Yes, Arctic's freakishly warm winter is due to humans' climate influence
The end of 2016 has brought balmy Arctic temperatures and record low ice extent for the time of year
Methane emissions from fossil fuels much higher than current estimates
Methane emissions from fossil fuel and natural geological seepage are 60 to 110 per cent greater than current estimates, says a study published …
Masterly exploration of the state of Earth
Earth in the Balance Al Gore Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd, London Price: £14.95
Working Upwards
CREATING SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR HEALTH· B J A Haglund, B Petersson, D Finer and P Tillgren· World Health Organization …
A price on the living
Environmentalists allege that the European Parliament has sold out to multinational firms by allowing patents on lifeforms
Oil in a day's work
THE NEW GEOPOLITICS OF ENERGY·John V Mitchell, Peter Beck and Michael Grubb· Energy and Environment Programme, The Royal Institute …
Market and mitigation dominated G20 climate actions — not a good signal leading to COP28, claim experts
Woefully inadequate in response to Global Stocktake Report and unlikely to keep temperature rise within 1.5°C
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
Vietnam just recorded its highest-ever temperature
Not only Vietnam, but the entire world is experiencing this sudden rise in temperatures
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 …
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
Book>> False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World by Allan Beattie Penguin Indian Price Rs 450
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
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