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Heat Waves Due To Climate Change Have Cost World Economy Trillions So Far: Study

Researchers discovered that from 1992 to 2013, heat waves statistically correlated with changes in economic growth and that the negative effects of extreme heat on human...

Air Pollution2 years ago

Only Green Crackers Will Be Allowed In Haryana On Diwali: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar

The Chief Minister said that Haryana is taking concrete steps for stubble management and improving air quality

Concentrated Stubble Burning Around Diwali May Compound Problem: Centre for Science and Environment

Air Pollution2 years ago

Concentrated Stubble Burning Around Diwali May Compound Problem: Centre for Science and Environment

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) a cocktail of emissions from firecrackers and stubble burning in neighbouring states deplete the air quality

Washington: A study suggested that Upper ocean heating in the equatorial Pacific - a key oceanographic region in Earth's climate system - is likely to make the East Asian monsoon season wetter. The study was published in the journal, 'Nature'. Recent increases in ocean heat content - where energy is absorbed by the waters - have been implicated in the intensification of tropical storms that draw their energy from the surface of the ocean. The link between ocean heating and rainfall on land is, however, less clear. "Our study suggests variations in ocean thermal structure affect the delivery of moisture, latent heat, and what happens when they arrive on land," said Yair Rosenthal, a professor of marine and coastal sciences in the Rutgers' School of Art and Sciences and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Rosenthal said the changes in the latitudinal temperature gradient - the difference in sea-surface temperature between low and high latitudes - not only control how energy is absorbed by the equatorial upper ocean but how winds carry the moisture from the ocean onto land. The study, led by Zhimin Jian of Tongji University in China, found that over the past 360,000 years, increases in monsoonal rain in eastern China correlated with increases in the heat content of the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool-a region where sea surface temperatures remain above ~82°F year-round-likely due to enhanced transport of moisture and latent heat absorbed in the water vapor from the ocean to the continent. According to the study, the changes in upper ocean heat content follow shifts in the Earth's orbit that occur about every 23,000 years and change the distribution of incoming solar radiation at each latitude. By using two foraminifera species, calcareous marine organisms, one a surface dweller and the other that lives approximately 200 meters below the sea surface, the scientists reconstructed how the upper ocean thermal structure gets its heat and energy. They compared their results with climate model simulations and reconstructions of the monsoonal precipitation in eastern China for the same period. The coupling of ocean heat content and monsoon variations, both coordinated by insolation changes at astronomical timescales, is critical for regulating the global hydroclimate, the researchers said.

Climate Change2 years ago

Ocean Heating Can Increase Rainfall In East Asia: Study

According to the study, the changes in upper ocean heat content follow shifts in the Earth's orbit that occur about every 23,000 years and change the...

India, France Adopt Roadmap For Development Of Green Hydrogen

Environment2 years ago

India, France Adopt Roadmap For Development Of Green Hydrogen

The French embassy said the roadmap aims at bringing the French and Indian hydrogen ecosystems together in order to establish a reliable and sustainable value chain...

India To Have Over 65 Per Cent Power Generation Capacity From Non-Fossil Fuels By 2030: RK Singh

Environment2 years ago

India To Have Over 65 Per Cent Power Generation Capacity From Non-Fossil Fuels By 2030: RK Singh

Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh informed that about 15-20 GW of solar equipment manufacturing capacity is under construction and India will have...

PM Urges Industry, Research Bodies To Work With Greater Integration Towards Addressing Energy Needs

Environment2 years ago

PM Urges Industry, Research Bodies To Work With Greater Integration Towards Addressing Energy Needs

The prime minister also suggested that a virtual summit of all labs can be held regularly in which they can learn new things from each other's...

Need To Work Together To Tackle Stubble Burning: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav

Air Pollution2 years ago

Need To Work Together To Tackle Stubble Burning: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav

The union minister urged the farmers to avoid stubble burning and promote its utilization being a valuable resource. He also urged agricultural entrepreneurs or agripreneurs to...

Stubble Burning: Government To Provide Financial Assistance For Torrefaction, Pelletisation Plants

Air Pollution2 years ago

Stubble Burning: Government To Provide Financial Assistance For Torrefaction, Pelletisation Plants

Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is a major reason behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and...

Climate Crisis Intensifying Heatwaves UN-Backed Report Warns Ahead Of COP27

Climate Change2 years ago

Climate Crisis Intensifying Heatwaves: UN-Backed Report Warns Ahead Of COP27

The UN humanitarian affairs agency, OCHA, and the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), warned in a report that record high temperatures this year foreshadow...

Stubble Burning: More Than 700 Farm Fires Recorded In Punjab

Air Pollution2 years ago

Stubble Burning: More Than 700 Farm Fires Recorded In Punjab

Earlier this week, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had held meetings with various farmer bodies and assured that the government was making efforts for the management...

Mumbai Airport Switches To Green Energy Sources

Environment2 years ago

Mumbai Airport Switches To Green Energy Sources

This green transition to renewable energy ensures a reduction of around 1.20 lakh tonnes of CO2 equivalent every year, thereby moving closer to the airport's target...

Heat Waves Due To Climate Change Have Cost World Economy Trillions So Far: Study

Only Green Crackers Will Be Allowed In Haryana On Diwali: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar

Concentrated Stubble Burning Around Diwali May Compound Problem: Centre for Science and Environment

Ocean Heating Can Increase Rainfall In East Asia: Study

India, France Adopt Roadmap For Development Of Green Hydrogen

India To Have Over 65 Per Cent Power Generation Capacity From Non-Fossil Fuels By 2030: RK Singh

PM Urges Industry, Research Bodies To Work With Greater Integration Towards Addressing Energy Needs

Need To Work Together To Tackle Stubble Burning: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav

Stubble Burning: Government To Provide Financial Assistance For Torrefaction, Pelletisation Plants

Climate Crisis Intensifying Heatwaves: UN-Backed Report Warns Ahead Of COP27

Stubble Burning: More Than 700 Farm Fires Recorded In Punjab

Mumbai Airport Switches To Green Energy Sources

Highlights: Banega Swasth India Launches Season 10

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World Malaria Day Special

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Decoding Gut Health With Padma Awardee Dr Nageshwar Reddy