# CLIMATE CRISIS

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Event   Impacts   Witness   /  Extreme Weather

Rising Heat and Shifting Western Disturbances Fuel Extreme Weather in Himalayas

Changes in Western Disturbance frequency have shifted precipitation seasonality, with peak snowfall moving from the month of February to March by the end of the 21st century.

Kartiki Negi

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Impacts   /  Extreme Weather

The Science Behind the Missing Spring: Onset of another year of Extreme Heat | Climate-Weather Podcast

[Podcast] Explore the role of climate change in intensifying heatwave in India and missing spring season.

Kartiki Negi

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Impacts   /  Extreme Weather /  Slow onset disasters

2024: The warmest year in the history, first to breach 1.5 degrees threshold

2024 is declared as the warmest year on record globally, and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial level.

Editorial Team

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Impacts   Witness   /  Extreme Weather

Climate change fuelled record extreme weather events across globe

Globally, climate change added on average 41 additional days of dangerous heat in 2024.

Editorial Team

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Impacts   /  Slow onset disasters

2024 is India's hottest year on record as climate change drives temperature surge

2024 has been the hottest year for India since 1901, declared India Meteorological Department. The annual mean temperature was recorded at 25.75°C which was 0.65°C above the long-term average (1991-2020 period).

Editorial Team

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Finance   /  Slow onset disasters

COP28: Know what is the Loss and Damage Fund

The loss and damage fund is a global financial package designed for the countries facing the cascading effects of climate change.

Editorial Team