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A new study examines how climate change affects extreme weather around the world. A link has been established between human-induced climate change and the impacts of extreme weather. The insurers, economists, and governments underestimate the magnitude of the impact.

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/new-study-traces-how-climate-change-affects-extreme-weather-around-the-world/articleshow/92528744.cms

New study traces how climate change affects extreme weather around the world | Nagpur News - Times of India Nagpur: Large gaps still exist when it comes to attributing extreme weather events to climate change, reveal researchers.

Otto von Bismarck said, "Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others."

Reading a biography gives an insight into the life of a person’s success and failure. As students learn about the challenges that others have overcome, they can make connections to their own lives.

Many people find the study of history to be dry and uninteresting. Biographies provide a human side of the story and enliven the description of the events.

Despite the power of biographies, there is hardly any strategic effort to use them to motivate, and inspire the young in such a way that their outlook and perspective becomes distinct.

However, the Library of Biographies in Mudunuru, the first of its kind, established (30 km from Vijayawada) is filling that gap.

This Library of Biographies is not just a collection of biography books. But, where special efforts are made to lead children to read biographies on their own. To start with, over 900 biography books are put together comprising life sketcher of 600 persons.

This Library of Biographies is a catalyst towards unleashing the potential of children, to explore better tomorrow and realise a more harmonious society.

This is evolved from years of research and insights gained from pioneering BREAD which is running over 1500 libraries in as many public schools in two Telugu states for over a decade.
Centre for Media Studies - CMS CMS VATAVARAN Alok Srivastava

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change we seek." - Barack Obama

There were 475,000 deaths and $2.6 trillion in damages attributed to disasters linked to extreme weather in the last two decades

Here are three ways to protect yourself from climate change and extreme weather:

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”- Mahatma Gandhi

Scientists have found microplastics — plastic pieces smaller than a grain of rice — in freshly fallen Antarctic snow for the first time, which they said has the potential to influence the climate by accelerating the melting of ice.

https://www.the-cryosphere.net/about/news_and_press/2022-06-07_first-evidence-of-microplastics-in-antarctic-snow.html

"Animals usually suffer from climate stress during April to October season which leads to fall in milk productivity, but if they are supported through climate-resilient sheds, farmers can recover the loss," said Dr J. P. S. Gill, Director (Research), Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana.

He made this revelation in the state-level media workshop to support quality reporting on issues related to climate change in media was held in Chandigarh from September 25-27, 2018 The workshop was organised by the Centre for Media Studies (CMS), German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and Punjab State Council for Science and Environment (PSCST).

The university is implementing a Rs. 17.39 crore five-year project for sustainable livestock production in collaboration with Punjab Dairy Development Board and Department of Climate Change & Agriculture Metrology.

According to India's first climate change assessment report, the country's average temperature will rise by 4.4 degrees Celsius by 2100. Researchers and strategists were urged to improve resilience in Indian cities and protect forests and green spaces in urban areas. Changing temperatures will affect India's natural ecosystems, agricultural output, and freshwater resources, which will negatively impact biodiversity, food, water, energy security, and public health.

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https://india.mongabay.com/2020/06/protect-indias-forests-and-urban-green-spaces-says-indias-climate-change-report/