The floods and droughts caused by the La Niña Phenomenon in the world could last until March 2023, according to a recent alert from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Epigenetic memory is helping plants to quickly adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and transmit these adaptations to their offspring, new research published in the Trends in Plant Science journal indicates.
Economic losses from droughts, floods and landslides have skyrocketed in Asia. In 2021 alone, weather and water-related hazards caused total damage worth US$35.6 billion and affected almost 50 million people
As delegates at the COP27 climate conference discuss the common problem of climate change, each country will face its own unique challenges and threats.
The drought, which affected large parts of Europe, China and the United States, is now at risk of occurring every 20 years, with the current climate, instead of every 400 years or even longer
The experts of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) warn, in their most recent report, that almost half of the world's population is "highly vulnerable" to climate change
State Minister for Science, Technology and Climate Change Keshab Mahanta said that out of these 15, based on survey reports from two top-tier institutes – IIT Guwahati and IIT Mandi, Karimganj tops the list.