All posts tagged "Droughts"
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111पर्यावरणOver a third of Amazon rainforest is unable to recover from frequent droughts
Scientists warn these signs are an early warning indicator that these areas are approaching a threshold to a die-off event Between 2001...
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Why do floods & droughts simultaneously ravage India? Expert offers explanation, solutions
India’s Drought Early Warning System found that 21.06 per cent of the country faced a drought in 2022. This was 7.86 per...
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Droughts fail to make it to poll issues in Jharkhand
Severe drought conditions in the state over the past two years ignored by politicians during campaigns, say farmers Photo for representation: iStock...
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Cyclic droughts in Marathwada fuels underage ‘gate-cane’ marriages
Practice of ‘gate-cane weddings’ convert adolescent girls into wives and labourers Sugarcane industry and cyclic droughts are aggravating early-age marriages in Marathwada,...
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Major droughts make women 35 per cent more likely to be underweight: New study
Photo for representation: iStock Natural disasters, which are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change, affect women and children disproportionately....
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More droughts brought on by climate change could worsen wildfires in US’s southern Appalachian forests
Burned forests in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Photo: iStock More...
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96पर्यावरणHow 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods 2023 was a year of record-breaking heat,...
