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Excess snowfall, avalanche in Himachal block Chenab river flow

State records 508% percent excess rain and snowfall since March 1

Ladakh: No snow in the cold desert

The arid winter in the region this time is raising concerns among the local population, as it forebodes a potentially alarming situation

The 21st century lore of Atacama

A never before weather experience in Atacama Desert in Chile in 2017 was not a freak development, but part of a planetary level change sweeping …

2023 is poised to become the hottest year, with October already setting a new climate record

The October of 2023 was the hottest ever, further solidifying the expectation that 2023 will break temperature records  

The Great Carbon Capture: All about India's carbon market

India’s lucrative carbon market is worth over $1.2 billion. It will only grow as the crisis of climate change becomes more urgent and …

Climate finance needs could cost India 85.6 lakh crore by 2030

Climate adaptation measures need to take into account the infrastructure gap caused by climate events

Spain records its hottest-ever temperature in 62 years

Hot air moving from North Africa into Europe and a high-pressure weather system are responsible for the current situation in the Iberian country

World at risk of hitting 1.5°C tipping point during next five years, warns WMO

There is a 90% likelihood of at least one year between 2021-2025 becoming the warmest on record

How the world’s largest iceberg broke off in Antarctica

While regular shearing off of large chunks of the ice shelves is part of a natural cycle, some shelves have experienced rapid break up in the …

Arctic has warmed thrice as much as the planet in the last 50 years: Report

Cold spells lasting more than 15 days have almost completely disappeared from the Arctic since 2000, according to a new report

The magnetic North Pole is shifting and that too very rapidly

There is unusual activity at the North Pole. The magnetic north pole is sliding away from the Arctic region of Canada into Siberia. It has always …

Oceans are warming at a faster rate than predicted

Oceans absorb 90% of the warming caused by human carbon emissions. A new analysis by University of California, Berkeley, suggests that oceans are …

What is global warming doing to ocean floors?

A new study done by researchers at Montreal-based Mcgill University has found that acidification is also rapidly dissolving the ocean floor.

Wildlife corridors critical in protecting animals from climate change: Study

When species disperse and adapt due to climate change at the same time, faster evolving species prevent slower ones from shifting their ranges, …

A brief introduction to climate change and transportation

How to reconcile people's love affair with their vehicles and society's need to reduce carbon emissions?

Watch: What the UN chief had to say about climate emergency

Down To Earth brings you footage from the interview of Antonio Guterres by the Nation and CBS News as part of the COvering Climate Now media …

Benefits of climate adaptation far outweigh costs

The world can accrue net benefits worth $7.1 trillion by spending $1.8 trillion on climate adaptation, according to latest Global Commission on …

India: Making of a desert over the years

Over 25 per cent of India’s land area is undergoing desertification. Of the 30 states, 26 recorded an increase in the area under …

Old answers for ‘new’ monsoon

Mitigating floods and droughts has only one answer: obsessive attention to building millions and millions of connected and living water structures