Still burning: Forest fires continue to rage in Uttarakhand
Wildfires began in Uttarakhand on October 15, 2020 and continue to destroy large tracts of forests
The forgotten environmental crisis: How 20th century settler writers foreshadowed the Anthropocene
Almost a century ago, New Zealand and Australia were at the forefront of an environmental crisis that was also profoundly geological in nature: …
India can’t have a piece-meal approach of fighting only food security or climate change
Any effective solution to mitigate climate change in India must take in to account poverty, inadequate food distribution and lack of basic shelter
Three things historical literature can teach us about the climate crisis
The climate emergency may be unprecedented, but there are a few key ways in which past literature offers a valuable perspective on the present crisis
Locust attack: India faces worst-ever pest invasion
Apart from India, the pests have attacked 60 countries including Pakistan and Somalia, that have declared national emergencies
Climate change is the greatest threat to the planet
World Economic Forum's 'Global Risks Report 2020' and UN's 'Global Economic Prospects' claim extreme weather and loss in biodiversity will …
Emperor Penguins would be extinct if climate goals are not met
Quite like a canary in a coal mine, used by the British in the mid-1980s to check for carbon monoxide in a mine; the Emperor Penguin is providing …
This bio-brick can help cut pollution
Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and KIIT School of Architecture, Bhubaneshwar, have developed bricks from agricultural …
Want to know more about climate crisis, human brain? Here are a few recommendations
Here's a must-read, must-watch, must-attend list for you: A book to better understand why climate change is such a complicated issue, a …
Trees that survived California’s drought give scientists hope for climate change
What we found is that the ones that were green, like this one, were more water-use efficient than their dead counterparts: Conservation biologist …
No one-size-fits-all way to combat urban heat island effect
Tropical and dry cities respond differently to heat mitigation strategies. This difference should be considered when trying to protect residents …
Poverty, desertification loom large over Arab world: Report
The region has also experienced increase in inaccessibility to potable water, decline in rangelands and increase in agricultural lands
Climate change: More Tamil Nadu children at diarrhoea risk
The relation between warmer and wetter weather and diarrhoea has been well established in other parts of the world
Monsoon watch: The 2019 season has the sure-shot imprint of climate change
The monsoon has played truant this year, with many areas now under floods, which were facing drought earlier
Planting forests no panacea for the climate crisis: IPCC
The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land says land-based carbon sinks are not limitless
Researchers studied US spy-sat images of Himalayan glaciers. What they found is alarming
The third pole has been losing 8 bn tonne ice every year during 2000-2016. Blame global warming
Heatwaves, droughts, extreme rain may be near permanent in 20 countries at 1.5°C warming
Study warns climate impact may increase multiple extreme events that occur simultaneously or consecutively
Climate emergency: Extreme weather events in Australia to get more frequent, intense
Report says extreme heat, heavy rainfall and coastal inundation, fire weather and drought expected to get worse
COP27: ‘Translation between change in weather and damages is not linear’
Down To Earth talks to Friederike Otto, climate scientist at Imperial College London about the science of weather attribution
Market and mitigation dominated G20 climate actions — not a good signal leading to COP28, claim experts
Woefully inadequate in response to Global Stocktake Report and unlikely to keep temperature rise within 1.5°C
Study warns of a billion human deaths if global warming reaches or exceeds 2°C
Authors suggest aggressive energy policies to decrease carbon emissions, minimise loss of lives
How climate resilient is Shimla? Not much, shows city’s ground situation
A third of Shimla is at high risk for landslides; more open spaces and green cover needed
‘Statistically impossible’ heat extremes are here — we identified the regions most at risk
At-risk regions include Afghanistan, several countries in Central America and far-eastern Russia
Five things you need to know about the Glasgow Climate Pact
From phasing out coal to carbon market loopholes, here is what you need to know
Greenhouse gas levels hit new high in 2020: WMO
The average global warming would exceed Paris Agreement’s target of global temperature rise of 2°C above pre-industrial levels&…