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[ad_1] STRASBOURG: Europe’s highest human rights court will rule Tuesday on a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The European Court of Human Rights will hand down decisions in a trio of cases brought by a French mayor, six Portuguese youngsters and more than 2,000 members of Senior Women for Climate Protection, who say their governments are…

[ad_1] Since last June, the globe has broken heat records each month, with marine heat waves across large areas of the globe’s oceans contributing. File | Photo Credit: AP For the tenth consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the European Union climate agency Copernicus said. March…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a significant breakthrough, scientists from Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have revealed how the El Niño phenomenon influences the saltiness, or salinity, of coastal waters around the globe. Utilizing satellite data over a decade, from 2011 to 2022, the team has provided new insights into the intricate relationship between the climate event and changes in coastal water chemistry.The study, led by ocean physicist Severine Fournier…

[ad_1] BRASILIA: Brazilian tourism officials are hoping to change the country’s image as a mere haven for scantily-clad beachgoers by hosting UN climate talks next year in the Amazon rainforest city of Belem that will focus on environmental sustainability and ending deforestation to slow global warming. The summit is expected to boost Brazil‘s attractiveness as an ecotourism destination and increase travel to its Amazon rainforest and other biomes that…

[ad_1] PARIS: Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savings? Spare a thought for the world’s timekeepers, who are trying to work out how climate change is affecting Earth’s rotation – and in turn, how we keep track of time. In a strange twist, global warming could even help out timekeepers by delaying the need for history’s first “negative leap second” by three years, a study published on Wednesday…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented turn of events, a new study reveals that the melting of polar ice, influenced by global warming, is altering Earth’s rotation and, consequently, how we measure time. This adjustment could lead to the world’s clocks losing a second within the next few years, a direct result of human activity.According to the report, the Earth’s rotation, which dictates the hours and minutes of our…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Blue whales, the largest living animals, have recovered from being hunted, only to face the growing challenges from global warming and other human threats like underwater noise, pollution and disrupted food sources, according to a new stocktake of their population.Researchers found the greatest genetic differences among the blue whale populations in the eastern Pacific, Antarctic subspecies and the pygmy subspecies of the eastern Indian and western…

[ad_1] GENEVA: Global temperatures “smashed” heat records last year, as heatwaves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss, the United Nations said Tuesday — warning 2024 was likely to be even hotter. The annual State of the Climate report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization confirmed preliminary data showing 2023 was by far the hottest year ever recorded. And last year was part of “the warmest 10-year period…

[ad_1] A mother protects her child from heat while returning from the school in Visakhapatnam. File. Image for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu In line with a host of observations by climate agencies in the preceding three months, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has officially confirmed 2023 to be the hottest year on record. The State of Global Climate Report, published Tuesday, stated that the global average near-surface…

[ad_1] PARIS: Climate talks often revolve around reducing the most dangerous greenhouse gas CO2. But other powerful heat-trapping emissions — of methane — will be in the crosshairs at a global forum in Geneva this week. Methane — which is potent but relatively short-lived — is a key target for countries wanting to slash emissions quickly and slow climate change. That is particularly because large amounts of methane are…