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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: State-of-the-art climate models drastically underestimate how much extreme rainfall increases under global warming , according to a study published Monday that signals a future of more frequent catastrophic floods unless humanity curbs greenhouse emissions. It comes as countries prepare to meet at the COP28 summit in Dubai beginning later this week, amid fears it could soon be impossible to limit long-term warming to the 1.5 degrees Celsius scientists say is necessary to curb the worst effects of human-caused climate change. Researchers from the Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research (PIK) looked at the intensity and frequency of daily precipitation extremes over land in 21 "next generation" climate models used by a UN body in its global assessments. They then compared the changes projected by the models with those observed historically, finding that nearly all climate models significantly underestimated the rates at which increases in preci

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ahead of the upcoming 28th session of the UN climate change conference ( COP28 ) in Dubai, its president-designate, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber , has written to 198 nations, including India, assuring that the UAE presidency for the annual meet would work for making it a “milestone” to help build the foundation for the climate finance system of the future. In his letter, he also reminded the rich nations of their unfulfilled promises on delivering climate finance for supporting developing countries, and urged them to scale up finance saying the current level of replenishment is “neither ambitious nor adequate” to meet the world’s challenge. “Developed nations must honour their commitments and provide maximal assurances to channel $100 billion annually towards developing countries through to 2025, as well as show progress on at least doubling adaptation finance by 2025,” said Al Jaber who is also the UAE special envoy for climate change. He said, “As I laid out before,

[ad_1] BRUSSELS: A hard-won deal on the European Union 's negotiating stance for this year's UN climate talks has revealed regional rifts that anticipate global tensions at the COP28 summit . Diplomats from the 27 EU countries spent weeks debating their COP28 position before their climate ministers agreed on Monday to push for deals to phase out CO2-emitting fossil fuels, triple production of renewable energy and halt the building of coal power plants. The stance sets the EU up to be among the most ambitious major economies at the COP28 gathering of nearly 200 countries, which begins on November 30. But even EU countries clashed over how ambitious to be - and their ministers were locked in talks into the evening on Monday. The faultlines tended to fall between wealthier EU members seeking rapid climate action, and poorer economies concerned about the cost of quitting fossil fuels. The toughest issue concerns fossil fuels - with the EU only agreeing to support a phas

[ad_1] While advancing on the path of industrial development without causing harm to the environment remains a global challenge, the price of industrial progress is being paid by the Earth's climate, impacting the entire world adversely. Climate change is a slowly perceptible issue but is exhibiting catastrophic effects. In today's DNA, Shobhna Yadav analysed the outcomes of the COP meet and concerns related to climate change. It might surprise you to know that in the year 2022, the average global temperature of our planet increased by 1.4 degrees Celsius. This indicates a significant rise in temperature. While the increase in temperature may seem minor, its catastrophic impact has been felt almost universally. Many countries are witnessing extreme weather conditions, experiencing severe heat in summers and brutal cold in winters. Rainfall patterns are also causing problems in numerous nations. Discussing such situations is crucial. Hence, every year under the leadership