Soumya Sarkar and Joydeep Gupta Land-based solutions must segue into actions to stem biodiversity loss and restrain global warming, the United Nations desertification summit said in a declaration The biennial summit organized by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and hosted by India said at the end of two weeks of deliberations that… Continue reading Save land to fight climate change, says Delhi Declaration
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Climate’s ‘time bomb’ for world’s groundwater has some serious lessons for Indian cities
Extreme weather events such as droughts and heavy precipitation days are two of the major impacts of global warming. These events, whose frequency and intensities are increasing by the years, may make groundwater replenishment rate too slow in dry areas, a recent study published in Nature Climate Change says. According to this study led by… Continue reading Climate’s ‘time bomb’ for world’s groundwater has some serious lessons for Indian cities