Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides — and climate change is worsening the crisis
As the heavy rain intensifies, it will be hugely important for the Himalayas to implement new user-friendly and reliable construction guidelines …
Flood crisis cuts off communities in Western Australia
The floods have created an emergency situation in Kimberly, an area in the state of Western Australia which is about the size of California
Europe’s ‘pyroregions’: Summer 2022 saw 20-year freak fires in regions historically immune, close to normal in fire prone areas
Expansion of fire-prone pyroregions in southern Europe is projected under various warming scenarios
Will India be able to survive heatwaves of the future?
Over the last 60 years, India has witnessed a rise in meteorological droughts and heatwaves, with the frequency and intensity increasing
Infographic: Extreme weather events in India from January to September 2022
A comprehensive analysis of the extreme weather events India faced from January-September this year
Inflation Reduction Act: What does this new bill mean for climate change mitigation?
Overall, the new bill is the first big step the US is taking to avoid runaway climate change
Tonga volcano spews enough water to fill 58,000 pools into stratosphere, likely to add to global warming
Excess stratospheric H2O will persist for years, could affect stratospheric chemistry and dynamics and may lead to surface warming
Climate change: West African countries mark $294 billion to meet challenge
The commitment is part of a Regional Climate Strategy to set regional mitigation and adaptation targets for 2030, with a review planned for 2050, …
IPCC AR6 (Part III): Cut emissions across all sectors to keep temperature rise to 1.5°C
According to the report, limiting warming to around 1.5°C requires global GHG emissions to peak before 2025 and reduce by 43 per cent by 2030
Asani: The first cyclone of 2022
The storm will move northwards along and off the Andamans, towards the Myanmar and south Bangladesh coast in the next 48 hours
Climate and food price rise: Weather systems are so extreme that farmers have lost entire crop cycle
The domino effect that extreme weather events has on reduction of agricultural production and food inflation is clearer than ever
Central banks and climate change: How they can play a role in managing the fallout
Central banks set interest rates, which determines the prices of goods and services. This, in turn, influences the climate impacts of their …
Lessons from Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks
Tobacco, as with much agricultural production, promotes unsustainable modes of commodification and consumption of nature
'Energy poverty hurts women'
Women's participation should be considered while making policy on access to energy and management, says an expert
"Weak outcome for climate-induced loss and damage at COP23"
Harjeet Singh, global lead on climate change at Action Aid, explains the outcome of the negotiations on loss and damage caused by climate change …
Week 1 at COP 23: Interview with Camilla Born, Climate Action Network
Camilla Born, Senior Policy Adviser, E3G and member Climate Action Network talks about the state of negotiations after the first week at the CoP …
Carbon Markets after Paris Agreement: Stefano De Clara
International Policy Director of IETA, Stefano De Clara talks about the future of market mechanisms in combating climate change under the Paris …
Facebook Live: Are recent floods linked to climate change?
Sunita Narain, Director General Centre for Science and Environment discusses the recent floods event in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bengaluru and Houston …
How India's temperature has been rising over the years
Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general, Centre for Science and Environment, analyses temperature data from 1901 to 2017 to understand the situation
Methane mystery: fossil fuels spewing less methane, but gas continues to accumulate
New research finds that methane estimates from the 1980s and 90s underestimated emissions. But measuring methane is getting better
Poles witness record dip in sea ice extent, says NASA
On February 13, the combined Arctic and Antarctic sea ice numbers were at their lowest point since satellites started measuring sea ice in 1979
Climate resilience
Realising that climate change actions are good investments, communities and institutions are working towards adapting to it
What’s next after monsoon's arrival in Kerala
The progress of this year’s monsoon is likely to be delayed in some parts of India
Sunita Narain: We have to build a climate-resilient world to end human suffering from climate change
The world’s climate crisis means we are seeing more intense storms, rising sea levels, increased drought and more human suffering. In an …
More than 5 million people die each year because of extreme temperature conditions
More people died of cold than heat over the two-decade period of a recent study. But heat-related deaths were increasing, while cold-linked …
