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Nick Witts

Nick has been working as a Freelance Writer at Hyderus and Baird’s CMC since 2019 where has produced long-form communications for clients including Eli Lilly and ViiV Healthcare. He has also worked publishing articles for Health Issues India, with a notable interest in environmental developments.

About Nick Witts

Nick has been working as a Freelance Writer at Hyderus and Baird’s CMC since 2019 where has produced long-form communications for clients including Eli Lilly and ViiV Healthcare. He has also worked publishing articles for Health Issues India, with a notable interest in environmental developments.

Five must-know facts about monsoons and climate change

September 9, 2021 By Nick Witts Leave a Comment

The UN’s latest major climate report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the IPCC WG1 – evidence displaying the “physical science basis” for climate change’s effect on monsoons.  India, like many countries, relies on this seasonal rainfall for the sustenance of livelihoods, food supplies, and the upkeep of ways of life […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured Stories Tagged With: agriculture, climate adaptation, climate change, climate mitigation, flooding, monsoon

Five must-know facts about cloudburst weather events

August 10, 2021 By Nick Witts Leave a Comment

Trees in water of Kosi river flood of Bihar 2008 in Purniya district,Bihar,India Image credit: dinodia / 123rf. water-borne disease concept.

With the frequency of cloudbursts events increasing over India’s Himalayan region and beyond, experts consider this to be direct evidence of the impact of climate change on weather systems.  These events that are often difficult to predict have occurred across Jammu, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, dramatically increasing the threat of floods that have the […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured Stories Tagged With: climate adaptation, climate change, climate mitigation, cloudburst, environment, environmental health, flooding

Jammu and Kashmir flooding the latest evidence of climate change affecting rainfall in India

August 10, 2021 By Nick Witts Leave a Comment

Over two weeks after flash floods devastated Jammu and Kashmir, leaving seven dead and nineteen missing, India is once again coming to terms with the threat posed by cloudburst events.  In the aftermath of the flash floods that sent mud, rocks, and other debris crashing through the community causing widespread damage and fatalities, local officials […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured Stories Tagged With: climate change, cloudburst, environmental health, flooding, Himalayan, Kerala, Kerala floods

Landmark IPCC report reaffirms knowledge of climate threats and offers stark warnings

August 10, 2021 By Nick Witts Leave a Comment

Copyright: ajijchan / 123RF Stock Photo

The UN’s latest major climate report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides stark warnings of what it describes as the ‘code red’ situation humanity is facing through the effects of anthropogenically-influenced global warming.  The comprehensive IPCC WG1 is the latest IPCC report since 2013 when the Fifth Assessment report was published. […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured Story Tagged With: climate change, climate mitigation, climate policy, environment, environmental health, IPCC

Abnormal temperatures linked to climate change cause over seven lakh deaths annually

July 13, 2021 By Nick Witts Leave a Comment

drought. A dried-up reservoir in northern Karnataka. Depleting water supplies are among the signs of India's climate crisis. Image credit: Lakshmiprasad Sindhnur / 123rf

Almost 740,000 deaths in India can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures related to climate change annually, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health.  Laying bare the link between non-optimal temperatures and increased mortality, the study evaluated the impact on a global, regional, and national scale. The findings […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured Stories Tagged With: climate change, climate mitigation, climate policy, environment, environmental health, heatwave

Environmental degradation contributed to COVID-19 origins, UNEP India says

June 25, 2021 By Nick Witts Leave a Comment

Copyright: yakuzakorat / 123RF Stock Photo

The COVID-19 pandemic’s origins can be traced to degradation of environmental space, species’ loss and exploitation, according to a leading United Nations Environment Programme official for India. As investigations into the origins of COVID-19 continue, United Nations Environment Programme India Country Office Head, Atul Bagai, highlighted the interconnected balance between environmental degradation and public health, […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured Stories, Infectious diseases Tagged With: COVID, COVID-19, environment, Pollution, poverty, United Nations

Reducing levels of poverty could help ease India’s energy demands

June 16, 2021 By Nick Witts Leave a Comment

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Households with access to clean fuels, safe water, basic education and adequate food can use as little as half the energy of the national average in their country, according to a study published in Environmental Research Letters. The results of the study examining the link between energy consumption, inequalities and links to well-being in Nepal, […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured Stories Tagged With: Air Pollution, biomass, energy, fossil fuel, Pollution, poverty, renewable energy

Cyclone Yaas destruction reinforces need for effective climate change planning

June 8, 2021 By Nick Witts Leave a Comment

Almost two weeks after Cyclone Yaas made landfall, lakhs of people continue to struggle to access drinking water and basic supplies – not to mention the burden of navigating the latest trail of destruction to their livelihoods.   First wrecking damage to the Bay of Bengal on the northern coast of India, Cyclone Yaas developed rapidly […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured Story Tagged With: Bay of Bengal, climate adaptation, climate change, climate migration, climate mitigation, climate policy, Cyclone Amphan, Cyclone Yaas, farming

Forty percent chance Earth will exceed COP21 climate goals in coming years, according to research

June 5, 2021 By Nick Witts Leave a Comment

By U.S. Department of State from United States [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

At a time when international countries have their sights firmly set on the COP26, research issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has suggested that there is roughly a forty percent chance annual average global temperatures will temporarily push past the limit set out in the COP21 climate agreement in at least one of the […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured Stories Tagged With: climate change, Cyclone Nivar, environment, environmental health, heatwave, Paris Agreement

Climate change is leading to abandonment of villages and ‘forced immobility’ across Uttarakhand

May 24, 2021 By Nick Witts Leave a Comment

Extended monsoon season. Concept.

Vulnerable to both slow- and rapid-onset climate change hazards, threats facing the northern state of Uttarakhand are resulting in climate migration challenges such as abandonment of villages and ‘forced immobility’, according to new research.  Insights from the state published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre note that climate change-related weather factors have seen disruption to […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured Stories Tagged With: agriculture, climate change, climate migration, climate policy, farming, migration

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