Murky science of comfort part 5: Here’s how being mindful is good for the environment

We cannot wish away air-conditioning in today’s world, but we can be reasonable in choosing where, when and how to resort to the energy guzzlers

Warnings from the past: Sea levels will rise, 78 Indian cities to see floods

While more than a century-old data projects a warmer world, India still needs a proper regional data on climate vulnerability

Hurricanes are now getting intense more quickly than 30 years ago

Rapid intensification occurs when the maximum wind speed in a hurricane goes up by at least 28.8 miles within a 24-hour period

International weather agency warns of a stronger El Niño

The peak three-month average surface water temperature in the east-central tropical Pacific Ocean will exceed 2 degrees Celsius above normal

Sizzling Odisha: 26 places hit 40°C+

Schools to remain shut from tomorrow

Increased sea surface temperature affecting Indian monsoon: Study

Global warming hiatus contributed to the weakening of the Mascarene High in the Southern Indian Ocean, finds study 

Six-fold increase in forest fires as temperatures rise in many states

The Forest Survey of India’s large forest fires monitoring programme data shows that there are 192 large, active fires in the country today

International weather agency pronounces 2015 the warmest year on record

The global average surface temperature in 2015 is likely to be the warmest ever and will reach the 1 degree Celsius mark above the pre-industrial …

Budget 2023-24: Deep Ocean Mission gets Rs 600 crore; funds to be spent on research vessel, identifying minerals

Experts raised concerns over the impacts of mining on deep-ocean biodiversity

Cyclones getting fiercer; account for nearly half of India’s deaths due to climate-related disasters

Frequency of very severe cyclonic storms during the post-monsoon season has increased by 1 event per a decade

This June was the fifth-warmest on record 

The first half of 2021 was the eighth warmest on record

Upper oceans hottest in 2020 despite lower emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns

Heat content was 20 zetta joules higher than in 2019

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 …

India needs US$ 2 trillion to adapt to climate change

The country will experience 1-1.5°C increase in mean annual air temperature in the near term from 2016 to 2045 with ‘profound’ …

Warmer temperatures increasing risk of kidney stones, says study

The research was conducted in five US cities, representing climates found throughout the world

Temperature rise in India’s northern plains unlikely to impact wheat: Centre

With February being abnormally warm, farmers have been worried about a repetition of last year’s impact of heat on the staple crop

African mountains are feeling the heat of climate change

Changing patterns of snowfall have big implications for mountain heat budgets

Iraq’s orange sky is a red flag. Here’s why

Experts link the frequent, intense dust storms in Iraq with climate change

How climate change has ravaged India's Himalayan states

Hindu Kush Himalayan region, which has a major influence on the Indian summer monsoon, has experienced extreme warm weather events in the last 60 …

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

Global warming had never slowed down, says US study

Temperature data collected by a variety of techniques from both land and sea have always been a source of concern, according to a section of …

Arctic forest fires caused by global warming can jeopardise climate goals: Study

Around 146 million tonnes of carbon was released in the 2019 and 2020 fires in the Arctic

Earth just had its 5th-warmest September on record

Likelihood of 2022 being one of the ten warmest years on record is greater than 99 per cent

Climate crisis intensifies: Coastal areas may become unliveable by 2100, flags report

Scientists say under RCP 8.5 scenario, a temperature increase of about 4.3 degrees Celsius by 2100 relative to pre-industrial temperature may happen

New equipment makes it easier and quicker to prevent damage after stroke

Cooling gel pads are now easily available in the Indian market