Ozone-depleting substances 2019
The European Union (EU) has achieved its goals to phase out ozone-depleting substances under the Montreal Protocol. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) report shows that in 2018 the EU again destroyed
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer
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Global distribution of methane emissions, emission trends, and OH concentrations and trends inferred from an inversion of GOSAT satellite data for 2010–2015
<p>We use 2010–2015 observations of atmospheric methane columns from the GOSAT satellite instrument in a global inverse analysis to improve estimates of methane emissions and their trends over the
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Persistent spring shortwave cloud radiative effect and the associated circulations over Southeastern China
<p>Clouds strongly modulate regional radiation balance and their evolution is profoundly influenced by circulations.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/cloud-radiative-effect-China-circulation.pdf"
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China factories releasing thousands of tonnes of illegal CFC gases, study finds
Industries in north-eastern China have released large quantities of an ozone-depleting gas into the atmosphere in violation of an international treaty, scientists have said. Since 2013, annual emissions
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Japan weather bureau sees 80 percent chance of El Nino continuing into summer
Japan’s weather bureau on Wednesday said the El Nino weather pattern appeared to be continuing, with an 80 percent chance it would stretch into the northern hemisphere summer. El Nino is a warming of
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Climate services go local in Western Kenya
Making sure that important weather and climate information reaches everyone is critical for local development – as demonstrated by a WISER (Weather and Climate Information Services for Africa) project
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India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP)
Union Environment Minister released the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) that seeks to provide an integrated approach towards cooling and related areas including reduction in the cooling demand, in order
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El Nino makes trouble for broad areas of China, may hurt rice farmers
El Nino, a periodic event that involves warming currents in the Pacific Ocean, is to blame for the unusually wet winter in southern parts of China and has been responsible for air pollution retained in
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2015-2016 El Nino triggered disease outbreaks across globe
The 2015-2016 El Niño event brought weather conditions that triggered regional disease outbreaks throughout the world, according to a new NASA study that is the first to comprehensively assess the public
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Acting on many fronts: incentives and regulations to phase-down HFCs in India
This report provides insights on creating an ecosystem for India's successful transition away from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), maps the global regulatory options that could be adopted, and emphasises on