US braces for the deadliest hurricane in 12 years; experts point to ocean warming

Since 1980s, scientists have observed an increase in the intensity and frequency of Atlantic hurricanes

Will insurance as a mechanism work for loss and damage brought on by climate change?

Insurance is currently being used as a mechanism to provide financial safety net as part of climate-induced disaster relief

July 2015 is Earth’s hottest month ever recorded

Ocean surfaces across the world also experienced record warmth

Arctic nations agree to bar fishing fleets from seas around North Pole

Fast melting sea ice and rising surface temperatures may draw fish farther north, experts feel

‘Severe’ cyclonic storm to hit Tamil Nadu on April 30

The weather agency has put the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on red alert (highest) on April 30 and May 1

World breached safe atmospheric CO2 levels 33 years ago

Global consumption of fossil fuels, the primary source of CO2 emissions, has gone up by 78 per cent in last three decades

In the shadow of El Niño fear: an already weak monsoon may suffer another jolt

There is a probability of El Niño developing between July and September, which are the peak monsoon months in India

Warming has changed Arctic forever; 2017 could be third hottest year on record: studies

In 2017, the Arctic continued to warm at double the rate of the global temperature increase

Role of climate change in tropical cyclones still unclear

Thomas Knutson is a research meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US. He was the co-chairperson …

Dying oceans

Oxygen-deprived zones in oceans across the world have emerged as a huge threat to marine ecosystems

Highest mortality year for dolphins, whales

US authorities investigating if stranding incidents linked to BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

May of 2012 second warmest since 1880: US agency

Report hints at global warming as the cause

Cyclones and climate change

Some climate models predict two- to seven- fold increase in the frequency of Hurricane Katrina magnitude events for a 1°C rise in global …