Why 2023 may be an annus horribilis for India’s farmers
A dry winter, arrival of El Nino and two years without earnings make this year terrible for Indian farmers
Rabi 2022-23: Increase in wheat sowing marginal, shows government data
Data also showed a higher acreage in rapeseed and mustard crops, indicating that wheat farmers might have shifted their agricultural area to …
World’s northernmost town now its fastest warming too
The temperature at Longyearbyen in Norway's Svalbard archipelago has risen by 4°C since 1971
Fifth-hottest May again drives home reality to warming world
Even ongoing La Nina conditions couldn’t cool the weather down in several parts of the world last month
Will May bring respite from heat? Here’s what IMD predicts
May may bring showers in many parts of India that have remained largely dry this 2022 pre-monsoon season
There is a link between heat and mental health; and climate change is making it more pronounced
There has been an increase in footfall at major psychiatric hospitals in the country since March, an unusually hot month this year
Polar Heatwaves: Record temperatures 30-40 degrees Celsius above normal
Rapid rise in temperatures at poles a warning of disruption in Earth’s climate systems, say experts
Extreme weather events are exactly the time to talk about climate change – here’s why
Talking about climate change is a powerful way of mobilising climate action, and extreme weather events provide helpful climate conversation starters
Hottest days are warming twice as fast as average summer temperature in north-west Europe: Research
Climate change is causing Spain and north Africa to warm faster than north-west Europe
Children born in 2020 will experience 6.8 times more heatwaves than those born in 1960: Report
Limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will reduce the additional lifetime exposure of new-borns to heatwaves by 45%, droughts …
Climate change is real: July 2021 was 3rd warmest globally
Surface temperature for June 2021 was the 5th-highest in 142 years
Climate Change is real: Temperate North America sizzles under ‘heat dome’
Canada’s British Columbia and the US Pacific Northwest’s Oregon and Washington are experiencing a once-in-a-millennium event, experts say
Solar City Varanasi: Why is PM Modi’s constituency failing to achieve its targets? Think ‘conceptual flaws’
Energy is not just for boosting the economy but for betterment of society and environment for all; this seems to have been forgotten in Varanasi
Only allocated rice in rations, people sell it to buy expensive wheat
Wheat prices have shot up in the market following a reduced production this year
Warming China: Shanghai, other cities in Yangtze Basin issue red alerts
Shanghai has issued three red alerts in the past five days
Monsoon advances, but in deficit
Reasons for delay: Weak El Nino conditions, very severe Cyclone Vayu
Coping with heatwave: How Odisha villages use natural measures
Concretisation and extreme heat have rendered traditional cooling methods ineffective
Heat wave warning in Odisha as temperatures soar
The highest maximum temperature of 41°C was recorded in Balangir on March 29
Extreme temperatures kill 5 million a year: 20-year study
Intense cold caused more deaths than intense heat but this is changing
WMO report flags heatwave, cyclone conditions in India
India was severely affected by delayed monsoons, floods, according to the report
Duration of heavy work to halve for 800 million people if world warms 2°C: Report provides solutions to tackle heat stress
Reducing greenhous gas emissions, institutional adaptation measures best options
16 heatwaves in Odisha this summer rob its tribal women of livelihood
Soaring mercury levels make it difficult for them to spend much time in the jungle & collect forest produce such as leaves of kendu and siali,…
France wildfires displace 37,000; air quality dips
Internal displacement due to wildfires 24% higher than in last 5 years & 4 times of last year
State of Extreme Weather: How was January-April 2023 compared to January-April 2022
In the first four months of 2023, at least 33 states/UTs reported extreme weather events. In contrast, 27 states/UTs recorded extreme …
India underestimating heatwave impact, more than 90% of the country at risk: Study
Climate experts and policymakers should re-evaluate the metrics for assessing the country’s climate vulnerability as heatwaves in India …
