Climate Science & Impacts: IPCC Reports, Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather

Mention the global occurrence of volcanic eruptions in 2021 and their impact on regional environment.

What is sea surface temperature rise? How does it affect the formation of tropical cyclones?

Bring out the relationship between the shrinking Himalayan glaciers and Glaciers & the symptoms of climate change in the Indian sub-continent.

How far do you agree that the behavior of the Indian monsoon has been Monsoon & changing due to humanizing landscapes? Discuss.

How does the cryosphere affect global climate?

Assess the impact of global warming on coral life system with examples.

How will the meeting of Himalayan glaciers have a far-reaching impact on Glaciers & the water resources of India?

How do the melting of Arctic ice and glaciers of the Antarctic differently affect the weather patterns and human activities on earth? Explain.

How are climate change and the sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples.

What are the economic significances of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and Arctic Sea Oil its possible environmental consequences?

Why is the world today confronted with a crisis of availability of and access to freshwater resources?

‘Climate Change’ is a global problem. How India will be affected by climate change? How Himalayan and coastal states of India will be Climate change affected by climate change?

Describe the key points of the revised Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) recently released by the World Health Organisation (WHO). How are these different from its last update in 2005? What changes in India’s National Clean Air Programme are required to achieve these revised standards?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted a global sea level rise of about one metre by AD 2100. What would be its impact in India and the other countries in the Indian Ocean region?

Discuss global warming and mention its effects on the global climate. Explain the control measures to bring down the level of greenhouse gases which cause global warming, in the light of the Kyoto Protocol, 1997.

What are asteroids? How real is the threat of them causing extinction of life? What strategies have been developed to prevent such a catastrophe?