Coastal flooding set to rise 50% over 80 yrs: Study

It could threaten assets worth 20% of global GDP, amounting to $14.2 trillion

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 16, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

More than 90% of the world’s salt marshes may soon succumb to sea level rise: Study

In a sea level rise scenario, the only solution left with plants will be to colonise new areas or to go uphill, but this may not be possible in …

West Bengal sees highest coastal erosion since 1990

A national survey of India’s coastline from 1990 to 2016 shows West Bengal saw the biggest coastal erosion followed by Puducherry, Kerala &…

Climate change was partly responsible for May floods, landslides in Brazil

7-day average rainfall had 1-in-500 chance, finds study; Current climate warmer by 1.2°C

World’s beaches are changing because of climate change — green thinking is needed to save them

A two-metre increase in sea levels by 2100 may lead to forced migration of between 72 million and 187 million people  

Odisha braces for Cyclone Mocha, likely to hit around May 8

Eastern coast prepares disaster response; evacuations begin and relief materials stockpiled

Coastal area projects got Centre’s nod without proper environmental impact assessment, finds CAG

Projects used outdated baseline data for green assessment, no environmental impact evaluation