Pre-summer rains: How the charm of Chandigarh endures

Every year, the ‘City Beautiful’ located between the Siwaliks and the Indus Plain, plays host to a game between heat, cold, dust and …

Arctic winter sea ice in 2021 joint seventh-lowest on record, finds NASA

The sea ice maximum in 2021 is not close to a record, but still quite low compared to any year prior to 2000, according to lead author of …

Have warmer Februaries and early flowering come to stay in Kashmir?

Premature bud breaking caused by early spring will impact thousands of people whose livelihoods depend on Kashmir's horticulture

Pollution less severe this winter in Delhi; smog episodes fewer, shorter: CSE

There were wide variations in the overall air quality in adjacent areas within the city, pointing at local pollution

Eight of 10 most polluted cities this winter from UP: CSE

The smaller and upcoming cities were the pollution hotspots 

Warm winter to severely hit rabi production in Bihar: Experts

Forced maturity in plants due to higher temperatures can result in smaller seeds

Climate crisis: Uttarakhand may see forest fires round the year

It is winters but state forests are on fire. Experts say lack of soil moisture due to insufficent rainfall aided spread

Torpor: a neat survival trick once thought rare in Australian animals is actually widespread

To enter torpor, an animal decreases its metabolism, reducing its energy requirements

Winter tourists buoy up Kashmir’s battered tourism sector

Tourist operators say next three months crucial as the government tries to resurrect the sector

Winter air pollution & smog: CSE study notes fresh patterns

Daily PM2.5 levels up 8-11 times between cleanest August & dirtiest November across Delhi-NCR

This crane flew 4,800 kilometres in 15 days to reach Gujarat on World Migratory Bird Day

‘Vadla’, a female Common Crane, was tagged March 12 this year in Gujarat’s Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, as part of a larger project to …

Does coronavirus spread more easily in cold temperatures? Here’s what we know

Unfortunately, we will only learn exactly how changes in the weather affect the pandemic by living through it

Global Eco Watch: People of Indus Valley produced earliest dairy products in the Subcontinent

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Counting north India’s stubble fires: Stronger data science needed to study winter smog

Severe smog in north India is a result of an evil alignment of many factors. Whether those factors co-conspire this year, remains to be seen

Counting north India’s stubble fires: How do NASA satellites capture them

Overall, it is safe to assume that even if satellite images do not show a fire, it does not necessarily mean that nothing is burning on the ground

Humans hunted Arctic foxes in wintry northern Europe during last Ice Age, fossils show

They did not migrate during winter but rather hunted Arctic foxes for survival

This winter was United States’ 6th warmest: NOAA

According to US science agency, December 2019-February 2020 was mostly warmer and wetter across contiguous US 

India to witness severe food inflation due to extreme weather

The record-breaking vegetable price rise indicates an era of high food inflation in coming years

Cold trap: Severe winter keeps killing Indians as govt drags feet on policy

India recognised cold waves as disaster in 2012. But the country still does not have an effective action plan to mitigate its impact

India’s cold-wave regions to have warm winter: IMD

While the winter season in general will be warm, based on average temperature, the cold-wave regions would be warmer than other regions

Rising moisture, low wind speed trap pollutants in Delhi's air

The National Capital Region may see a smog episode in the first week of November, predict scientists

Heat waves strike south India as north copes with cold

While northern India is witnessing an extended winter season, the southern part of the country started experiencing heat wave conditions on March …

Public transport should be made accessible while fighting air pollution

The fight for breathable air during winters shouldn't take away people's right to first-mile and last-mile connectivity

Winter is here: Coldest winds of the season hit US

The polar vortex has split into three and that has brought down temperatures to life-threatening levels in parts of US, Europe and Asia

Explained: Why north India didn't get the December rainfall it usually does

Here’s a deep dive into why strong western disturbances hit the region just once last month