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Manipadma Jena Recent research suggests that extreme heat waves and high atmospheric humidity could be triggering increased lightning strikes in regions that are most vulnerable to climate change Dark clouds had formed, heading in their direction, the dramatic zigzags across the sky getting close

Biodiversity , Climate , Videos / 09/24/2017

Climate Justice in Sapmi: Frontline truths from Europe’s Far North

The indigenous Saami live in the Arctic regions of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia, at the frontlines of climate change. In this video, Jonas Vannar shares his experience as a traditional Saami reindeer herder. The changing climate poses a huge threat to reindeer that struggle to find enough fo

Cities , Climate , Disasters / 09/22/2017

Are our cities prepared for extreme precipitation dates?

From Mumbai to Houston, cities have caught up with heavy precipitation events in a much fiercer ways than ever before. As the world growingly moves into the cities, the progress symbol – that they are – is in great danger. They are sinking, their infrastructures have been found grossly lacki

Aid , Climate , Environment , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/20/2017

Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation awards $20 million in environmental grants

The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation announced its largest-ever portfolio of environmental grants, increasing the organization’s total direct financial impact to over $80 million since 1998. The new grants, $20 million to more than 100 organizations, have been awarded for wildlife and habitat con

Climate , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 09/15/2017

The 30-year-old ozone layer treaty has a new role: fighting climate change

Martyn Chipperfield We all owe a debt of gratitude to the scientists, politicians and industry leaders who created such an effective and flexible agreement which, 30 years on, is doing what it set out to achieve and more. The 1987 treaty that stopped the pollution causing a hole in the ozone layer i

Climate , Energy , Solutions , Water / 08/15/2017

Germany’s green roofs offer lesson on climate change adaptation

Zhang Dongfang Protecting buildings from extreme heat and heavy rain keeps them cooler and reduces run-off Heatwaves and heavy rains have hit China this summer, with Shanghai seeing its hottest weather for 145 years and rainstorms, floods and landslips killing at least 156 peopleacross five provi

Climate , Disasters , Water / 08/13/2017

Brahmaputra basin faces unprecedented flood wave in August 2017

Flood forecasting maps and data points towards major flood waves taking over Brahmaputra, may extend to the Ganga basin and impact Bangladesh. In the morning of Aug 11, 2017, while checking my daily morning routine sites, I saw the sudden appearance of purple patch (signifying rainfall in access of

Climate , Sustainable Development / 07/16/2017

Community-led adaptation: Myth or reality?

Smallholder farmers have much experience of adapting to their complex, diverse, and risk-prone environments Climate change is an outcome of human civilisation and undoubtedly the antidote to climate change is the community, either victims or contributors to global warming. Climate change poses threa

Cities , Climate / 07/11/2017

US mayors pledge to fight climate change

A total of 292 mayors from across the U.S. had joined the Climate Mayors Agreement. These mayors represent more than 60 million Americans from 42 states. The United States of America (U.S.) is the second largest contributor of global greenhouse gases (GHG) after China, and has the highest contributi

Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Featured , Sustainable Development / 07/03/2017

At a slow pace, G20 begins transition to low-carbon economy

G20 countries have stepped up green finance, but their investment in fossil fuels remains so high that the “well below 2 degree” warming limits set in the Paris Agreement will be missed by a wide margin, says this year’s “Brown to Green” Report from Climate Transparency. The “Br

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