Europe burns: National Emergency declared in UK; wildfires in France, Spain, Portugal
Many parts of the continent including Spain, Greece and France experienced wildfires July 17, 2022, after an unusually dry, hot spring
Stockholm+50: Measuring progress will be a big deal
Sustainability will command top priority when the world meets to review Stockholm; post-pandemic recovery must be inclusive
Climate change pushing pine beauty moth northward in Finland 50 years ahead of predictions
The insect pest has spread into northern Finland, up to 68°51’N, according to a new study
2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be the coldest we’ll ever see again
The fact 2021 was among the world’s hottest years despite these cooling forces shows just how strong the long-term warming trend is
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: …
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
Typhoon Doksuri: Death toll rises to 11 as Beijing sees rains for the fourth consecutive day
With consecutive typhoon hits, the country is going through one of its worst summer floods
Bonn climate meet concludes with little progress on issues
With Parties differing on their fundamental stances, creation of a robust and fair Paris climate rule book looks like a tough task
Fossil teeth reveal new facts about a mass extinction 260 million years ago
Did a change in climate caused or contributed to a mass extinction around 260 million years ago?
Sahara, the largest hot desert, expanded by 10 per cent in the 20th century
Climate change is causing the expansion of the desert into once arable land, says a study
Malaysia floods force thousands to evacuate
Rapid urbanisation, industrial agriculture and conversion of forests into settlements have made townships increasingly vulnerable to extreme floods
Chile heatwave exacerbates forest fires
Chile is in the grips of the climate crisis and is currently facing a 14-year drought
Defunding environment programmes in US will affect the world
The Energy Star Programme, which has prevented 2.8 billion tonnes of GHG emissions, is being defunded
Why is Europe’s great hydrogen plan not so green?
Green hydrogen is not the “holy grail of the energy transition”. A huge lobby linked to fossil fuels is pushing the hydrogen agenda, …
Cyclone Freddy which travelled across Indian Ocean, survived for 32 days courtesy climate change
Horizontal wind shear are the horizontal winds around a cyclone. When these winds have lower speeds they help a cyclone grow in strength and when …
Heat stress more dangerous to corals than ocean acidification. Here‘s why
A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms that enable corals to tolerate heat can significantly improve coral reef conservation and …
’Atmospheric river’ over California spurred by bomb cyclone
Atmospheric rivers are storms which act like rivers in the sky, dumping massive amounts of rain which can cause flooding and mudslides
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 …