Environment - Asian News from UK

2021: A year of climate breakdown

Yet in addition to the financial cost, these extreme weather events have caused severe human suffering from food insecurity, drought and extreme weather events, causing mass displacements and loss of life…reports Asian

December 27, 2021

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Indian scientists reveal new layer of monsoon circulation’s link to Antarctica

South-easterlies become southwest (summer) monsoon winds after crossing the equator, therefore, a strong correlation between them is expected…writes Nivedita Khandekar Identifying several occurrences of interchanging intense and weak monsoon circulation events during

December 27, 2021

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Climate activist Aditya Dubey’s journey to Diana Award

During the course of the award ceremony, we had a sponsored trip to London where we attended various workshops and met wonderful people. It was a wonderful experience altogether…reports Asian Lite News.

December 23, 2021

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‘Watershed’: An effort to correct ‘imbalance’

She also noted that “as the climate heats up, it is likely that swathes of land will be submerged, water-related extremes will re-shape industry and famine will revisit the country.” (The first

December 20, 2021

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‘Chillai Kalan’ begins in Kashmir

Srinagar had minus 5.8, Pahalgam minus 7.4 and Gulmarg minus 5.5 as the minimum temperature on Monday…reports Asian Lite News. As the 40-day long period of harsh winter known locally as the

December 20, 2021

Environment·India News

Australian East Coast Prepares For Heat Wave

The dryer, hotter weather combined with strong winds prompted the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) to issue a fire warning for NSW on Wednesday…reports Asian Lite News. The Australian state of New South

December 16, 2021

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Key contributor to Antarctic ice cloud cover found

They found that there was a sizable difference in ice cloud formation at the low- and mid-levels (6500-20,000 feet) between summertime and winter…reports Asian Lite News. A study by Japanese scientists has

December 15, 2021

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Delhi homes record poor indoor air quality

“In Delhi, the bottom line is — whether someone is rich or poor, no one gets to breathe clean air,” says Kenneth Lee, the lead author of the study. ..reports Asian Lite

December 9, 2021

Environment·India News

Water quality in lower stretches of Ganga alarming

Department of Science and Technology (DST)- Water Technology Initiative has supported the group to undertake this key study published in the journal ‘Environment Research Communications’ recently…reports Asian Lite News. Water quality in

December 9, 2021

Environment·India News

US named top plastic polluter

With a population of about 330 million, accounting for only 4.3 per cent of earth’s population, the US generates a total of 42 million metric tons of such waste in 2016…reports Asian

December 5, 2021

Environment·USA

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