https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/super-el-niño-set-to-peak-in-december-with-impacts-expected-well-into-2027 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/bqt3320k/HUHApG5aUAAyqX4.jpeg According to meteorologist Ben Noll, around 2.6 billion people across the planet may experience very unusually high temperatures for the time of year through December. In chart, probability of average temperatures exceeding the 95th percentile to 2026 from 1985. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/irpzc7gs/El-Nino-Graph-Historical-Comparison-Zeke-Hausfather.jpeg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/2mc9wydd/Strongest-El-Ninos-on-Record-Ben-Noll-.jpeg downtoearth en 2026-10-09T15:10:57.680Z Super El Niño set to peak in December, with impacts expected well into 2027 Climate Change, El Nino, Super El Nino https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/winged-guests-are-coming-early-to-chilika-and-they-are-telling-us-something https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/ascfiru2/down-to-earthimportlibrarylarge2024-01-050.9812810017044364834-birds-in-chilika.avif downtoearth en 2026-10-09T11:51:11.652Z Winged guests are coming early to Chilika, and they are telling us something Wildlife & Biodiversity, Climate Change, Wetlands, Migratory Birds, Chilika lake, Fisherfolk, Bird migration https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/over-75-per-cent-of-worlds-tropical-forests-experienced-extreme-droughts-and-heatwaves-during-2023-24-el-niño-year https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/wcmkxuhv/Amazon-drought.jpg Drought in the Amazon. downtoearth en 2026-10-09T11:19:56.647Z Over 75 per cent of world’s tropical forests experienced extreme droughts and heatwaves during 2023-24 El Niño year Forests, Africa, Drought, Asia, Heatwaves, El Nino, Americas https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/global-clean-air-funding-short-term-win-long-term-risk https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/imyi4r8c/dl004098.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-09T10:56:39.070Z Global clean air funding: Short-term win, long-term risk clean air funding, air quality, super pollutants, global health, black carbon, ground-level ozone, fossil fuel subsidies, development aid, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, India lessons, climate finance, pollution severity, urban transit, regional disparity https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-smooth-traffic-movement https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/o776t8tz/Simply-Put-9-Oct-hero-image-copy.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/p975olkb/Simply-Put-9-Oct-Traffic-restrictions-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-09T10:51:02.751Z Simply Put: Smooth traffic movement Governance, protests, Youth protests, Cockroach Janata Party https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/official-development-assistance-to-fall-for-third-year-in-2026-hitting-152-billion-unctad https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/a2u7xw94/Dollars.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-09T09:39:44.997Z Official development assistance to fall for third year in 2026, hitting $152 billion: UNCTAD Economy, Governance, united nations conference on trade and development unctad, Official Development Assistance, UNCTAD, official development assistance (ODA), Global growth https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/bnhs-announces-all-india-sarus-crane-survey https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/9itkogvc/Sarus-Crane.jpg A pair of Sarus Cranes. downtoearth en 2026-10-09T09:21:17.331Z BNHS announces all-India Sarus crane survey Wildlife & Biodiversity, Birds, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Cranes, BNHS, Bird Conservation, Sarus cranes https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/the-captive-elephant-bazaar https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/ud6kb7ms/Amer.jpg Mahouts walk their elephants for feeding with the colourful backdrop of the Amber Fort, or Amer Fort in the capital of Rajasthan, Jaipur. downtoearth en 2026-10-09T08:57:00.219Z The captive elephant bazaar Wildlife & Biodiversity, elephants, Asian elephants, Captive elephants, Wild Asian Elephants, vantara https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/wayanad-is-losing-its-cool-indias-closely-watched-western-ghats-hill-district-is-getting-warmer https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/0eqlsey5/Wayanad-Warming.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-09T06:42:19.306Z Wayanad is losing its cool: India’s closely watched Western Ghats hill district is getting warmer Climate Change, El Nino, Kerala, Western Ghats, nilgiri biosphere reserve, coffee cultivation, Wayanad, Mundakkai-Chooralmala, Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/nearly-50000-women-and-girls-killed-or-severely-injured-in-gaza-in-last-3-years-un-women-says https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/uusb5pkk/image1170x530cropped.jpg Children sit inside a war-damaged building in Gaza City. downtoearth en 2026-10-09T05:08:12.709Z Nearly 50,000 women and girls killed or severely injured in Gaza in last 3 years, UN Women says Governance, food insecurity, Displacement, humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid, Gaza, UN Women, women and girls, gender-based violence, Israel-Gaza war, Women-headed households https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-weather-takes-a-turn-snowfall-in-higher-himalayas-heavy-rain-alerts-across-several-states https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/va1nd52u/Himalayas-Snow.jpg Srinagar, Kashmir. downtoearth en 2026-10-09T05:01:00.178Z Daily weather tracker: Weather takes a turn; snowfall in higher Himalayas, heavy rain alerts across several states Climate Change, himalayas, Southwest monsoon, snowfall, Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026, heavy rain https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/drought-despite-decades-of-water-conservation-what-a-13-monsoon-deficit-is-exposing https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/b87999rg/1000441066.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T13:10:01.859Z Drought despite decades of water conservation: What a 13% monsoon deficit is exposing Climate Change, monsoon, Drought, Southwest monsoon, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, monsoon deficit, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/1000000000000-cost-of-serving-the-debt-storm-in-developing-countries https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/ak2dpmou/iStock-1272661776.