The Chile effect

Cancun summit>> BBC • Chile/Mexico

South Asia

Malthus revisited

Book>> The End of Food • by Paul Roberts • Bloomsbury, Rs 450

Simply Put: Ice-free Arctic

Science pronounces its verdict: World to be doomed at 2°C, less dangerous at 1.5°C

If climate efforts continue at current pace, global warming will breach 1.5°C limit between 2030 and 2052

Australia: From wettest spring in a decade to extreme heat waves, all in a month's time

First it was the ‘very much above average’ rain during spring (September-November) in most parts of Australia — the country&…

234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write upcoming IPCC climate report. Here’s what you need to know

The report, first of 4 that make up the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, looks at the physical science behind climate change. It will …

This supermoon has a twist – expect flooding, but a lunar cycle is masking effects of sea level rise

Global sea level is still rising with the warming planet; the 18.6-year cycle will soon be working against us

How small family farms are adapting to climate change in Brazil

Agroecology offers a production strategy that enables small farmers in northeastern Brazil’s semi-arid region to survive through droughts

Mocha: Cyclone intensification may not be very high since it will be formed in heart of the Bay, say experts

Experts are treading cautiously about path Mocha will take; it depends on storm’s recurve, they say  

Climate change: What G7 leaders could have said but didn’t

One of the greatest unmentionables at climate summit after climate summit is just how badly we keep track of contributions to global warming.

European wheat not prepared for climate change

A group of European researchers found that the current breeding programmes and cultivar selection practices are not sufficiently resilient to the …

Frost bites apple in Kashmir

Freak snowfall in the Kashmir Valley has destroyed around half of the apple economy and exposed an ill-prepared government

How climate change-induced glacial melt affects people in the Himalayan region

Climate change-induced glacial melt can seriously affect half a billion people in the Himalayan region.If the warming trend continues, most …

POOP – It’s not crappy!

If we utilized whole lot of crap India produced per day through open defecation, we could light around 1,092,000 street lights or 72,800 stoves …

Desertification and grazing: Quash the dogma

Most policies to tackle desertification are bound to fail. The problem will get solved as soon as they become holistic

Do hurricanes feel the effects of climate change?

What scientists know – and don't know – about the linkage between climate change and hurricanes

Megastorms and the relevance of climate action  

Experts predict ten-fold increase in frequency of tropical storms if the climate becomes two degree Celsius warmer

Facing disasters: lessons from a Bangladeshi island

To save lives, resiliency plans must understand how locals in climate-vulnerable places assess risk.

Antarctic ice reveals that fossil fuel extraction leaks more methane than thought

Analysis of 12,000-year-old Antarctic ice reveals that methane leaks from fossil fuel extraction play a larger role than previously thought

What's the connection between climate change and violent unrest?

A new research explains how food shortages induced by climate change increase the risk of unrest in countries

WHO must play a decisive role in climate adaptation, says chief Tedros

The new director-general emphasised on health impacts of climate change as one of WHO's priorities 

The Batagaika Crater: A warning sign for the Earth

The soil beneath the slump contains dangerous amounts of organic carbon that will be released into the atmosphere as the permafrost thaws, …

European heatwave: what’s causing it and is climate change to blame?

As temperatures continue to warm, we are seeing changes in atmospheric circulation patterns that can lead to increased occurrences of extreme …

North India Deluge 2023: Yamuna crosses evacuation mark in Delhi; highest since 1978

Rising levels of water in the Yamuna are measured at three levels — warning level at 204.50 metres, danger level at 205.33 metres, and …