Hit by extreme winter, Mongolia stares at humanitarian crisis
Livestock deaths due to extreme cold are robbing herders of livelihood, causing mass migration to cities
Horn of Africa braces for hunger season
At present, about 12 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are in need of food assistance
Australia heatwave: New South Wales authorities report facing worst bushfire risk since ‘Black Summer’
Australia officially declares El Nino is underway as Sydney set to break September temperature records
Mocha and summer cyclones in India
Usually, October and November constitute the peak cyclone season for India; but the Bay of Bengal has been witnessing cyclones during the summer …
Explained: Key takeaways from IPCC Synthesis Report on climate change
The SYR is presented in the wake of major global upheaval brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the …
Why is Sonam Wangchuk fasting at -40 degree Celsius?
Wangchuk wants to educate not just the world but also the people of Ladakh about the looming threat of the climate crisis in the region
Current climate reports might have underestimated the consequences of the climate crisis
The models do not consider methane emissions from permafrost thawing and carbon releases from droughts
Heatwaves | Will 2022 be a defining year for India? State of India’s Environment 2022
Since 2001 and up to 2021, every year has been warmer than normal. It is very likely that the heatwave this year could see India break new records
2021 में डाउन टू अर्थ में प्रकाशित इन 10 स्टोरीज से समझें, कितना बड़ा संकट बन गया है जलवायु परिवर्तन
2021 में जलवायु परिवर्तन का असर साफ-साफ दिखाई दिया। इन घटनाओं और अध्ययनों को डाउन टू अर्थ ने विस्तार से प्रकाशित किया। साल के ...
Denmark legally binds farmers to reduce GHGs emission by half in 9 years
Denmark had adopted this plan in December 2019; 3 sectors — transport, energy and agriculture — account for the country’s …
Remains of Cyclone Tauktae: North India may be hit
Three people have died so far as the cyclone pounded parts of Gujarat, according to officials
Climate colloquy: All about net zero
An exclusive series based on CSE’s new book Climate Change: Science and Politics to answer your climate change queries.
Heathrow airport third runway ruled illegal by court
The court termed British government's policy unlawful for failing to take into account climate change commitments made in 2015 Paris Agreement
अतिशय मौसम के कारण 2019 के अंत तक 2.2 करोड़ लोग हो जाएंगे विस्थापित: डब्ल्यूएमओ
डब्ल्यूएमओ की रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक ग्लोबल वार्मिंग और जलवायु परिवर्तन के कारण 2019 में ज्यादा अतिशय मौसमी घटनाएं हुई हैं।
Accelerating climate change threatens animals’ ability to adapt
Rising global temperatures will negatively impact numerous species vital to function of the natural world
Drought watch: Is there any monsoon effect?
A deficit in July rainfall has been associated with six of India’s worst droughts between 1877 and 2005
How water flows across continents
Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs has created graphic maps of watersheds across the world. His works can be found here.
Study sheds light on functioning of global river-based ecosystems
Around 153 researchers from 40 countries worked on the paper, which shows how climatic factors that govern decomposition rates are increasingly …
Despite intense rainfall, world’s water supply is decreasing
Study finds that drying of soil due to rise in temperatures is not letting much water reach rivers and reservoirs
Climate extremes can reverse progress in ending malnutrition
A report by the World Meteorological Organization adds that climate events in 2017 had the biggest impact on acute food insecurity and …
Not a single cool month in the last 628 months
India, which just experienced one of the hottest Septembers in the last century, loses at least 400 people to heat waves every year
Rising CO2 level can lead to drier Amazon and bring more rain in African and Pacific forests
Large-scale changes in rainfall can happen based on how tropical forests respond to excess CO2 in the atmosphere
Role of Western disturbances in freak weather events
Scientists reason why the beneficial weather phenomenon has become increasingly disastrous
Climate change in news on April 16
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around climate change
Sahara Desert, the hottest in the world, received 16 inches snow last weekend
What explains the weather anomaly in the world's largest hot desert, which is also one of the driest places on earth?