Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement starts functioning in Bonn
The working group's mandate, among others, is to elaborate on modalities and make critical arrangements on global stock take which will take …
Is the US on a bilateral agreement spree over climate change?
USA and China have entered into a bilateral pact to sign the Paris Agreement on April 22
Climate change is the most impactful risk in 2016: World Economic Forum
Climate change will also aggravate water and agriculture crises, conflicts and forced migration
Taking stock of the Paris climate debate
Climate change is about two things: mitigating the global warming effect and adapting to the changed climate
Meet the fossil fuel firms sponsoring the world's biggest climate conference
Not surprisingly, many of the sponsors here at the Paris talks are French companies who have hoped to acquire reputational capital from the summit
Who are the top greenhouse gas emitters?
This animation shows which countries have been the top greenhouse gas emitters since the beginning of the industrial revolution and their …
Microclimates unattended
Weather scientists must develop a better understanding of microclimates to protect agricultural ecosystems against climate change
What impact will less sea ice have over the planet?
Antarctic sea ice, which melts during the summer and grows back during the winter has displayed an alarming aberration this time
Climate change contributes to violence against children – here’s how
Violence against children is not solely a phenomenon that intensifies during environmental shocks. It is deeply rooted in historical injustices, …
Wildfires rage across Rhodes, Corfu in Greece
Fires are common in Greece but hotter temperatures have turned the country into a wildfire hotspot of late
Life in maars: Why it’s worth protecting a spectacular fossil site NZ almost lost to commercial mining interests
Foulden Maar, one of New Zealand’s most exceptional fossil sites, was also of interest to mining company
Earth records hottest day ever on July 3, 2023; record broken the very next day
Unfortunately, July 3 might only be the first in a series of records that might be broken this year itself
How have Cyclone Biporjoy and El Nino influenced the monsoon in India?
If a cyclone is moving away from the mainland, it drives the moisture away. But if it is progressing towards the coast, it could enhance the monsoon
Drought to deluge: Heavy rain causes flash flooding across southern Spain
Spain is one of several countries this year that was facing extreme dry conditions and suddenly faced flash floods after torrential rain
Spain records its hottest-ever temperature in 62 years
Hot air moving from North Africa into Europe and a high-pressure weather system are responsible for the current situation in the Iberian country
Most heat action plans in India are not suited to local contexts: Study
Indian heat action plans do not take humidity, hot nights and duration of continuous heat into consideration; they are poor at identifying and …
What is carbon pricing?
Carbon pricing works by putting a monetary value on carbon, which makes the cost of emitting carbon explicit to those polluting
2020 Tyler Prize for the environment awarded to Indian economist who formulated Green Economy
Pavan Sukhdev, environmental economist, and Gretchen C Daily, conservation biologist, will share this year’s ‘Nobel Prize for the …
Locust attack: ‘This is very, very rare’
Changing wind patterns in India-Pakistan and frequent cyclones in the Indian Ocean due to climate change are creating suitable breeding …
जलवायु परिवर्तन 21वीं सदी की सबसे बड़ी चुनौती - युवा और जिज्ञासुओं के लिए
Earth is getting warmer. The climate is changing, faster than ever before. Why? What is the science behind this?
A fifth of the world's healthy land degraded in 15 years
First land degradation assessment report by UNCCD shows countries in emergency mode to halt land degradation by 2030
The magnetic North Pole is shifting and that too very rapidly
There is unusual activity at the North Pole. The magnetic north pole is sliding away from the Arctic region of Canada into Siberia. It has always …
Oceans are warming at a faster rate than predicted
Oceans absorb 90% of the warming caused by human carbon emissions. A new analysis by University of California, Berkeley, suggests that oceans are …
German government sued over failure to meet climate goals
Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND), a German environmental group is suing the government for failing to meet climate targets for reaching …
Stockholm+50: Oceans on simmer
The world’s oceans will witness marine heatwaves, sea ice-free Arctic, severe cyclones