Climate change is putting even resilient and adaptable animals like baboons at risk
The research suggests that by 2070, several baboon species might be at significant ri…
How erratic rainfall is affecting the lives of pastoralists
Climate change has reduced grass cover, forcing the pastoral communities to alter their age-old grazing pattern and occupation.
The Periglacial Environment
It is an authoritative overview of the world’s cold, non–glacial environments.
As climate change makes hurricanes more intense, can US live in denial anymore?
Climate scientists agree on the probability that hurricane seasons like 2017 will be repeated more often as average annual temperature rises due …
Will the Third Pole spring any surprises in a warming world?
Changing climate is altering the Himalayas and there is little data to understand the extent of it
US states push for climate action despite country’s exit from Paris deal
Even though the US federal government under President Donald Trump is anti-climate change action, the states are doing their bit to address …
Dastaan on pastoralists: interview with Ankit Chadha
Ankit Chadha is a Delhi-based performer of "Dastaangoi", the art of storytelling that evolved across the Muslim world before coming to the Indian …
Climate talks: what is at stake in agriculture sector
Issues, which are being discussed under the agriculture sector, will have long-term impacts on various countries, particularly the vulnerable ones
‘China’s INDCs, although ambitious, will not keep temperature rise below 2 degree celsius’
Although it is doing more than the US and EU, China’s total emissions in 2030 will still be very high, says non-profit Centre for Science …
High costs, little gain
The Carbon Crunch: How We’re Getting Climate Change Wrong—and How to Fix It. By Dieter Helm. Yale University Press; £20
Zimbabwe’s climate action plan: a win for the environment, health and energy
In Zimbabwe, local benefits were evaluated and quantified, alongside greenhouse gas emission reductions. They provide a positive case of what …
Three in four children in South Asia exposed to extreme high temperatures: UNICEF
Recent episodes of extreme weather events raise further concerns about a future where children are expected to face more frequent and severe heatwaves
Is it really hotter now than any time in 100,000 years?
Earth is currently on course to reach temperatures of roughly 3°C above preindustrial levels by the end of the century
Climate Crisis: ‘Massive investment in CCS is a cover for the expansion of the fossil fuel industry’
Lili Fuhr, deputy director of Center for International Environmental Law, on investments in CCS & what to expect from COP28
Climate dystopia: As debate continues over COP27 outcomes, a world upside down is not far off
Down To Earth analysed various climate change-related datasets and before negotiations begin for next year, mapped various future scenarios going …
COP27: Cover decision text makes no mention of all fossil fuels; India displeased
It has been suggested that the Egypt Presidency could be blocking the inclusion of fossil fuel in the text since Egypt is its largest producer …
Loss and Damage: Disaster a day
India experienced extreme weather events on 241 of the 273 days from January 1 to September 30, which claimed 2,755 lives & damaged 1.9 …
Run-up to CoP27: Can climate change-induced extreme events be attributed to historical emissions? Krishna AchutaRao explains
Krishna AchutaRao, professor with the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, talks about what modern attribution science can say about loss and damage …
India saw natural disasters almost every day in first 9 months of 2022: CSE report
Highest toll in Himachal Pradesh; official data inadequate to show real extent of loss & damage
Bitcoin mining unsustainable; climate damages comparable to beef, natural gas, crude oil: Study
In 2021, the total global damages of all coins mined exceed $3.7 billion
Africa needs at least 9 times more climate finance to meet 2030 goals
Africa requires $277 billion annually to implement its Nationally Determined Contributions towards mitigating greenhouse gas emissions
Monsoon stretching longer, displacing more people in south Asia: Report
Disasters displaced some 61.4 million people in south Asia in 2010-2021, according to IDMC and ADB report
Climate change will hit us hard: 7 in 10 people express fear in WEF survey
Survey conducted by World Economic Forum and Ipsos across 34 countries throws up revealing findings about attitudes towards climate change
Pakistan floods: What role did climate change play?
Officials from the Pakistan Meteorological Department blamed climate change
Greenhouse gas, sea levels reached record highs in 2021: NOAA Report
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere was 414.7 parts per million in 2021, which is 2.3 parts higher than in 2020, the report said