Business as usual

What are human-caused methane ‘super emitter’ events?

The latest addition to this is the Kazakhstan blowout, igniting a fire that burned for over six months

IPCC 1.5 Report: Mitigation pathways clear, but countries need to commit

“Far-reaching transitions” in energy, land, infrastructure and industrial systems are needed

Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides — and climate change is worsening the crisis

As the heavy rain intensifies, it will be hugely important for the Himalayas to implement new user-friendly and reliable construction guidelines …

Asani: The first cyclone of 2022

The storm will move northwards along and off the Andamans, towards the Myanmar and south Bangladesh coast in the next 48 hours

Climate and food price rise: Weather systems are so extreme that farmers have lost entire crop cycle

The domino effect that extreme weather events has on reduction of agricultural production and food inflation is clearer than ever

Central banks and climate change: How they can play a role in managing the fallout

Central banks set interest rates, which determines the prices of goods and services. This, in turn, influences the climate impacts of their …

Lessons from Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Tobacco, as with much agricultural production, promotes unsustainable modes of commodification and consumption of nature

Explainer series: What sixth IPCC report says about India and the world

Climate change is rapid, widespread and irreversible, IPCC flagged on August 9, when it released its sixth assessment report. A collection of …

Inflation Reduction Act: What does this new bill mean for climate change mitigation?

Overall, the new bill is the first big step the US is taking to avoid runaway climate change

Tonga volcano spews enough water to fill 58,000 pools into stratosphere, likely to add to global warming

Excess stratospheric H2O will persist for years, could affect stratospheric chemistry and dynamics and may lead to surface warming

Climate change denial: ExxonMobil may face trial

Massachusetts High Court case accuses fossil fuel major of decieving investors, breaking laws

Nearly 150,000 Indians have died in the past 51 years because of extreme weather

A new analysis by WMO published on May 22, 2023, stated that 138,377 Indians died between 1970 and 2021 in 573 climate-related disasters

How a possible El Nino can lead to failed monsoon in India?

Usually an El Nino event peaks during the winter season but the current event seems to be developing quite rapidly

Horn of Africa drought made 100 times more likely by climate change

Low rainfall and high evapotranspiration would not have led to droughts without global warming, study shows

Climate justice takes centrestage at UN, top European court in historic firsts

UN General Assembly passes resolution calling world’s highest court to opine on state responsibilities towards climate protection; European …

Flood crisis cuts off communities in Western Australia

The floods have created an emergency situation in Kimberly, an area in the state of Western Australia which is about the size of California

Europe’s ‘pyroregions’: Summer 2022 saw 20-year freak fires in regions historically immune, close to normal in fire prone areas

Expansion of fire-prone pyroregions in southern Europe is projected under various warming scenarios

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

There is a 90 per cent likelihood of at least one year between 2021-2025 becoming the warmest on record, according to the WMO

Climate change: West African countries mark $294 billion to meet challenge

The commitment is part of a Regional Climate Strategy to set regional mitigation and adaptation targets for 2030, with a review planned for 2050, …

IPCC AR6 (Part III): Cut emissions across all sectors to keep temperature rise to 1.5°C

According to the report, limiting warming to around 1.5°C requires global GHG emissions to peak before 2025 and reduce by 43 per cent by 2030

Bonn climate conference 2015

The conference ended without making any headway. Ten days of negotiations were spent in streamlining the text for the Paris agreement, …

Rapid thaw of permafrost can release large volumes of greenhouse gases

Scientists have warned that vast swaths of permafrost across the Arctic may thaw much before the current projections, releasing vast amounts of …

Facebook Live: Are recent floods linked to climate change?

Sunita Narain, Director General Centre for Science and Environment discusses the recent floods event in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bengaluru and Houston …

Weather alerts: Will everyone continue to have access

Amid mushrooming private, for-profit enterprises will old-fashioned public players be able to serve weather data for free