Human-caused emissions of aerosols – tiny, light‑scattering particles produced mainly by burning fossil fuels – have long acted as an invisible brake on global warming.
The “wealthiest 10 per cent” of people on the planet are “responsible” for 65 per cent of the 0.61°C increase in global average temperatures over 1990-2020, according to new research.
Residents around India’s Vembanad Lake, battered by floods since December and distant ocean swells known as 'kallakkadal,' look to beach restoration and sand dune construction for solutions.