COP28: Say climate crisis, think health crisis
COP28 will include the first dedicated 'Health Day'. It's due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis
Over 80% people felt climate change-induced heat in July 2023
Temperature records set on all continents in July, including areas in winter
Restricting global temperature rise to 1.5°C could help India lower drought, river flooding, biodiversity loss risk: Study
Limiting temperature rise could reduce drought impact on humans by 70% and agricultural land by 21%
Countries agreed to ban ozone-depleting chemicals in 1980s — but 5 CFCs are increasing to record levels in atmosphere
The 1987 Montreal protocol restricted the release of chlorofluorocarbons to the atmosphere
Climate change-related lightning strikes to spike wildfire risk globally: Study
Analysis finds over 40% increase in lightning; global occurrences to go up over land and oceanic region of Southeastern Asia
Carbon dioxide removal: How crucial is the next decade for this novel technology
Innovation in CDR is growing; so is the gap between CDR decided by IPCC and efforts to attain them
Extreme heat makes women extremely vulnerable
Our response and mitigation approaches to heat and other such extremes should be gender-sensitive
Monsoon begins in Kerala 2 days ahead of schedule, advances over Northeast India
Both regions in midst of rainfall spell due to long-lasting cyclonic circulation over Kerala, Remal remnants in Northeast
Over a third of Amazon rainforest is unable to recover from frequent droughts
Scientists warn these signs are an early warning indicator that these areas are approaching a threshold to a die-off event
Indian & Bangladeshi Sundarbans to be impacted as cyclone Remal to make likely landfall 100 km from Indian border
Cyclonic system may overlap with high tide to maximise damage if landfall happens late evening on May 26
Climate change responsible for over 80% of temperature rise within Asia last month, the hottest April ever: WWA
Climate change and El Nino combined to push minimum and mean temperature rise in eastern India to highest ever in April
Northern Hemisphere 2023 summer warmest in two millennia; study calls for urgent greenhouse gas reduction
The 2023 summer temperature was 1.19°C higher than the warmest summer in 246 AD
Watch: How the global food crisis is unfolding, with 1 in 5 people in need of urgent action
Children and women most affected; conflict & extreme weather events biggest driver of food insecurity
Warming planet may transform tundra ecosystems from carbon sinks to sources
Experiments show warming temperatures increased metabolic activity among plants and microbial soil
Simply Put: Dubai Floods 2024
India to get ‘above normal’ rain this monsoon season, IMD forecasts
If distributed fairly across the country, the forecast should be a cause of cheer, especially for agriculture
A winter without snow
Record-low snowfall in the Himalayas is evidence that climate change is speeding up
Carbon capture plants are underperforming — why are we so optimistic about them?
IPCC noted that CCS has the highest cost and lowest possible contribution to net emission reduction in both energy and industry sectors
The year 2023 smashed several climate records, with some being ‘chart-busting’: WMO report
Greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat reached …
India’s northeastern states desertifying most rapidly
Half of Nagaland is degraded, flags new report
Surplus June rainfall in Bihar may be an outcome of climate change, claim experts
Thousands displaced; most rivers and their tributaries overflowing
New centre for carbon capture, utilisation at IIT Bombay
New centre to help India meet climate goals
World Wetlands Day 2022: What is the significance of wetlands in the climate change era
If we protect wetlands, we also protect our planet and ourselves
Ghana wants fewer polluting old cars on the road. But it’s going about it the wrong way
Africa has long been considered a destination for used vehicles
CoP26 Diary (Nov 2): Did you know Brazil’s new NDCs will be even more damaging
A round-up of what went on at the Glasgow summit.