Bengal most vulnerable to climate risk, flags India’s first assessment report

The Bay of Bengal region was struck by 41 severe cyclonic storms and 21 cyclonic storms in May between 1891 and 2018

Climate change

Modi government’s climate change actions–big on plans but unclear in implementation strategy

Warning from Leh

Leh cloudburst is unusual, say scientists. Such extreme events are rising. What’s wrong?

UK can see more 40°C days by 2100: study

 Threshold may be lower if the island country’s emissions are reigned in

Climate change worsened extreme weather events in 2022: State of the Global Climate report

More such events likely with rising greenhouse gas emissions and approaching El Niño

We need to treat extreme events as connected, not as anomalies

Clear trends of interconnected extreme weather events intensifying and becoming more frequent can be seen across the world as the climate crisis …

Extreme weather in North East: Floods in some districts, others stay dry

While some districts such as Assam’s Dhemaji and Dibrugarh received excess rainfall, others in Manipur and Mizoram are reeling under …

101 suicides in two months; is Marathwada the new Vidarbha?

Most suicides among orchard farmers, say observers

One step forward, two steps back

Countries want to do little to keep global average temperature rise to below 2oC. The Warsaw climate talks have exposed this. A report by Uthra …

A monsoon warning

Great expectations from Bonn climate talks, but sticky issues need resolving

Drafting a universal climate change agreement enters critical stage of negotiations and streamlining of agreement text

Pray before you sow

2014 could be an El Niño year. This weather event has historically caused devastations across countries. Its mysterious nature is keeping …

Over 80% people felt climate change-induced heat in July 2023

Temperature records set on all continents in July, including areas in winter

It’s mid-May and it isn’t as hot as it normally is. Here’s why

354 heavy rainfall events across India in just two months

Destruction of mangroves causes damages of up to $42 billion each year

UN report recommends implementation of policies and laws to protect mangroves

Himalayan blunders

Changing climate Jharsuguda to seattle

‘50 years of deception’: California sues five Big Oil companies for lying about climate change

Lawsuit against oil and gas companies for “creating, contributing and assisting in the creation of state-wide climate change-related harms …

Are humans increasingly responsible for extreme weather events?

Weather extremes are often so overwhelming that it is hard for us to imagine that we may actually be increasingly responsible for at least some …

Rains in Uttarakhand extreme weather event: scientists

Unpredictability associated with monsoons will only increase as global temperatures rise

2001-2010: Warmest decade on record

Climate change is happening now and is not some distant future event: World Meteorological Organization general secretary

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COP27 impact: What does the loss and damage fund mean for Majuli’s Salmora potters?

Riverbank erosion due to climate change and government measures to deal with it are both affecting the Assam community

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Cop-out

Hopes were pinned on the latest UN climate summit at Lima. It was supposed to prepare the ground for a new climate deal that will replace the …