-The Times of India WARSAW: Hitting out at developed countries for backtracking on their commitments to fight climate change, India on Thursday used the UN climate talks platform to tell the rich nations not to treat global warming issues with a "business perspective of providing markets to domestic companies". New Delhi also expressed dismay at decision of some of the rich nations - including Japan, Canada and Australia - to scale down...
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Losses from extreme weather quadrupled in 30 years as climate warms -Nivedita Khandekar
-The Hindustan Times 2.5 million people have died in last 30 years due to natural disasters and global economic losses caused by extreme weather events have risen to just under $200 billion a year over the last decade, a report by the World Bank showed on Monday. As the global climate continues to change, the costs and damages from extreme weather related to warming planet are growing and while all countries...
More »As global sea levels continue to rise, 2013 set to be among warmest on record –UN
-The United Nations The year 2013 is currently on course to be among the top ten warmest years since modern records began in 1850, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today, adding that melting ice caps and glaciers have contributed to a record high in global sea levels. "Temperatures so far this year are about the same as the average during 2001-2010, which was the warmest decade on record," said...
More »Rural Areas of Cyclone-Hit Ganjam Still Without Power
-Outlook Berhampur (Odisha): Darkness still grips several rural areas of Cyclone-ravaged Ganjam district in Odisha even though exactly a month has passed since Phailin hit the district. While restoration work is yet to be completed in rural areas, almost all the urban areas have got back power supply, power distribution company sources said. Of the 475 gram panchayats, power supply was partially restored in 269 panchayat headquarters so far, but fully restored in...
More »India does better in Climate Risk Index for 2012 -Nivedita Khandekar
-The Hindustan Times India was ranked 46 in the Climate Risk Index (CRI) table for 2012, a position definitely better than 18, the rank that it had in the period between 1993 and 2012, a report released at the Conference of the Parties on Tuesday said. But even with 1,168 deaths (in 2012) as compared to 3,141 deaths on average per year (between 1993 and 2012), India continued to be ranked...
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