China’s climate change record: Beijing tends to meet its targets, but sets the bar too low
Glasgow may have been the crossroad where China and the rest of the world chose a more sustainable path.
Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly twisters and the type of storms that spawn them
To answer whether climate change influenced likelihood of tornadoes in the December 2021 outbreak, it remains difficult to attribute any single …
Montana kids win historic climate lawsuit – here’s why it could set a powerful precedent
In the US states that have green amendments, climate advocates will certainly rely on the Montana youth case as they challenge state laws that …
Anxiety, angst and anger in the High Arctic
As world powers race to extract the wealth of the melting Far North, the devastating impact on its ecology and indigenous peoples requires a …
Kerala shows the risk of severe floods is still evolving
The crisis is a timely reminder that climate change is expected to increase the frequency and magnitude of severe flooding across the world
Lack of water intensifies distress in the Mahanadi basin
Climate change at the global and local levels is reducing water flow in the Mahanadi river, severely impacting agriculture. Tackling that …
Temperature increase could accelerate rise in antibiotic resistance
Temperature and population density could facilitate transmission and thus increase in antibiotic resistance, say scientists
Gabon destroys Africa's single most extensive mangrove area for construction
Weak legislation, corruption, lack of data are compunding environmental problems in a country which has over 10% of its area covered by national parks
China and India’s border dispute is a slow-moving environmental disaster
Almost half the world’s population and 20% of its economy depend on Himalayan rivers. China and India’s …
Africa turns into a disease basket
Climate change is likely to increase the spread and incidence of tropical diseases in Africa
Climate change in photos: More floods, more droughts, more hurricanes
From catastrophic flooding in Europe, the United States and China to drought in Madagascar to hurricanes brewing in the Atlantic — climate …
New Cumbria coal mine in UK gets approval despite climate concerns
The new coal mine decision by the UK once again highlights the failures of developed nations in keeping up with their climate promises
WHO launches 'clean air coalition'; new clean air fund to be announced
WHO said Sunday that it was launching a “Clean Air Coalition” led by the Governments of Spain and Peru, while a group of …
12 excuses for climate inaction and how to refute them
Using moral clarity to counter defeatism around the climate crisis
90 years of desertification
More than 75 per cent of Earth's land area is already degraded and some 418 million hectares, or half of the size of the European Union, is …
Lexical conundrum: Desertification does not allude to deserts
Today, desertification just means a reduction in the productivity of the land that is not reversible
As Amazon burns BlackRock emerges as world’s largest investor in deforestation
The world’s largest institutional investor with US $6.5 trillion in assets is a global leader in financing forest destruction, new report says
The UAE wants to build a 'rainmaking mountain' – are we all ok with that?
The point is that hills make rain – or to be more precise, hills can create the conditions which cause moisture in the air to condense and …
‘Antarctic sea ice has transitioned to a different state with less volume overall, shorter presence’
Sea ice scientist Petra Heil on consequences of low Antarctic sea ice extent & role of anthropogenic warming
The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse – it would mean even greater climate chaos across Europe
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is a key reason why Europe’s climate has been stable for thousands of years
What are cloudbursts? Should we be prepared for more frequent occurrences?
A cloudburst is a sudden spell of localised, heavy rainfall where the amount of rainfall over a particular area exceeds 100 millimetres in an hour
DTE Coverage: 2023 North India deluge
Down To Earth reports from the ground on why the hills and plains of northern India got inundated
Impact of climate change on Kashmir’s mushroom pickers
Unpredictable weather patterns, early springs, and above-average temperatures have left gucchi mushroom hunters in distress, facing another …
Odisha reels under intense heatwave conditions; IMD issues orange alert
Odisha has a history of extreme heat. In 1998, over 2,000 people died due to extreme heatwaves
Climate change: It’s all about money
Climate finance can no longer be the money that goes to only increase the indebtedness of countries and makes them even more vulnerable to the …