Can fast-moving glaciers contribute to sea-level rise?
Sea-level rise depends on how meltwater drainage operates and modulates the speeds of glaciers
See climate effect on world’s favourite tourist spots in 2050, in pics
Environmental specialist Marish Cuenca partnered with online car hire website DiscoverCars.com to predict the effects of rising sea levels, …
Climate doomism is bad storytelling — hope is much more effective at triggering action
Looking at individual solutions can seem trivial, but it is a great way to tap into the power of self-efficacy
Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often and increasingly melting its sea ice
Sea ice loss also contributes to global warming and to extreme storms that cause economic damage well beyond the Arctic
NASA’s new tool makes it possible to see future sea level rise
The tool makes it possible to access details based on projections of IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report released August 9
Global Eco Watch: Greenland’s ice sheet has melted to ‘point of no return’
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Atoll nations at immediate risk of climate change
Made up of ring shaped group of coral reefs, islands or a series of islets, these nations are the first to face rising sea-levels and extreme …
As told to Parliament (December 18, 2023): CSE finds coal-fired power plants around Delhi not complying with emission norms
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 19, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Extreme continent: New WMO report paints alarming picture of climate emergency in Asia
The effects of climate events on Asia in 2022 were much more pronounced, with an increase in the number of fatalities, people affected and …
State of the Global Climate report: 58% of ocean suffered at least one marine heatwave event in 2022
Around 25% of ocean surface also affected by marine cold spells
India’s G20 Presidency: As a major emitter, bloc is obliged to address climate change, sustainable development
Climate finance remains an area of contention within the G20 as there is an uneven distribution of financial resources to countries that are most …
Boiling point
Greenhouse gas emissions could raise global temperatures much more than previously forecast leading to drought and flooding as weather patterns …
Whose mandate? UNSC not appropriate forum say India, Russia and Brazil as Council debates sea-level rise
Over 70 leaders call for considering climate change impacts on security before conflicts break out or worsen
High road to Dubai COP28: Scientists join group in saying 1.5°C warming limit too high
20-nation group point to global impacts on world’s ice sheets, glaciers and cryosphere
How technology is helping Indian, Sri Lankan fishermen amid climate change patterns
Numer 8, an analytics company in India, is helping fishermen practice sustainable and safe fishing
A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level
Individual extreme weather events can also have a much longer-term effect on the world’s largest ice sheets
Antarctica, Greenland ice sheet melting matches worst-case climate change scenarios: Study
Ice sheets lose ice at rates predicted by worst-case scenarios estimated in the last report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change