Climate change threatens survival of albatross

Rising sea temperatures will reduce the availability of prey for the predator seabird and their population growth rate will decline by 5.3%

'Warmer future can lead to heavier hailstorms'

UK researcher Amulya Chevuturi talks to DTE about how hailstorms occur and how they could intensify with rising temperatures

How microscopic marine algae impact global climate and Indian monsoon

Phytoplankton responds much faster to processes that alter temperature than the temperature itself, which changes slowly due to water’s …

Is climate change causing cannibalism among seagulls?

Seagulls are eating their own eggs as fish—their primary diet—move deeper into seas due to rising temperature

Climate change: West Africa’s oceans at risk because of a lack of monitoring

Communities are left blind to climate effect; can't take measures to adapt themselves 

High temperatures reduce rice, sorghum yield in Karnataka

A recent study reveals that during kharif and rabi seasons the state is exposed to a high number of days when mercury climbs above 33 degrees Celsius

Coral bleaching of 2016 caused severe mortality in Gulf of Mannar: study

The corals in the Gulf of Mannar suffered severe losses during the global coral bleaching event that occurred between March and October 2016, …

36 per cent cities to face water crisis by 2050

An estimated 400 million people currently live in cities with perennial water shortage. The number is slated to go up to 1 billion by 2050 due to …

By 2050, climate-related disasters could cost US $35 billion a year: audit report

The GAO report urged Trump administration to take climate change risks seriously and begin developing a response action plan

Herbivores can protect ecosystems from climate change: study

A marine biologist, Rebecca Kordas, tries to understand how intertidal ecosystems, which exist along the shore, adapt to changes such as …

Global Eco Watch: Red Sea turtles are now mostly being born female due to climate change

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World could soon witness ‘historic’ coral die-offs

Severe coral bleaching has been reported across Northern Pacific

2023 is on track to be warmest year on record, 2024 could see further increase in temperatures: Study

Human-induced climate change, El Nino influence likely