Odisha tops first-ever NFSA state ranking index

NFSA’s implementation through TPDS has not been uniform in the country, according to Centre

Gorgosaurus: Sotheby’s all set to auction T-Rex’s cousin

Heatwave grips US too, ‘excessive heat warning’ for some areas

Biden announces measures to combat climate change  

‘Climate change has nothing to do with ideologies’: Europe battles wildfires

More people have died of heat-related causes in Spain between May 1 and July 15 of this year, than during the entirety of 2021

India’s monkeypox outbreak may not be linked to European superspreader events

NIV-Pune finds evidence of another lineage in Kerala samples; it suggests a distinct cluster of human-human transmission, possibly unrecognised …

NOAA predicts above-average Atlantic hurricane season

There will be 14-20 named storms in the remainder of the season, out of which 6-10 would likely become hurricanes and 3-5 could turn into major …

COVID-19: BA.5 spread has differed from one country to another; here is why

Eric Topol, a US-based professor of molecular medicine, argues it is the immunity wall of a country that plays a decisive role in whether BA.…

Data on plant ‘sweat’ might help predict wildfire severity

NASA studies data from space station instrument; Water-stressed plants help identify areas with greater fire risk

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

Extreme weather unabated: Third-hottest July took Antarctic sea ice to its minimum since 1979

Antarctic sea ice extent reached its lowest value for July in 44 years

Inflation Reduction Act: Experts cautious as US Senate passes landmark climate investment bill

Bill still does not go far enough to meet the scale of climate emergency; the nature of investment is not known at the moment, they say

Monkeypox: demand for vaccines is outstripping supply – this is what’s causing the shortages

Vaccines currently being administered are from emergency stockpiles for accidental or deliberate release of smallpox

Johnson & Johnson to change baby powder composition, but it might not be enough to keep consumers safe 

Cornstarch base for powder also not without risk   

It’s hot and more than what that heat index tells you

Humans mainly adjust to heat by sweating and flushing, which occurs when blood is directed to capillaries near the skin to dispel the heat

Did climate change trigger US’s worst West Nile virus outbreak?

Wetter-than-average monsoon potentially facilitated a boom in mosquito population, which spread the virus 

Good news! Pacific Bluefin Tuna stock to rebound sooner than expected due to global conservation efforts

Significant young population in current biomass means rebound targets will be met much ahead of schedule

Drying planet: Drought has become a truly planetary disaster in 2022

Climate change is fuelling the intensity of drought in already vulnerable regions while tightening its grip on not-so-vulnerable areas

Look back in hope: What America’s Hopi people can teach us about living sustainably

Down To Earth talks to author Daniel Pinchbeck about what the Hopi Native Americans of Arizona can teach the modern world which is warming …

Artemis set to take off soon: 5 things you need to know about this NASA mission

The next giant leap for mankind not alone; Joint plans by Russia-China for research station, India's Chandrayaan has lunar …

Planetary summer: Why Europe may have reached a point of no return on prolonged droughts, heatwaves

Droughts are becoming a new reality for Europe, latest scientific projections suggest 

The White House wants a climate denier out as World Bank President

John Kerry backs Al Gore’s call to ‘get rid of’ David Malpass at the world’s largest development bank.  

Africa in space: continent has a lot to gain, but proper plans must be put in place

African countries need to be more deliberate in developing space capabilities; quite a lot of strategic foresight is needed in Africa

COP27 diary (November 12): ‘US won't support legal structures for loss and damage liabilities’

A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit 

COP27: Global North governments want private sector to pay for loss and damage

Private sector companies’ understanding of climate adaptation and mitigation is limited, according to experts

US, Japan & others to fund Indonesia’s transition to clean energy

Just Energy Transition Partnership’s $20 bn finance can help freeze the country’s per capita emissions at 2.4 tonnes by 2030