Need for coherence inside and outside of the UNFCCC: Figueres
The UNFCCC Executive Secretary was speaking at the stocktake event held half-way through the Bonn climate talks to assess progress
'India can learn from other regions on the need to adopt proactive drought management policies'
FAO expert Mohamed Bazza speaks on how climate change is expected to make drought worse and how the adoption of proactive drought management …
Supreme Court judgment on drought a paradigm shift
Various acts, policies and programmes related to irrigation, water harvesting, crop insurance and food security have not helped people in dealing …
Cambodia facing worst drought in decades
Water shortage has affected the rural areas of the country where farmers depend on rivers and ponds for irrigating their lands
Charge size matters
An increase in maximum charge size limits for hydrocarbon refrigerants is needed for effective HFC phase down in India
Shift in staple crops production put Africa’s food security at risk, says report
The continent will need to prepare for possible large losses in national production potentials, and production areas, of up to 15 per cent by 2050
'The Arctic will have a whole new face by 2050'
The Arctic changes faster than any other region and is a crucial indicator of climate change. The Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway, launched a …
Fiji feels devastating effects of Winston
Experts linked the cyclone to global warming, saying that the extreme-weather event pointed to climate change
Wild boar declared vermin in Uttarakhand
The wild boar has been declared a vermin in Uttarakhand a period of one year till February 2017
Insure farmers to ensure future
Let’s leave for the moment the questions why these extreme weather events are happening in our world with greater frequency and intensity. …
Fracking damaging for environment, say activists
Irreversible damage caused to water resources due to shale gas exploration is being ignored, particularly in the United States
Rainfall, snow expected in northern India over weekend
A variety of weather events will be witnessed in India in the coming week
Arctic mosquito populations to increase as region warms
Development could affect caribou populations, and in turn, tribal communities which depend on them
Glaciers melted faster in the first decade of 21st century: study
According to the researchers, rising temperatures may affect the dynamics of ice sheets in future
Will Climate Summit in New York Yield a Climate Pact in Paris?
The divide between developed and developing nations threatens a binding treaty on climate change to replace Kyoto protocol
Dying repositories of the world's biodiversity
Rich in flora and fauna, rain forests are nevertheless ecologically fragile. Their loss due to human depredation could result in environmental …
Unequal representation
Getting scientists from developing countries to serve on the climate change panel is proving difficult.
Delegates stall action on greenhouse gases
Little was achived at the December climate meeting in Geneva by way of setting schedules for future sessions,mainly because of stalling tactics …
Gasbagging
How good are the North's offers of joint implementation programmes with the South to cut the latter's carbon dioxide emissions?
Business nonsense
The Globe is getting warmer. But the only contribution of US businesses is an advertising blitz and political arm-twisting to discredit climate-…
An Arctic account
The ice layer is thinning and spring arrives sooner than expected. The Arctic is already experiencing the impacts of global warming
Chaos theory?
Science takes on nature as climatologists try to predict El Nio patterns in an attempt to warn governments of climatic anomalies
Global Heat
Climatologists say recent heat waves in India are early signs of global warming due to the greenhouse effect. If so, it will only get worse
Changing weather
Changes in climatic trends may be part of a decade-long pattern known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Charred to extinction
Methane reserves set the air ablaze and roasted alive several species, including the dinosaurs