Govt Asked to Include Heatwaves in List of Disasters
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has suggested that the Centre should include “new and emerging” disasters, such as heatwaves, in its disaster management plans
Death of the 2-degree climate goal and the plastic straw
The planet is on course to shoot past 2-degrees of global warming over the next two decades. Last year climate scientist James Hansen warned that the 1.5 goal was “deader than a doornail.”
NOT JUST A CLIMATE DISASTER?
The disaster in Wayanad, Kerala, is a stark reminder of the urgent need for action and accountability in climate change mitigation.
India’s message on climate change at Oscars 2024
This is probably the only film on a commercial scale that depicts the cruel face of the climate change disaster that shook Kerala. A state that sees rains at least 9 months of the year naturally has a lot of checks and balances in place to address floods
Water crisis at the time of floods
While the world is busy pointing fingers at climate change, I am also noticing an alarming scare! Lack of potable drinking water in the climate disaster affected areas.
Urgent Action: Red Cross Battles Climate Crisis Impact
In comparison to a decade earlier, the American Red Cross is today dealing with over twice as many significant disasters within the United States.
