Oxfordshire County Council has approved plans to lock residents into one of six zones to "save the planet" from global warming. The latest stage on the '15-minute city' agenda is to place electronic gates on key roads in and out of the city
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).
According to the research, published in Nature Reviews: Earth and Environment, as people emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the Earth warms, and much of that heat (about 90%) ends up being absorbed by the oceans.
The effects of climate change, such as natural disasters, pollution and environmental degradation, are affecting the health of many people around the world.
As extreme drought grips across the counrty and more intense storms brew in the tropics, climate-conscious people joined in a campaign that aims to lead the world's attention to the climate crisis.
India's Chief Economic Adviser has said that poor countries need more than $100 billion in aid to fight the challenges of climate change. An important discussion on climate change is to be held this month at the COP26.
During the last 3 years, apart from the existing flood-prone states of Assam, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, the states witnessed extreme floods with water levels above the last year's highest flood level.