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Dear readers,
In the New Year, we hope for renewed action and determination in the fight against climate change, and invite you all to participate in any way you can. While we may be catching up with the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine rollouts gradually begin globally, the climate crisis continues with 2020 being the joint hottest year on record globally along with 2016, and extreme weather in the form of severe cold hitting parts of the world. Several species of insects are on the brink of extinction, while marine organisms are struggling to adapt to the changing climate as well.
On societal impacts, Uttarakhand is on track to suffer from forest fires around the year, while UP and Bihar have recorded a large number of deaths due to extreme weather events in 2020.
While these effects on society and natural life have been devastating, our understanding of our footprint on the planet has been evolving. We learn about the impacts of fashion on climate change and the carbon cost of a cup of coffee. We also learn about the Antarctic ozone hole, and the importance of preserving soil carbon in grasslands is critical to the planet.
Lastly, we take a look at the impact of climate change on the LGBTQIA+ community, who are vulnerable to exclusion, violence and exploitation because of the cumulative impacts of social stigma, discrimination and hatred.
We will be announcing new trainings, events and programmes on climate change this year, and we invite you to follow our updates regularly.
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2020 was the hottest year globally despite cooling La Niña, 08 January 2021
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Sudden stratospheric warming may be behind recent cold weather, 06 January 2021
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