World on track to shatter temperature records for 12 consecutive months in May 2024
Both air and ocean temperatures have been on a record-breaking streak for the past 12 months and 13 months, respectively
What is the price tag of phasing-out coal? For China & India, at least $2 trillion
European study calculates cost of coal phase, underlines need for smooth transition for workers and communities
As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
Some US cities are beginning to take steps toward incorporation of sponge city concepts into their stormwater management plans, but most of these …
How a massive anticyclone caused floods in Dubai and humid heat in Mumbai, on the other side of the Arabian Sea
Anticyclones don’t let other weather systems pass by and create conditions for extreme weather on their peripheries as well
Unusually warm winters, post-monsoon season: DTE analyses IMD report on 2023 as India’s second warmest year ever
All five of India’s warmest years have occurred within the last 14 years; 12 of 13 Himalayan states were 2-4°C warmer than normal …
Indians may already be experiencing temperatures close to limits of human survivability without even being aware
The basic criteria for IMD to declare a heatwave currently does not take into account relative humidity, which is increasingly becoming a cause …
Is natural gas actually cleaner than coal? Growing evidence says maybe not
Methane releases from natural gas are a key factor in creating parity between the overall GHG emissions from gas and coal
Contrasting patterns of heating & cooling observed in North Atlantic Ocean even as global oceans warm up: WMO
This contrasting pattern of heating and cooling in the North Atlantic Ocean is linked to the slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning …
USAID and Red Cross to organise virtual ‘Global Summit on Extreme Heat’ today
Event aims to find solutions to lessen impacts of extreme heat, save lives and mitigate costs
Why did eastern India receive heavy rainfall on March 20? A cocktail of weather systems is the answer
The India Meteorological Department had listed 5 different weather systems that were active over mainland India on March 20; there was also an …
India among top 5 countries on Climate Change Performance Index
Denmark, Sweden, Chile and Morocco only countries to rank above India
World may pass 1.5°C warming threshold in less than a decade
Carbon dioxide emissions expected to continue to rise in 2022
COP27 diary (November 11): Rich countries seek to delay and prolong discussions on loss and damage
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
COP14: Information on 75% of wetlands included in the list of Ramsar Sites is outdated
Information on 1,826 of 2,349 Ramsar Sites worldwide is outdated or missing
What will be the climate impact on Indo-Gangetic plain
Climate change projections and impacts in a region with 432.5 million population
Drought in Bikaner: Cattle die of starvation, fodder costlier by over 150%
West Rajasthan stares at drought, records rainfall deficit of 24% till September 7
Monsoon 2021: A month before season’s end, over one-third of districts deficit in rainfall
All the districts in Gujarat have reported deficit or large deficit rainfall
Why this downpour now in Bengaluru?
City not expected to see clear skies in the coming days
Warming Arabian Sea may be behind sudden, erratic rainfall in pockets of Kerala: Study
Fear floods loom over state as heavy rainfall continues due to Asani
Twins: Cyclone Karim brews in southern Indian Ocean as Asani circles north of equator
Twin tropical cyclones spin at roughly the same longitude but in opposite directions
Cyclone Asani to hit coast between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar on May 10
West Bengal set to receive heavy rains from May 10-13
Research establishes link between farmer suicides and climate change
MGNREGS & social protection schemes are the way out, paper notes
Fifth-warmest year: 2021 was marked by floods, heatwaves, other climate anomalies for Europe
Europe experienced its warmest summer ever last year
Famine should not exist in 2022, yet Somalia faces its worst yet. Wealthy countries, pay your dues
Over 300,000 people in Somalia may be in famine by December
Make steel future-ready
We can emit even less than what we do today; it needs planning, technology & funds
