May Day: Excessive heat putting workers at risk
More than 70% of workers worldwide are at risk of exposure to excessive heat, posing significant threats to their safety, health
On Earth Day 2024, India should seriously consider fortifying its health system against climate-induced challenges
The escalating impact of climate change on public health and India’s diverse and vulnerable population magnifies the stakes for urgent action
Hokkaido, Japan’s ‘Garden of the Gods’, is warming
Sapporo, its main city, registered 26°C on April 15, the earliest such record in a given year
Extreme heat affects Indian women more than men, says new study
As we talk more about climate change, the question of climate justice and equity will take centre stage
Watch: What does summer of 2024 have in store for India? Heatwaves, rising temperatures, says IMD
The warning for hot temperatures and heatwaves comes at a time when the El Nino event in the equatorial Pacific Ocean is in its waning phase
Simply Put: Endangered species
The Mediterranean is warming three times more than the oceans: Study
The warming is twice as fast in inland and high areas
Cross Hairs - October 31, 2014
Northern Hemisphere just recorded its hottest summer
The five warmest summers ever recorded have occurred in the past five years
Invest $1.7 trillion in nature-based solutions to adapt to climate change: UNCCD report
The investment would give four times the return on investment, it said
Simply put: Billions needed to combat desertification
Strong nexus between land use and drought: UNCCD report
It also called for the management of land and drought to be fundamentally linked
Climate change-driven sea-level rise could increase arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh: Study
India, too, suffers from a high burden, with Bihar showing an upsurge in cases affected by arsenic poisoning
Extreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex
While the world can expect fewer of severe cold events in the future, many regions need to remain prepared for exceptional cold when it does occur
Snow cover across Northern Hemisphere has declined in last 4 decades due to changing climate: Study
Ninety per cent of the global population lives in the Northern Hemisphere, above the Equator
Emissions from oil have risen most during last one year; overall global carbon emission reached all time high
Emission reduction reaches a plateau; overshoot to 1.5-degree Celsius rise inevitable; says multiple reports
COP28: Global Stocktake Negotiations Day
CSE’s Tamanna Sengupta discusses the negotiations regarding the Global Stocktake in detail
Simply Put: Mirage in the desert
Simply Put: Destination Climate Action
DTE-CSE Report on extreme weather in India
India saw a disaster nearly every day from January-September, 2023
COP Timeline: How climate negotiations have evolved over the years
Follow some key moments in the history of climate talks
What to expect from COP28 2023
Centre for Science & Environment and Down To Earth experts on what negotiations will mainly centre around at COP28 Dubai
DTE Coverage: Cyclones Tej & Hamoon form together in Indian Ocean’s marginal seas
The last time cyclones formed simultaneously in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal was in 2018
Investigation: Indian voluntary carbon market may not benefit people, climate
A probe into the carbon market and offsetting projects in 40 locations across India
Simply Put: Ozone hole and loop hole