apoyo a los universitarios de Cuba - Canciller cubano rinde homenaje en Barbados a víctimas de atentado - Medidas de Trump contra Cuba: críticas en el Congreso - Refuerzo de bloqueo a Cuba contraviene orden jurídico internacional -....

World: Aprovechar las innovaciones agrícolas para reforzar la resiliencia de los agricultores ante la sequía

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:50:00 +0200reliefWeb (es)

En el Día Mundial de Lucha contra la Desertificación y la Sequía, la FAO pide usar tanto “soluciones sencillas” como tecnología punta para evitar que una sequía se convierta en hambruna. 17 de junio de 2019, Roma – Aprovechar el potencial de las innovaciones agrícolas -ya se trate de soluciones....

Aprovechar las innovaciones agrícolas para luchar contra la sequía

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:55:00 +0200elmercuriodigital (es)

Al intervenir en la apertura del 2º Seminario Internacional sobre Sequía y Agricultura en la sede de la FAO en Roma –dentro de las celebraciones del Día Mundial de Lucha contra la Desertificación y la Sequía- el Director General afirmó que “es imposible evitar que ocurra una sequía, pero podemos....

Aprovechar las innovaciones agrícolas para reforzar la resiliencia de los agricultores ante la sequía

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:26:00 +0200fao-es (es)

17 de junio de 2019, Roma – Aprovechar el potencial de las innovaciones agrícolas -ya se trate de soluciones sencillas o tecnologías basadas en el uso de satélites-, ayudará a evitar que una sequía se convierta en hambruna y desplazamiento forzado de la población y a revertir la desertificación,....

Desde Roma reclamo a impedir que la sequía derive en hambruna

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:21:00 +0200prensa-latina (es)

Devino también un llamado a la cooperación de todos los gobiernos y en particular al sector privado para contribuir a que las técnicas más inteligentes y las prácticas elementales lleguen al agricultor a favor de prevenir, preparar y planificar mejor el enfrentamiento a estos fenómenos que comprometen la existencia humana.

7:44 Desde Roma reclamo a impedir que la sequía derive en hambruna

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:49:00 +0200prensa-latina (es)

Devino también un llamado a la cooperación de todos los gobiernos y en particular al sector privado para contribuir a que las técnicas más inteligentes y las prácticas elementales lleguen al agricultor a favor de prevenir, preparar y planificar mejor el enfrentamiento a estos fenómenos que comprometen la existencia humana.

La ricerca italiana apre alla possibilità di ottenere piante più resistenti alla siccità

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:34:00 +0200greenreport (it)

. Ildikò Szabò (Università di Padova): «I risultati ottenuti aprono moltissime domande di importanza cruciale nella fisiologia vegetale e possibilmente porteranno a implicazioni rilevanti per l’agricoltura» [17 Giugno 2019] La Giornata mondiale per la lotta alla desertificazione ci pone oggi di....

India: monsone comincia a muoversi verso nord-est in seguito a indebolimento ciclone Vayu (2)

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:53:00 +0200agenzianova (it)

Nuova Delhi, 17 giu 10:40 - (Agenzia Nova) - Il progredire del ramo del monsone del Mar Arabico, che porta intorno al 65 per cento dell'umidità complessiva, continuerà solo dopo che il ciclone Vayu sarà sparito completamente. "Il normale ciclo del monsone dovrebbe riprendere tra le prossime 24 e 48....

What is climate change?

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:15:00 +0200CBC (en)

There has been debate recently about whether climate change should actually be called a "climate crisis" or "climate emergency." Whatever the description, scientists have been observing changes in our environment for years. Here's a look at some of the key concepts. Climate change and global warming — are they the same thing.

Previsioni meteo. Da giovedì punte fino a 40 gradi al Sud.Tempo instabile a nord fino a mercoledì

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 20:29:00 +0200247libero (it)

Il clima nel nord-Italia sarà caratterizzato nelle giornate di oggi e domani soprattutto, da una certa instabilità, con la formazioni di isolati temporali sulle Alpi ma anche a valle nelle zone del Nord-Ovest e del Veneto. Più sereno il tempo nel resto d’Italia, dove continuerà a prevalere l’alta....

Da giovedì punte fino a 40 gradi al Sud e nelle isole. Instabilità a nord fino a mercoledì

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 13:21:00 +0200247libero (it)

In Italia le catastrofi naturali hanno causato molti più danni negli ultimi 20 anni che nei 20 anni precedenti. Si calcola infatti che tra il 1998 e il 2017, l’ammontare complessivo dei danni economici è aumentato del 151% rispetto al periodo che va dal 1978 al 1997.

Impact of El Nino: A peek into a changing world

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 05:48:00 +0200straitstimesSG (en)

THE BOY CHILD. Like the tantrums of a petulant child, the destruction that El Nino has wrought in recent decades has made the world sit up and pay more attention. The 1982 event, in particular, was a turning point. That year, El Nino caused a global catastrophe - droughts in the western Pacific and....

La crisi ambientale sta seriamente danneggiando la salute umana

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 13:24:00 +0200teleambiente (it)

Inquinamento. Un documento firmato da esperti di 27 accademie scientifiche di tutto il mondo ha confermato che il continuo riscaldamento globale sta già causando peggioramenti nella salute delle persone e c’è il rischio che questa situazione possa seriamente peggiorare in futuro.

Nepal: Operationalizing an Agricultural Drought Monitoring and Early Warning System in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region

Wed, 29 May 2019 23:09:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Written by Faisal Mueen Qamer, Remote Sensing Specialist, Geospatial Solutions, ICIMOD; and Mir Matin, Science and Data Lead, SERVIR-HKH/Theme leader, Geospatial Solutions, ICIMOD. The countries that share the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India , Myanmar, Nepal,....

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