Emerging Economies Climate Report 2022
The report reveals that over half of companies in emerging economies have been impacted by extreme weather events over the last 12 months.The report shows that 58% of companies in Africa and South Asia
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Migration stripping Pacific Islands of climate change know-how
Many small Pacific Island states on the frontline of sea level rise and disaster threats are facing a shortage of the scientists, skilled professionals and technical experts they need to put in place effective
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Govt wants better coordination between ministries during natural calamities
A year after Uttarakhand floods: No disaster mgmt policy to combat nature's fury. Sikkim govt to buy 100% stake in Teesta-III if other investors exit. To stop the practice of ministries unilaterally declaring
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Poor rains add to global warming: Study
Scientists Say CO2 Levels Went Up In Drought Years Of 2004, 2009 A deficit monsoon not only impacts crops and groundwater level but also has a worrisome impact on the climate. An analysis of two drought
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“No harvest was reaped”: demographic and climatic factors in the decline of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
In the 9th century BC, Assyrians based in northern Iraq started a relentless process of expansion that within two centuries would see them controlling most of the ancient Near East. Traditional explanations
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Kachho, Kohistan, parts of Thatta be declared drought-hit’
KARACHI: The Sindh Board of Revenue has been directed by Qaim Ali Shah to declare Kachho, Kohistan and parts of Thatta district calamity hit. He directed Sindh Food, Revenue, Relief and concerned Commissioner/Deputy
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Wild weather forces climate adaptation on Europe's political agenda
Three quarters of European countries have placed adapting to disruption from climate change on the political agenda, but the same percentage cite factors such as time, money or technologies as a barrier
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Middle-Eastern plant communities tolerate 9 years of drought in a multi-site climate manipulation experiment
For evaluating climate change impacts on biodiversity, extensive experiments are urgently needed to complement popular non-mechanistic models which map future ecosystem properties onto their current climatic
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Rainfall prediction with TLBO optimized ANN
Rainfall prediction is very crucial for India as its economy is based on mainly agriculture. The parameters that are required to predict the rainfall are very complex in nature and also contain lots of
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Coping with water scarcity: The effectiveness of allocation-based pricing and conservation rebate program in California’s urban sector
California saw its driest year on record in 2013, and the drought is expected to continue into the foreseeable future. More than ever, urban water managers are seeking effective strategies to address water
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A spring forward for Hominin evolution in East Africa
Groundwater is essential to modern human survival during drought periods. There is also growing geological evidence of springs associated with stone tools and hominin fossils in the East African Rift System