While 58 per cent casualties occurred due to lightning strikes and thunderstorms, 37 per cent deaths were attributed to floods and heavy rain
Climate change may hit Bhutan’s malaria eradication efforts
While Bhutan has set 2025 as deadline to eradicate malaria from the Himalayan country, the climate change has resulted in rise of insects, pests and vectors including mosquitoes. The country has witnessed mosquitoes in its Lunana tourist resort that stands at an altitude of 4800 meters above sea level
Year 2022 5th warmest year on record, says EU’s climate service
In 2022, Europe saw its hottest summer and third warmest autumn on record. It has also been recorded aa the second warmest year in Europe
South Asians ’15 times more likely to die from climate change impact’: Antonio Guterres
Making his appeal for massive investments to help Pakistan recover from the flood damage, the UN Chief linked the devastation to climate change
Half of globe’s glaciers will disappear by the end of century
A news study published in ‘Science’ says that the scenario is likely even if the world meets its goal of global warming set by the Paris Climate Agreement
As focus on clean energy increases, Britain harvests record wind power from its turbines
On 30 December, Country produced a record 20.91 gigawatts (GW) from onshore & offshore wind turbines.