Climate Emergency CoP 25: Gender justice being marginalised in Madrid
Countries are nitpicking on Sustainable Development Goals and are divided on finance
8th cyclone formed in the North Indian Ocean region
Pawan joins Kyarr, Fani, Maha, Vayu, Hikaa, Bulbul and Pabuk; to cross Somalia on December 7
Humans have a hand in weakening Asian monsoons in the last 80 years
Researchers studied tree rings from the Loess Plateau in China to conclude that increasing aerosol levels due to emissions are responsible
High road to Dubai COP28: Major differences remain as Bonn climate meet concluded on June 15
Many of the crucial agenda items, such as the Global Stock Take, Global Goal on Adaptation and the hosting of the Santiago Network for Loss and …
Cold waves to locust attack: How climate crisis impacted India in 2020
Delhi recorded its highest rainfall in 10 years for January 2020; There were 354 heavy rainfall events across India in March, April
Hottest day in Arctic: WMO official warns of more extreme weather
As Verkhoyansk in Siberia recorded 38°C, governments must remember how a hotter Arctic region can affect the whole world
Overlooked crisis
While there is much talk about climate migration, the world is without a legal framework to protect people displaced by weather disasters
IMD predicts a scorching summer for 2024
People may not get much respite from the heat even during the nights, predicts agency
COP28 diary (December 5): Negotiations on Adaptation to continue; Industry Day observed at Expo City 2020
Last round of GST negotiations expected on December 6; green public procurement pledge launched
Not Cherrapunji or Mawsynram, Rishikesh was India’s wettest town for most of August 2023
Between August 1 and August 25, the town received 1,901 millimetres of rainfall
Viva Freddy: How the cyclone broke 16 records in 37 days
DTE reportage tracking Cyclone Freddy from Australia to Africa
IMD predicts summer warmer than usual
March has been extremely wet
‘We still know very little about the cryosphere’
Down To Earth speaks to Rodica Nitu, head, Global Cryosphere Watch at the World Meteorological Organization
Cyclone Mandous to form December 7, will be slow-moving
There is also a chance of the storm system crossing over to the Arabian Sea, according to experts
COP27 diary (November 12): ‘US won't support legal structures for loss and damage liabilities’
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Triple whammy: 3 weather systems to cause intense precipitation across India from December 1
Low pressure areas over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea and western disturbance over Afghanistan likely to induce rain, snow
Bad weather ahead for Bay of Bengal, but how bad will it get?
The flip-flops over a new system brewing to India’s east show that our best climate models are playing catch up with weather systems in a …
Sudden stratospheric warmings: Why cold winters may persist
Down To Earth spoke to UK climate researcher Richard Hall about the relationship between the climatic phenomenon and global warming
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Murmurs of Madrid being a failure grow stronger
Negotiations to continue into the wee hours of December 15, as parties are yet to arrive at consensus on most issues
Tree rings can predict climate change
Researchers present papers that show impact of climate change on trees at the ongoing 6th Asian Dendrochronology Conference
Heat is on: 2019 on track to become hottest year ever
El Nino, or the unusual warming of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, will further add to the already warming temperatures
Expect more ‘bomb cyclones’, courtesy climate change
Severe rain and snow lay seige to large parts of United States, Canada
Why did Dubai flood? World Weather Attribution says global warming, not cloud seeding, the reason
The recent rainfall in West Asia was made 10-40 per cent heavier by warming, according to the WWA
COP28 diary (November 30): Loss and damage Fund becomes operational on first day
Though $550 million is good to start up the LDF on its first day, it is far short of the billions required to actually address the needs of …
2020 was the hottest year globally despite cooling La Niña
Matches temperature record of 2016 which began with warming weather events