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The new GCA report draws attention to the urgency of water adaptation strategies and the need to rethink agricultural water usage, food systems, and diets.
The fall army worm is a voracious eater of maize plants and has spread quickly throughout India, causing cascading effects on crops and growing prices.
With climate change compromising the world-famous Darjeeling tea, scientists have developed climate-resilient clones that will maintain the tea's flavour and production.
Mumbai's outdated drainage system combined with the removal of natural flood protection like mangroves have left the city exposed to flooding.
Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, and Indian reservations in the USA are struggling as they receive less funds to prepare and repair.
Heatwaves affect poor urban neighbourhoods more than high-income areas due to a lack of open green spaces and air conditioning, a new study finds.
As India attempts to construct a dam on the India-Nepal border, a new study warns that the dam is vulnerable to earthquakes and extreme weather if executed in its current form.
Odisha's handling of the threat posed by Cyclone Fani was admirable, but the coastal state can still intensify resilience building efforts.
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