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Is snow a rainkiller?

Snowfall in the Himalaya and Tibetan plateau affects monsoon  

What we know about Special IPCC report

The world’s biggest peer review report on climate change is expected to be the most controversial and political of recent times

Hawaii’s climate future: Dry regions get drier with global warming, increasing fire risk — while wet areas get wetter

The “dry gets drier” aspect is particularly important for formulating Hawaii’s plans to adapt to climate change

The urban jungle needs more trees

As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes

How climate change threatens human rights in various sectors of Tanzania: Report

Right to food, health, education, access to clean and safe water, decent environment, privacy and family affected 

Sinking cities: Two ways to fight land subsidence

Artificial recharge and deep soil mixing are two techniques showing promise in rescuing sinking cities

Humid heatwaves in South Asia made 30 times more likely by climate change: Study

Trend of rising temperatures found to be lower in India & Bangladesh than Thailand, Lao PDR as well as Europe

What is ‘heat dome’, the phenomenon causing record temperatures across US?

‘Heat domes’ have also been associated with unusually warm periods in India, Bangladesh, China and some other Asian countries

In Maps: What the future holds for our warming world

Climate change will affect up to one-third of the world’s population, but the impact will not be equal across countries

Methane emissions from wetlands rose 5-6% since 2000-2006: Study

Methane is responsible for roughly 30 per cent of the rise in temperature since the pre-industrial period

Drab public housing ideal for a climate retrofit

Eastern Europe’s ubiquitous prefab housing blocks have potential for mass climate change adaptation

Race and erasure: why the world’s other humanitarian crises don’t see the same response as Ukraine

The global humanitarian apparatus is underpinned by often unspoken racial distinctions and hierarchies based on notions of expertise and competency

La Niña is finishing an extremely unusual three-year cycle — here’s how it affected weather around the world

It’s hard to know exactly what climate change will mean for El Niños and La Niñas

Canada’s latest climate plan bets on expensive and unproven carbon capture technologies

Bill C-12, if passed, commits Canada to “binding” targets every five years as of 2030 with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions …

Cape Town’s climate strategy isn’t perfect, but every African city should have one

Only 13 cities in Africa are C40 cities — cities committed to taking measurable climate action. Only five in South Africa have climate …

Internal tide mixing keeps deep Andaman Sea warmer than Bay of Bengal: Study

Deep waters in the Andaman Sea are about 2 degrees Celsius warmer than in the Bay of Bengal 

Book Digest: Tracking COVID-19 cover-up, gene editing revolution and more

A history of the national capital to vision for a fossil-free world, DTE tracks new books on environment and development from leading authors  

Mexico braces for flash floods, landslides as Hurricane Orlene barrels in

Orlene is expected to pass Mexico’s Islas Marias islands before its landfall on the coast of mainland Mexico

Neanderthals died out 40,000 years ago, but there has never been more of their DNA on Earth

Many Europeans and Asians have between 1% and 4% Neanderthal DNA while African people south of the Sahara have almost zero

Global warming is real: Research predicts 6-fold rise in fish mass die-offs by 2100

These die-offs may have detrimental effects on the functioning of our ecosystem and food security

Climate change’s dangerous new fires

Climate change is creating a new kind of dangerous wildfire. It will take all our tools to keep communities safe

Unprecedented early heatwaves in India, Pakistan 30 times more likely in 2022 due to climate change: Scientists 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise to feed the world had to be reversed as wheat cultivation got hit by record temperature rise&…

Climate crisis in Kerala: An integrated approach is needed to mitigate impact

The state has been experiencing an onslaught of heavy rains, floods, landslides and droughts over the last few years

Labour losses due to rising heat: India among the most affected, finds study

Economic losses associated with lost productivity can reach up to $1.6 trillion annually if warming exceeds an additional 2°C relative to the …