Small country, big example

St. Lucia shows the way at a meeting of politicians and NGOs that was sponsored by the Global Commons Institute, GLOBE, CSE, Climate Network …

Asia has faced more disasters than any other continent since 1970

A Centre for Science and Environment analysis shows that the number of natural disasters reported in developing countries has increased

Are we moving towards an 'equitable' climate deal in Paris?

In the wake of recent draft text playing down ‘equity’, the upcoming Bonn conference will be much more crucial

Equity remains absent from draft climate change agreement

Draft is a disappointment for developing countries like India which have been asking developed nations to take greater responsibility for their …

NASA analysis estimates unavoidable rise in ocean levels in the future

Melting of polar ice sheets has the potential to accelerate the rise in sea levels

There is no space for coal, warns UN climate chief

Christiana Figueres says Australia needs national consensus to avoid dangerous climate change

Climate change impacts on Africa to be substantially greater than rest of the world

Sea-level rise, food scarcity are major worries; even after strong adaptation efforts there will be further loss and damage in the continent, …

Three African regions at high risk from climate change

Uncertainties in assessing climate change impacts and lack of data is a cause of worry for experts

US senators introduce bipartisan bill to tackle ‘super pollutants’

A Democrat and a Republican senator have together proposed legislation to cut short-lived pollutants like black carbon, methane and HFCs

Please don’t preach Mr Kerry, act at home

US secretary of state John Kerry has a 'one solar panel, one bulb' solution for India’s energy challenge, and is no different from his …

तपता हिमालय: बदलते मौसम ने पर्यटन और खेती को पहुंचाया नुकसान

बर्फ न गिरने के कारण हिमालयी राज्यों के विंटर टूरिज्म को खासा नुकसान पहुंचा। गर्म होते हिमालयी राज्यों की खास रिपोर्ट की तीसरी कड़ी-

How understanding genes can help scientists adapt trees to climate change

Climate change can transform the time when trees sprout leaves; understanding plant’s genes can help tide over the problem 

Atmospheric CO2 levels may rise 50% higher than pre-industrial levels: Recent estimates

Atmospheric CO2 levels exceeded 417 parts per million (ppm) for several days in February and March 2021 — way above the pre-industrial …

Climate change, conflict: What is fuelling the Lake Chad crisis

Climate change, religious conlficts and economic crisis have taken toll on people and environment 

Earth’s magnetic field broke down 42,000 years ago and caused massive sudden climate change

The ozone layer was destroyed, electrical storms raged across the tropics, solar winds generated spectacular light shows, Arctic air poured …

पेरिस समझौते के 5 साल: अब बड़े कदम उठाने की जरूरत

मौजूदा कार्बन उत्सर्जन के स्तर को देखते हुए 1.5 डिग्री के लक्ष्य को पूरा करने में साल 2030 तक दुनियाभर का कार्बन बजट खत्म ...

Cyclone Burevi hurtling towards Trincomalee on Lanka’s east coast

The cyclone will make a second landfall on December 3-4 along the Tamil Nadu coast

Will only accept transformative policies to tackle climate crisis: USCAN

US Climate Action Network executive director writes before the elections are called on what lies ahead

Chimpanzees evolved to behave more flexibly. It can help them weather climate change

Chimpanzees are capable of remarkable behavioural variability, and this may have allowed them to range in harsher and drier habitats

Climate change can affect malaria transmission patterns in Africa: Study

Much of the subsequent increase in malaria transmission could be realised by 2041-2070, according to the study

जलवायु परिवर्तन के कारण महासागरों में बढ़ जाएंगे तूफान

अध्ययन में पाया गया कि वैश्विक उत्सर्जन पर अंकुश नहीं लगाया गया तो समुद्रों में चरम लहरों की आवृत्ति और परिमाण में 10 प्रतिशत ...

Summer commences in India, impact on COVID-19 unclear as of now

More data expected in next 2 weeks, especially on the virus, humidity and ultra-violet radiation

The common but differentiated challenges of COVID-19 and climate change

Realities of managing 2 planet-wide crises to soon overwhelm utopian philosophy

अरबों टन कार्बन को अवशोषित करने के लिए मिट्टी का प्रबंधन एंव संरक्षण जरूरी: शोध

एक नए अध्ययन में कहा गया है कि अगर मिट्टी का प्रबंधन ठीक ढंग से किया जाए तो कार्बनडाइ ऑक्साइड को कम किया जा ...

There’s hope, if we wake up to today’s evolutionary potential

Everyone needs to be fired up with a rage aligned with the feminine principle of care rather than the masculine principle of control