El Nino likely to arrive by July-August 2023; what does it mean for India
El Ninos are generally linked with poor southwest monsoon rains across India as observed in previous El Nino years of 2009, 2014, 2015 and 2018
WMO Report: Mumbai among cities facing biggest threat as global sea levels rise
Besides Mumbai, several major, thickly populated cities across the world are also threatened by the sea level rise
New Cumbria coal mine in UK gets approval despite climate concerns
The new coal mine decision by the UK once again highlights the failures of developed nations in keeping up with their climate promises
Picture of neglect: Tipping elements hold the future of our planet; here is how
Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may have already degraded irreversibly. Other crucial climate systems like the Amazon …
Is India ready: CSE finds worrying signs of heat stress
Summer 2022 was 2nd-hottest since 2010; now monsoon leaving it behind
Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Earth’s waters in a state of flux
In the past three decades, the top 2,000 metres of the oceans have warmed up due to global warming
Climate crisis: Staple crop yield in 8 African countries may decline by 80%, flags report
The crisis will exacerbate food insecurity and poverty if no changes are made to agricultural practices or global policies, erratic …
As Amazon burns BlackRock emerges as world’s largest investor in deforestation
The world’s largest institutional investor with US $6.5 trillion in assets is a global leader in financing forest destruction, new report says
US beekeepers lost 40% honey bee colonies in a year: Survey
Beekeepers lost 37.7 per cent colonies during the winter, between April 2018 and April 2019 — the highest winter decline in the last 13 …
Climate change has a history of disrupting civilisations, study finds
Major shifts in temperature and rainfall in the first millennium affected agriculture and also caused the decline of many indigenous groups in …
How green is the country? Check out our State of India's Environment Report 2019 In Figures
Centre for Science and Environment to launch latest edition on June 5, World Environment Day
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Climate change will cause a cascade of catastrophes in the future: study
New study says that if something isn't done to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, people could be forced to cope with three to six …
The mighty Rhine dries up
A drought blamed on climate change has badly affected the most important river in Western Europe and this has, in turn, impacted inland supplies
Temperature increase could accelerate rise in antibiotic resistance
Temperature and population density could facilitate transmission and thus increase in antibiotic resistance, say scientists
Gabon destroys Africa's single most extensive mangrove area for construction
Weak legislation, corruption, lack of data are compunding environmental problems in a country which has over 10% of its area covered by national parks
Climate change will increase severe stunting by 55 per cent in Sub-Saharan Africa: report
Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to the health risks of climate change because of weak systems in health, infrastructure and environment
Forests are on fire, a little more every day
As many as 35,888 forest fires took place in 2017, which is the highest in the last 14 years
A 2°C rise in temperature would make 25% of the world drier, affecting 1.5 bn people
In India, desertification is a fundamental threat to agriculture; out of India's total geographical area of 328.72 million hectares (MHA), 96.4 …
IMD predicts 'above normal' summer in 2017
Above normal heat wave conditions are likely over the core heat wave zone including northern plains and central regions, as per India …
'Family farmers need technical assistance to adapt to climate change impacts'
Most increases in agricultural yields required to feed a world population set to touch 9 billion by 2050 will take place in rural regions and …
Earth lost a tenth of wilderness in just two decades
Major losses have occurred in the Amazon and Africa. Efforts to protect the critical areas are failing to keep pace with the rate of loss
Limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius may not be enough
Study says sea levels could still rise by 6 metres, threatening coastal cities across the world
May 2021 was the sixth-warmest May on record, says NOAA
2021 could be among the top 10 hottest years on record, says report
Coastal flooding set to rise 50% over 80 yrs: Study
It could threaten assets worth 20% of global GDP, amounting to $14.2 trillion
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