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Hot years have typically been associated with El Niño, a natural event that releases heat from the Pacific Ocean This year coincides with La Niña which has the opposite effect and cools temperatures The WMO will confirm the data in March 2021

A report said that Australia`s changing climate patterns can be attributed to increase in greenhouse gases. It added that Australia`s climate has warmed on average by 1.44 degrees celsius since 1910 and this will result in more wildfires, droughts, and marine heatwaves. Longer-lasting marine heatwaves will raise the likelihood of more frequent bleaching events in coral reefs, including the Great Barrier reef.

As per the new research, the Arctic sea has been thawing at a rapid pace over the past three decades, making the ice to fall by more than half.

Reddy's lush green farm may have been an object of envy for many but for this 28-year-old unassuming and soft spoken farmer, it's the result of his will and hard work that he puts in everyday in his field.

A UN expert is warning that more extreme weather, higher temperatures, floods, droughts and rising sea levels linked to climate change are threatening people's access to food over the long term.

Though Odisha expects 8.78 percent growth rate in 2014-15 fiscal, the state stands fourth from the bottom in per capita income in all-India rankings, said the Economic Survey Report 2014-15 tabled Monday in the state assembly.