Guns are too large

From the Andes to the stars

Wheat could expand to higher latitudes if warming trends continue: Study

Global maize yield could decline 24% while wheat would increase 17% by 2030 if the world warms like it is doing now, says study

Climate change is real: July 2021 was 3rd warmest globally

Surface temperature for June 2021 was the 5th-highest in 142 years  

Can geoengineering help fight climate change? Scientists think so

University of Cambridge has initiated first-of-its-kind Centre for Climate Repair to develop new ways to restrict solar radiation and refreeze …

Vietnam just recorded its highest-ever temperature

Not only Vietnam, but the entire world is experiencing this sudden rise in temperatures

COP24: 2018 may be one of the hottest years ever, says UN climate chief

Patricia Espinosa said this to highlight how important it is for conference in Katowice to address climate change impacts and greenhouse gas emissions

Paris Agreement goals can be achieved with firm implementation

Two UNFCCC reports say that if actions and efforts are stepped up urgently, the goal to limit global temperature increase to below 2 degrees …

Eight European, African families sue EU seeking climate justice

These ‘climate victims’, who live near the coast or in the mountains, are witnesses to melting glaciers and affected by permafrost melting

Global warming won’t reduce winter deaths, says study

People don’t die from the cold but from complications related to respiratory diseases, say researchers

Not merely a numbers game

Although the recently held world population summit emphasised population control in the developing countries as the main block in the path to …

Manmohan's bag of magical budgeting tricks

The finance minister's targets for restructuring -- lower fiscal deficit, stronger economic recovery and higher exports -- form the core of his …

One down

South Korea expresses its intent to reduce greenhouse gases "voluntarily", becomes the developed nations' showpiece to be presented at the COP-4 …

Global Conservator

The US is taking its role as the protector of sea turtles worldwide too seriously, ignoring some important factors

Wait and watch

The us government is in transition. But why should the rest of the world suffer?

Safe or smug?

The awareness of the looming threat of bioweapons has evoked a serious response from all over the world, except India

Dots not joined

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High growth, few jobs

Unemployment has grown despite high GDP growth in developing economies, says the latest UN report

No parking

Made the down payment, signed installment papers and ready to hit the road with the new car. See how much your new buy would cost the city

7th GEF Assembly: Global Biodiversity Framework Fund ratified

First projects under the new Fund likely to roll out ahead of CBD’s CoP16 

Atmospheric warming is widening tropical region

May cause increase in desert areas

Melting into oblivion

With rising atmospheric temperatures, glaciers worldwide are rapidly melting. This is a disaster in the making that is yet to be acknowledged

Blow hot, blow cold

COP28 Diary (December 9): Baku to host COP29; Africa wants robust GGA

The Netherlands heads a joint ministerial statement on phasing out fossil fuel subsidies; massive global build-out of liquified natural gas …

World may pass 1.5°C warming threshold in less than a decade

Carbon dioxide emissions expected to continue to rise in 2022