During the Sixth Assessment Cycle, the IPCC will produce assessment reports: three Assessment Report, a refinement to the methodology report, Synthesis Report. The last of which, the Synthesis Report, is planned to be released in March of 2023. This report will serve to provide the most up-to-date and high-quality information
This article analyzes the most recent data on the oceans, atmosphere, cryosphere and surface temperature of the planet. The review reveals: ocean heat content, surface temperature, warming over land, extreme weather, comparison with climate model data, warming of the atmosphere, sea level rise, greenhouse gases, sea ice extent, future predictions.
This paper studies the effect of the 2018 drought on household consumption and poverty in Afghanistan, a semi-arid and conflict-affected country. The paper combines geolocated household data with remote-sensing weather data on precipitation, vegetation, and temperature. The findings show that drought-like conditions decreased monthly per capita consumption expenditures and hence
Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022 were 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit (0.89 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA’s baseline period (1951-1980), scientists from NASA’s Goddard
Water is arguably the most important resource in Central Asia. It is vital for agriculture, which feeds and provides livelihoods for the region’s predominantly rural population, as well as for hydropower stations that generate electricity for domestic consumption and export. But this resource is at risk. According to the 2019
A nonprofit group, Carbon Mapper, will use data from NASA’s EMIT mission, plus current airborne and future satellite instruments, to survey waste sites for methane emissions.
The climate change situation will lead to inevitable detrimental consequences for Tajikistan through current glacier melting and water source issues. Serious economic issues and poverty are being currently experienced in Tajikistan, which takes the focus of the government’s monetary police away from climate centered projects.
Publications on climate change issues in the context of countries of Central Asia and the region as a whole