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/i08eiqpp/global-public-debt-rose-to-111-trillion-in-2025.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/rjitjoqe/developing-countries-pay-more-than-double-to-service-their-public-debt.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/u2it7fgd/some-developing-regions-spend-more-on-interest-than-on-health-or-education.png downtoearth en 2026-10-08T12:09:13.641Z $1,000,000,000,000: Cost of serving the debt storm in developing countries debt crisis, public debt, interest payments, UNCTAD report, developing countries, debt servicing, global finance, borrowing costs, health spending, education budget, economic resilience, external borrowing, development spending, debt storm, global debt https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/africa-lost-80-of-monitored-wildlife-population-size-since-1970-wwf https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/9t0ga2ec/1000441057.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T12:01:19.792Z Africa lost 80% of monitored wildlife population size since 1970: WWF Africa, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Africa, wildlife, WWF, living planet index https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/130-civil-society-groups-urge-un-to-suspend-first-carbon-credits-issued-under-paris-agreement https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/kb4pc7zd/iStock-1128260732.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T11:34:23.460Z 130 civil society groups urge UN to suspend first carbon credits issued under Paris Agreement carbon credits, Paris Agreement, civil society, Myanmar project, Article 6.4, UN carbon market, emissions reduction, cookstove project, human rights, verification process, financial benefits, gender action plan, Bonn meeting, climate justice, carbon registry https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/ai-race-could-generate-617-million-tonnes-of-e-waste-by-2050-survey https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/bhjp2e3a/iStock-2165808373.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T11:16:29.920Z AI race could generate 617 million tonnes of e-waste by 2050: Survey AI e-waste, electronic waste, AI data centres, Basel Action Network, hazardous materials, data security, AI infrastructure, recycling oversight, shortened lifespans, environmental impact, AI servers, recycling challenges, India e-waste, power systems, cooling equipment https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/iea-estimates-asean-power-demand-to-grow-54-annually-by-2030-coal-demand-44 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/5s91fza8/ASEAN.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T11:13:00.629Z IEA estimates ASEAN power demand to grow 5.4% annually by 2030, coal demand 4.4% Energy, Coal, Southeast Asia, Energy security, power demand, Asean https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-mind-control https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/56lcea08/1000441020.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/2e3wwg3c/1000441021.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T11:08:44.455Z Simply Put: Mind control Governance, Politics, Nobel Prize, Brain, Science, cartoon, nobel prize 2026, light sensors, mind control https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/maharashtras-water-crisis-shows-why-wastewater-reuse-must-move-from-policy-to-practice https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/9lyz5fc8/iStock-1188642750.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/gpv75y3d/Screenshot_2026_10_08_at_3_07_16_PM.png Policies supporting reuse of wastewater in Maharashtra. downtoearth en 2026-10-08T10:57:47.513Z Maharashtra’s water crisis shows why wastewater reuse must move from policy to practice water crisis, wastewater reuse, drought-hit, urban water, sewage treatment, groundwater levels, water policy, water reserves, treated wastewater, aquifer recharge, water pipelines, slum water, polluted rivers, water management, reuse policy https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/slaty-egrets-behaviour-shift-signals-how-ecosystems-are-changing https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/0qqhymwn/Slaty-Egrets-Copyright-Jeffrey-Barbee-24.jpg A Slaty Egret in flight. downtoearth en 2026-10-08T09:47:26.348Z Slaty Egret’s behaviour shift signals how ecosystems are changing Wildlife & Biodiversity, Africa, Botswana, UNEP, Kalahari desert, Okavango Delta, World Migratory Bird Day 2026, Slaty Egret https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/30x30-targets-race-to-protect-nature-slowed-by-extractive-industry https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/jukmli94/Cambodia-Gibbon.jpg A female gibbon in the forests of Cambodia. downtoearth en 2026-10-08T09:30:27.984Z 30x30 target’s race to protect nature slowed by extractive industry Wildlife & Biodiversity, Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), 30x30 goal, Armenia, Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), COP17 Yerevan, Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/global-wildlife-populations-decline-by-73-but-india-records-conservation-gains-wwf-report https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/uwun81uw/iStock-520091488.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T08:01:36.521Z Global wildlife populations decline by 73%, but India records conservation gains: WWF report wildlife decline, WWF report, India conservation, biodiversity crisis, tiger population, habitat loss, freshwater wildlife, Asiatic lions, Ganges dolphins, climate change, species recovery, human-wildlife conflict, big cat conservation, protected areas, poaching threats https://www.downtoearth.org.in/dams/why-arunachal-pradesh-is-protesting-a-proposed-11200-mw-dam-on-the-siang-river https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/amx18pgq/SUMP.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T07:09:43.907Z Why Arunachal Pradesh is protesting a proposed 11,200-MW dam on the Siang river Dams, Rivers, Arunachal Pardesh, Siang, Arunachal Pradesh dams, Siang river, Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-heavy-rain-forecast-from-uttarakhand-to-kerala-tamil-nadu-and-sikkim-check-your-citys-weather-outlook https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/6ylaxljj/Daily-Weather-Tracker.jpg Heavy rain and snowfall are expected in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir, with strong winds expected to add to the weather challenges. downtoearth en 2026-10-08T04:54:55.060Z Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain forecast from Uttarakhand to Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sikkim; check your city’s weather outlook Climate Change, Southwest monsoon, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026