Bad chemistry

Asbestos, agribusiness get a leg up

Another co2alition of the willing?

Over 77 countries saw highest average temperature in 2023 in close to 5 decades: Report

Central America, parts of South America, southern Africa and western Australia face highest risk of developing or intensifying drought

In 2023, for the first time ever, each day was at least 1°C warmer. Why this is worrying

Close to 50% of the days in 2023 were 1.5°C warmer than 1850-1900, compared to just over 20% in 2016

What do the COP28 negotiations mean for developing countries?

Developed countries need to take accountability so developing countries can reinvent their growth strategies

COP28: ‘We’ve given you loss & damage fund, do not ask for more’ seems to be unspoken stand of developed countries

US and Saudi Arabia termed obstructionist; developed countries have plans for fossil fuel expansion till 2050

COP28 president urges nations to update NDCs to cover methane, other non-CO2 greenhouse gases

US, EU and others mobilise $1 billion in new grant funding to reduce methane, HFC emissions, announces US envoy John Kerry

Analysing climate-induced productivity growth in Indian agriculture

State-specific policy initiatives that allow each state’s agricultural production to reach its full potential are more likely to succeed …

Warm temperatures for prolonged periods may have led to massive pest attack in Assam

28,000 hectares of paddy crop in 15 districts destroyed by armyworm

Links between global climate events getting stronger: Study

Climate teleconnections intensified over last 37 years; southern hemisphere more vulnerable

SDG Summit 2023: Political declaration for massive increase in investments to attain SDGs adopted

Leaders recommitted to full implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

Increased chance of earth breaching 1.5°C in next five years

One of the years from 2023-2027 could be the warmest ever recorded, warns WMO

Heralds of early spring? Mango flowering observed in Odisha, Telangana a month sooner than usual

Normally, flowering of mango trees begins in southern Kerala around this time

Early warning for all: WMO unveils $3.1 bn plan at COP27

Early warning systems have still not reached 33% of the global population

Want to eat fish tomorrow? Halt climate change, overfishing today

Stocks could drop by a third if no action taken 

Are Earth’s natural climatic patterns changing? An uncharacteristic La Nina may be a sign

The ongoing La Nina may become the longest on record

CoP26: New financing mechanism to plug gaps in climate data, bolster response

Three United Nations bodies will unveil the fund at CoP26 in Glasgow November 3 

Temperatures in northern Africa likely to rise between February and April despite La Nina

Eastern and southern regions of the continent may be wetter than usual  

Five African countries among top 10 affected by extreme weather in 2019: Germanwatch

India incurred the maximum losses due to extreme weather in 2019 

COVID-19 Vaccine Watch: COVAX has 2 billion doses to supply to 190 countries

End of COVID-19 pandemic in sight with arrival of these vaccines, says WHO

Air pollution: WHO report identifies ways to mitigate health hazards

The report talks about ways to reduce the emission of short-lived climate pollutants

Talks begin in Australia for creating two Antarctic marine sanctuaries

Proposals for creating the protected areas have been pending for five years

WHO TB report: India tops list of nations with high disease burden

India and China alone account for 35 per cent of tuberculosis cases reported in 2013

The heat is on

Green charade

US 'inside player' environmental groups slip into oblivion