Global warming: How Kolkata, Mumbai are most at risk from high tides
The impact of the sea-level rise is concentrated in Asia, with China the most at risk, followed by India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia.
Greenland, Antarctica lost 7,560 billion tonnes of ice sheet mass in last 3 decades, accounted for quarter of global sea-level rise
The polar ice sheets store 99% of Earth’s freshwater ice on land
Climate change to increase sea level in Lakshadweep, affect airport, residential areas: Study
Lakshadweep Islands are one of the least polluting marine ecosystems and yet have to bear the harsh brunt of climate change
Thwaites ‘doomsday glacier’ can lose ice faster in coming years, coastal areas at risk: Study
Rapid retreat of the glacier may raise global sea levels by 3-10 feet
What’s going on with the Greenland ice sheet?
It’s losing ice faster than forecast and now irreversibly committed to at least 10 inches of sea level rise
Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating ‘ghost forests’ that are visible from space
Huge swaths of contiguous forest are dying. They’re now known in the scientific community as ‘ghost forests’
Book Excerpt: The survival of the Maldives as a nation
Journalist Daniel Bosley’s new book delves into the fragile group of atolls in the Indian Ocean
Marshall Islands, a nation at the heart of global shipping, fights for climate justice
As IMO member states gear up for two weeks of negotiations in London, the rallying cry of Pacific youth remains as important as ever: “We …
July 2022 marks the 3rd hottest on record for the US
Precipitation was below average across much of the country’s west, central plains and southern parts
Why is Venice drowning?
Increasing global warming resulting in rising sea levels, coupled with the city itself sinking due to increased groundwater usage is making the …
Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying
Antarctica, long thought to be the “sleeping giant” of sea level rise, is actually a key player
237 million people in 6 Asian countries at risk due to coastal flooding by 2050: Study
In India, six times more people are at risk from coastal flooding than the earlier estimates based on satellite data from NASA
Abundant, late-melting snow leads to ‘reproductive failure’ never seen in Arctic: Study
Only few plants and animals were able to reproduce due to the extremely changing weather events last year
Govt to launch climate vulnerability map of India soon
A common set of indicators will be used for vulnerability-profiling and ranking of 650 districts all over the country
Why so few people are worried about Thwaites
The worry about Thwaites is not just the estimated rise in sea-level but an unknown and sometimes incomprehensible cascade that its melting can …
Sea-level rise: 6 states in US may lose 83% coastal marshes
The coastal area will stop being a carbon sink and start releasing more carbon into the atmosphere
High-tide flood risk is accelerating, putting coastal economies at risk
The frequency of high-tide flooding along the coasts of United States has doubled since 2000
United in Science: New UN report highlights climate emergency
A report released recently by the UN, ‘United in Science’ collates the latest climate knowledge and makes for alarming reading
Could the law of the sea be used to protect small island states from climate change?
Small island developing states also face more extreme weather, increasingly acidic oceans, coral bleaching and harm to fisheries
Intensity of tropical cyclones to increase next century due to climate change: Study
There could be a 5% increase in maximum cyclonic wind speeds if the world warmed by 2°C by 2100
COP27: Kolkata presents climate action roadmap, announces city-level summit
Kolkata was the only Indian city at the meeting on urban climate resilience organised by the Climate Action Network South Asia
Satellite data signals early hints of a looming El Nino
During El Nino years, the Indian monsoon appears to be weaker and less consistent
Why every degree counts now
A series of interactive infographics to explore the 21st Century's toughest development challenge: The planet's changing climate
Rising water levels in Kenya's Rift Valley lakes: 379,935 people require urgent humanitarian assistance
The increased water levels changed the composition of the lakes and damaged biodiversity
Impacts: The hare and the tortoise
While findings on the impacts of climate change get bleaker and bleaker, the negotiations still hobble along at a snail's pace.