Catchment areas in India used to be climate change proof, but not anymore
An IIT-Indore study says human activities like deforestation, urbanization and conservation measures are taking away the resilience of natural …
IPCC Report: We need behavioural change, not climate change
While stringent legislation and progressive policy changes are crucial for inducing action and limiting global warming, we, as citizens and …
Artificial intelligence can create better climate change models
AI techniques like machine learning and neural networks can resolve more dynamic convective cloud systems that trigger rainfall, other weather …
Rise after the fall
Sikkim, once the world's largest producer of large cardamom, is trying to regain its lost glory. Can it achieve the feat in the face of 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 …
Extreme weather, land-use change drive animal movement
A recent study says that land-use change interacts with climate to determine species redistribution
Lighting up a solution
Prem Shankar Jha makes a case for solar energy while tracing the history of global warming
Climate change could alter ocean food chains, leading to far fewer fish in the sea
Climate change is rapidly warming the Earth and altering ecosystems on land and at sea that produce our food
Antarctic ice melting at a rate that led to the end of last ice age: Study
Researchers found that between 2010 and 2016 the base of ice near the floor of the ocean has shrunk by 1,463 sq km, roughly the size of Delhi
Climate change will increase severe stunting by 55 per cent in Sub-Saharan Africa: report
Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to the health risks of climate change because of weak systems in health, infrastructure and environment
Forests are on fire, a little more every day
As many as 35,888 forest fires took place in 2017, which is the highest in the last 14 years
A 2°C rise in temperature would make 25% of the world drier, affecting 1.5 bn people
In India, desertification is a fundamental threat to agriculture; out of India's total geographical area of 328.72 million hectares (MHA), 96.4 …
US withdrawal weakens Paris Agreement: Chandra Bhushan
Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General, Centre for Science and Environment, talks about how the US desertion has changed the nature of the …
When mountain comes melting
Fast-receding glaciers will impact water supplies and disrupt economic activities in mountain regions—in the not-too-distant future
IMD predicts 'above normal' summer in 2017
Above normal heat wave conditions are likely over the core heat wave zone including northern plains and central regions, as per India …
Climate change forces Red-tailed Hawk to skip migration
According to experts, the bird has become a year-round resident, giving up embarking on a long journey southwards
'Family farmers need technical assistance to adapt to climate change impacts'
Most increases in agricultural yields required to feed a world population set to touch 9 billion by 2050 will take place in rural regions and …
Response to climate change is critical as risk of disease outbreaks grows
As East Africa becomes warmer, the threat of climate sensitive diseases such as malaria, Rift Valley Fever and cholera is increasing
Mr Trump, please don’t set a bad precedent
Despite the signs of climate change, Donald Trump administration can derail the modest progress that the US has made towards tackling it
India Pavilion at COP22 inaugurated
The Enviroment Minister underlined the need to spread climate change awareness and the importance of collective action
Earth lost a tenth of wilderness in just two decades
Major losses have occurred in the Amazon and Africa. Efforts to protect the critical areas are failing to keep pace with the rate of loss
Have human-made changes heralded a new epoch?
Experts have proposed that the new epoch—Anthropocene—began around 1950, when human-induced changes started affecting earth's geology
The twin sword of technology
Engineering solutions like carbon capture and storage create risks that necessitate even more ingenious fixes
Real state of India’s forests
India has been trying to achieve to put 33 per cent of its geographical area under forest, but the latest report shows that it is yet to reach 22 …