Recent rains due to western disturbances pointer to greater climate malaise
While it has rained heavily in certain districts, there has been none in others
Duration of heavy work to halve for 800 million people if world warms 2°C: Report provides solutions to tackle heat stress
Reducing greenhous gas emissions, institutional adaptation measures best options
On the precipice
A collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation may put other climate systems at risk
Whopping $1.6 tn investment can be created for green cooling solutions in India by 2040: World Bank
Around 34 million people in the country might lose their jobs because of heat stress and subsequent decline in productivity
Irony just died: Coca-Cola, among biggest global polluters, to sponsor CoP27
Activists and commentators have called Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of the world’s biggest climate summit a ‘greenwashing exercise’
Every tenth of a degree counts: Scientists sound alarm as number of climate tipping elements rises
While some tipping points may have been crossed or are close to being crossed, more would be crossed as the planet warms, says study
Monsoon 2022: Northwest India to get heavy rain from July 28; rest of country to take a break
The monsoon trough will move north, where a western disturbance will also move in; the combined effect may bring torrential rains to the plains …
‘Rising mercury is making Nepal glaciers vulnerable’
Changing nature of glaciers and glacial lakes make the Himalayas one of the most climate vulnerable regions on the planet. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha, …
Climate crisis in North East India: An outlier in Arunachal, Upper Siang now experiences increased rainfall
Increased rainfall leads to decline in rice productivity: New diseases have emerged, pest attacks on the rise
Climate change is real: 600-900% excess rain in many Maharashtra districts
The ongoing floods in Maharashtra may further worsen as the IMD has predicted very heavy and extremely heavy rains in six districts July 24
Mango trees are flowering well this season; why then are farmers worried?
Traditional beliefs say mango flowering brings unpredictable rainfall; rising temperatures have a dominant role to play, say experts
Did stratospheric warming lead to excessive rainfall in Tamil Nadu?
Each district witnessed a minimum excess precipitation of 400%, said IMD
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The weather paywall: Will a free public service be corrupted
There will be heavy rainfall in... (subscribe to read on) — that's how all weather information will be delivered if private players are …
Bonn fails to deliver need of hour as climate clock ticks away
The 50th United Nations Bonn Climate Change Conference didn’t include key findings on global warming
Greenland’s ice melting rate increases four times in nine years
A research finds that this is a tipping point, which means global warming has brought summertime temperatures in Greenland close to melting point
One of the major gaps in our weather observational system is over the oceans: Elena Manaenkova
Former WMO Deputy Secretary General, Elena Manaenkova speaks to Down To Earth about extreme weather, the global cryosphere and emissions on World …
DTE Coverage: How negotiations unfolded on Global Goal for Adaptation at COP28
The final text that emerged is slightly better
New GGA text slightly better, still no equity or finance target
A positive change from the previous text is that a timeframe of 2030 has been put into the text for achieving the thematic targets on water …
Cyclone Nivar may hit Tamil Nadu Wednesday: IMD
Possible landfall between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram; southern states may get rainfall
Monsoon withdrawal from parts of northwest India has started: IMD
The withdrawal is 28 days late this time, compared to 40 days last year
In just six days, Mumbai received 25% more rain than the 40-day average
It also recorded a deficit of 9% between June 28 and July 4. What explains the anomaly?
Union Budget 2024-25: New initiative to boost Blue Economy 2.0 announced
While the initiative promises positive impacts on the 14 million people along India’s coastline, apprehensions loom regarding potential …
Deluge in Puerto Rico, drought in La Plata: WMO paints grim picture of warming Latin America, Caribbean
Extreme weather events in the region over 30 years have led to economic losses and affected countries’ to mitigate and adapt to climate …
COP27: Here’s how the Global Goal on Adaptation framework was negotiated at Sharm El-Sheikh
Framework will be considered and adopted at the COP28 in 2023; will review progress of achieving GGA