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Himalayas need help, COP28 talks must respond: UN chief GuterresUN chief Antonio Guterres has warned of a potential catastrophe in the Himalayas due to the melting glaciers. Almost 240 million people dep...02 Dec, 2023, 02.50 PM IST- Major Himalayan rivers like Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra will see their flows reduced as glaciers recede: UN ChiefIn Asia, 10 major rivers originate in the Himalaya region, supplying freshwater to 1.3 billion people living in its watershed. "As glaciers...23 Mar, 2023, 07.50 AM IST
- Pakistan seeks help with $16 bln flood rebuilding at UN conferenceRecord monsoon rains and melting glaciers last September displaced some 8 million people and killed at least 1,700 in a catastrophe blamed ...08 Jan, 2023, 01.49 PM IST
- Third of world heritage glaciers under threat, warns UNESCO studyA third of the glaciers on the UNESCO World Heritage list are under threat, regardless of efforts to limit temperature increases, a study c...04 Nov, 2022, 04.19 PM IST
- Third of world heritage glaciers under threat, warns Unesco study04 Nov, 2022, 04.05 PM IST
- Last seven years on track to be hottest on record: UNThe years from 2015 to 2021 are on track to be the seven hottest on record, the World Meteorological Organization said on Sunday, warning t...31 Oct, 2021, 09.17 PM IST
- Climate report: Africa's rare glaciers soon to disappearMassive displacement, hunger and increasing climate shocks such droughts and flooding are in the future, and yet the lack of climate data i...19 Oct, 2021, 03.03 PM IST
- Africa's rare glaciers soon to disappear: Climate report19 Oct, 2021, 03.02 PM IST
- Five billion could struggle to access water in 2050: UNClimate change is expected to increase water-related hazards such as droughts and floods while the number of people living with water stres...05 Oct, 2021, 08.43 PM IST
- West Antarctic glaciers in 'irreversible' thaw, raising seas: StudyVast glaciers in West Antarctica seem to be locked in an irreversible thaw linked to global warming that may push up sea levels for centuri...13 May, 2014, 11.23 AM IST
- Error in UN climate report admittedA leading Dutch environment agency admits error in UN climate report.05 Jul, 2010, 10.18 PM IST
- UN to review its top climate panel IPCCThe United Nations has launched an independent review of the functioning of its top climate change body IPCC, headed by Rajendra Pachauri, ...11 Mar, 2010, 12.22 PM IST
- Pachauri mum on Himalayan blunderWith the credibility of the UN climate panel under a cloud, IPCC chairman RK Pachauri chose to steer clear of the Himalayan glacier controv...22 Jan, 2010, 05.08 AM IST
- Major study doubles sea level rise projectionsDays before the Copenhagen climate conference kicks off, a major study by a group of 100 international scientists has said that sea levels ...02 Dec, 2009, 03.42 AM IST
- Nepal cabinet to hold meeting on Everest: MinisterA meeting of the Nepalese cabinet will take place on Mount Everest to draw the attention of the global community to the threat from global ...02 Nov, 2009, 05.20 PM IST
- Asian countries not responsible for haze formation: SibalIndia on Friday dismissed as "propaganda" a UN report suggesting formation of atmospheric brown cloud over Asian cities, including New Delh...21 Nov, 2008, 04.37 PM IST
- UN panel set to publish landmark report on climate threatThe world's top scientific authority on climate change was set to adopt a landmark report on Saturday that warns that the impacts of global...17 Nov, 2007, 06.30 AM IST
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