Climate disruption
Global warming has compromised Africa's ability to feed its population. It's time African nations adapt to the changing scenario
Managed decline of fossil fuel production needed to meet climate change target
Carbon emissions from the oil, gas and coal in the currently operating fields and mines are enough to take the world beyond 2°C of warming
Climate change causing rainfall in Africa’s Sahel region, says study
A long drought, which started in 1968, led to the virtual extinction of crops and widespread loss of cattle in the region
Environment ministry renamed, online system for green clearances launched
New minister, Prakash Javadekar, says India will present its case on climate change forcefully at international forums
Warm-up to kyoto
The industrialise countries have released billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but want the south to play nanny to them and …
Cool it
We need ways to reduce the need for cooling devices. This means we need to build with nature, not against it
Simply Put: 12 months in a row
As the rest of Karnataka is bone dry, heavy rains wash away Bengaluru’s 133-year-old rainfall record
Karnataka capital latest victim of an unending spate of extreme weather events across the world; It received 111.1 mm of rainfall …
Human actions are changing rivers by altering decomposition rates, increasing greenhouse gas emissions: Study
Though rivers occupy 0.58 per cent of the non-glaciated global land area, they receive 0.72 billion tons of terrestrial carbon per year
Cyclone Remal causes chaos in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India: What we know so far
At least 7 people have been killed, millions left without power due to cyclone; around 8,00,000 people have been evacuated by authorities in …
In 2023, 69 weather stations across India recorded their monthly highest 24-hour rainfall in 122 years, finds CSE-DTE analysis
Maharshtra and Madhya Pradesh had 9 stations each that saw record-breaking rainfall
World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move within their countries by 2050
Climate change, while not the sole driver of displacement and migration, increases pressure on existing systems and communities
Islands of heat
CSE study shows how Indian urban centres are trapping more heat due to built-up landscapes, in turn impacting health
Twist in the (fairy)tale
How might fairy tales read if written in today’s times? When Fairyland Lost Its Magic is an attempt at that
The limits of ice: What a 19th century expedition trapped in sea ice for a year tells us about Antarctica’s future
Antarctica’s sea ice has held out for longer. A ship like the Belgica could have been stuck in sea ice as late as 2015
Is natural gas actually cleaner than coal? Growing evidence says maybe not
The fact that methane emissions from the oil and gas sector are said to be vastly underreported clearly shows that natural gas is not “very …
Doomsday urgent
Everyone should be terrified of global warming, Jeff Goodell writes in his book, The Heat Will Kill You First
Simply Put: Hotel Naya Kashmir
DTE Coverage: How COP28 negotiated on climate finance, carbon markets and methane
There was ultimately no deal on carbon markets at Dubai; talks have been postponed for Baku
COP28: New Initiative to tackle debt & climate change launched by Kenya, Colombia, France
Countries announce coalition of experts to review linkages between debt, nature and climate change
Simply Put: Of broken promises
COP28: Global Stocktake ‘building blocks’ struggling to take shape
The GST is expected to produce its final agreed text over the weekend
Climate hazard: Heat-related deaths in elderly population to increase by 370% midcentury in a warming world
On average, 86 days of health-threatening high temperatures were experienced between 2018 and 2022
Cyclone Hamoon makes landfall in coastal Bangladesh
Hamoon underwent rapid intensification from 30 knots to 70 knots in 24 hours