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Rishika Pardikar

Publications from R. Pardikar

Atmospheric Sciences

Satellite image of the Rio Negro floodplain forest, with a prominent white burn scar

News 8 mins ago

Amazon Forests Are Turning into Savannas

Floodplain forests have low resilience to repeated exposure to wildfires. As climate change increases the instances of fires, forests may transform to less productive grassland ecosystems.

Natural Hazards

Workers clear flood and landslide debris from a cliffside

News 12 April 2021

Migrant Workers Among the Most Vulnerable to Himalayan Disasters

Critics say companies are failing to develop adequate emergency procedures to protect construction workers on hydropower plants in the Himalayas.

Science Policy & Funding

Lake in a shape of a city in the middle of pure and fresh rain forest scenery viewed from a bird’s perspective.

News 5 April 2021

Chasing Carbon Unicorns

According to a new report, net zero targets many governments are pursuing are distractions from the urgent need to drastically reduce carbon emissions.

Aerial image of a woman stooping to gather crops in a large field

News 22 February 2021

When Climate Adaptation Intervention Risks Further Marginalization

Many climate adaptation interventions focus excessively on the effects of climate change and less on examinations of what drives vulnerability.

Atmospheric Sciences

A large gas well sits in Pennsylvania fields and foothills.

News 29 January 2021

What a New Executive Order Means for Curbing Methane Emissions

Biden’s executive order calling for consideration of new methane regulations comes on the heels of a new global analysis of the fuel’s impact on climate change.

Maasai men take their cattle to the river

News 3 November 2020

Movement Recognizes the Promises and Vulnerabilities in Pastoralism

With grassroots support, the Food and Agriculture Organization is moving closer to recognizing an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.

Rush hour traffic on the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle, as seen from Victor Steinbrueck Park

News 28 October 2020

Global North Is Responsible for 92% of Excess Emissions

The United States and European Union bear disproportionate liability for emitting to the atmospheric commons, new research argues.

Science Policy & Funding

A natural gas well in the Bakken Formation of North Dakota flares at night

News 24 September 2020

The G20 Is Investing in Fossil Fuels

Among the G20, the United States and United Kingdom have invested the most in fossil fuels since the beginning of 2020.

Science Policy & Funding

Trees stretch across a patch of desert

News 4 August 2020

Solar Mandates in Sacred Groves

As India moves toward ambitious climate goals, it is trampling on sacred groves in desert ecosystems.