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Stinker: Your garbage is hastening climate change - dtnext.in  (Mar 4) |
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Mar 4 · Representative Image CHENNAI: It is easy to blame vehicles that spew out plumes of thick, dark smoke for climate change. But what about the banana peel or the leftover food that you threw into the bin yesterday? The garbage strewn over streets and dumped at Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dump yards are not merely eyesores and stinking up the area, they also emit tonnes of methane – a gas that is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat in the atmosphere. As per a study conducted by the Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management (CCCDM), Anna University, for Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), biodegradable garbage dumped in Kodungaiyur and ... Read more ... |
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Clear and Present Danger: Climate change data tells us something new - dtnext.in  (Oct 14, 2023) |
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Oct 14, 2023 · Representative Image Zeke Hausfather NEW YORK: Staggering. Unnerving. Mind-boggling. Absolutely gobsmackingly bananas. As global temperatures shattered records and reached dangerous new highs over and over the past few months, my climate scientist colleagues and I have just about run out of adjectives to describe what we have seen. Data from Berkeley Earth released on Wednesday shows that September was an astounding 0.5 degree Celsius (almost a full degree Fahrenheit) hotter than the prior record, and July and August were around 0.3 degree Celsius (0.5 degree Fahrenheit) hotter. 2023 is almost certain to be the hottest year since reliable global records began ... Read more ... |
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Month-long climate action events commence in Chennai - dtnext.in  (Jul 02, 2023) |
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Jul 02, 2023 · Chennai Corporation Commissioner J Radhakrishnan, while inaugurating the event, talked about the urgency of the climate crisis and its various impacts. (Twitter/@SundarrajanG) CHENNAI: In a move to create awareness on climate change and its impact, Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group (CAG) has organised Climate Action Month - a month-long event in various parts of the city. The campaign commenced on Saturday. "Climate Action Month, edition two (CAM 2), began with exceptional speakers emphasizing the reality of the climate crisis and the need for collective action. The events will be marked by events across the city over the month of July, from the performance ... Read more ... |
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