‘Humans wiped out 60% of the world’s wildlife in 44 years’

WWF’s shocking report paints a grim picture of global biodiversity amid calls for a landmark treaty to protect wildlife

Bonn climate meet: developed nations stonewall discussion on climate financing

Developed countries, including US, were seen obstructing an attempt by the Africa group to submit a draft decision on climate financing

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

Extreme impact

WMO report highlights impact of record-breaking extreme weather on human safety, well-being and environment

Climate change blamed for anthrax outbreak in north Russia

A total of 72 nomadic herders have been hospitalised in the town of Salekhard in the Arctic Circle

Green Climate Fund and other updates in climate finance

Progress on climate finance remains slow with insuficient funds and delay in implementation

CSE projections show world is on a temperature path of more than 3 degrees

With the US and EU misappropriating more than their fair share of carbon budgets, Asia and Africa will have very little space for growth after …

Climate finance is not going to Global South where it is needed the most: CSE

Report launched right before the international summit on New Global Financial Pact in Paris  

World to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027-2042: Study

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had estimated global warming threshold will cross between 2020 and 2052 

Is natural gas actually cleaner than coal? Growing evidence says maybe not

The fact that methane emissions from the oil and gas sector are said to be vastly underreported clearly shows that natural gas is not “very …

‘Climate change action could add $26 trillion to the global economy by 2030’

Recent report says that the only roadblock in the way is governments globally

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Climate Fund approves 10 low-carbon projects with an investment of $745 million

The latest round of funding takes investment from the agency past the $1-billion mark

Antibiotic resistance: Effect of climatic spike

A warming planet will induce the development of antibiotic resistance

Cyclone Hamoon makes landfall in coastal Bangladesh

Hamoon underwent rapid intensification from 30 knots to 70 knots in 24 hours

Cyclone Mandous: DTE’s coverage of the 2022 Northeast Monsoon’s first cyclone

Mandous made landfall at Mamallapuram on the intervening night of December 9-10

India braces for Cyclone Mandous

The volume of rainfall in the coastal areas may be as high as 200 millimetres

IPCC AR6 (Part III): Can carbon capture and renewable energy save the world?

Phasing out fossil fuesl is the only way to go

Frequent fury: Cyclones now span larger part of the year than they used to

The Friday after; India comes out calling for climate action

Children and adults protest demanding better policies against climate change from government

Scientists find evidence cosmic rays influence Earth’s climate

The galactic cosmic rays also play a role in the global warming 

Climate change to lower living standards of 50% Indians: World Bank

Most affected states will be Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh

Mumbai receives 438% excess rain in a single day

4 people die as the southwest monsoon brings torrential rain to the city

Take note, Antarctica has huge waterfalls and they point to warming climate

Meltwater systems on Antarctic surface are more widespread than previously thought

Odisha reels under intense heatwave conditions; IMD issues orange alert

Odisha has a history of extreme heat. In 1998, over 2,000 people died due to extreme heatwaves