This June was the fifth-warmest on record 

The first half of 2021 was the eighth warmest on record

Upper oceans hottest in 2020 despite lower emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns

Heat content was 20 zetta joules higher than in 2019

UN reviews road safety plan

India struggles to clear its image of being the accident capital of the world

A way to live with the demon

Plastic is here to stay. We have to find ways to use it smartly

Flourishing unaided

The AIDS epidemic shows no sign of abating with five million new cases reported in 2001

Divided colours of genomics

WHO reports on the growing 'genetic divide'

Towards a better yield

First GBFF council meeting takes baby steps for biodiversity

Operational matters discussed, but nothing on resource mobilisation

World breached 1.5°C limit 279 times since 1940, shows DTE analysis of ECMWF data

While we are still some way from overstepping the 1.5°C mark, the June breach should ring alarm bells for a developing country like India

Net Zero by 2050 possible, but clean energy investments need to outweigh fossils fast: Report

Heavy investment, hydrogen and carbon capture & storage can help keep the temperature increase to 1.7 degrees Celsius

Humans have caused almost 100% of global warming, says new IPCC report

Climate science has evolved since the last IPCC report released in 2013, and scientists are now confident that human influence has caused climate …

There is no safe level of global warming: IPCC report

Unless net carbon dioxide emissions are brought down to zero by 2050, warming above 1.5°C is practically inevitable

Pesky pets

One of the first species domesticated by man, the pigeon is now an invasive species and a pest in many parts of the world

Floral trouble

In sharp contrast to earlier estimates, a new study claims that nearly half the world's flora species face extinction

How to make the Commission for Sustainable Development work

It was only half a year ago, but events since the Johannesburg earth summit already make it seem like a distant event. The world has just seen an …

Humid heatwaves in southern West Africa made 10 times more likely by climate change: Study

At 2°C, similar events will occur about once every two years; West Africa will become a further 1.2-3.4°C hotter

DTE Coverage: WMO State of the Global Climate 2023 Report

Last year broke all records; DTE deconstructs document's main points

Betel cultivation is in danger due to climate change

Losses in betel cultivation have reached such an extent in the last few decades that most farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba have given …

Simply Put: Global plastic treaty

Simply Put: Hungry country

Simply Put: Meltdown

Simply Put: Exotic food, local problems

Simply Put : The melting

Simply Put: The shrinking umbrella

Why are polar bears migrating to Russia from Alaska?

Sea ice, on which polar bears rely for hunting, have been on the decline