How climate-induced disasters are creating a new dynamic of migration
Over time, countries would not be in a position to absorb so much migration in their limited urban centres and people will move to other countries,…
COP27: India’s updated NDCs insufficient for cutting emissions, shows report
Indian government plans to add more coal capacity and increase fossil gas in the energy mix, study says
Loss and Damage: Disaster a day
India experienced extreme weather events on 241 of the 273 days from January 1 to September 30, which claimed 2,755 lives & damaged 1.9 …
WMO sounds alarm as COP27 gets underway, with 1.5°C target barely within reach
Sea level rise doubled in three decades; South Asia, including India, one of the hardest-hit
India saw natural disasters almost every day in first 9 months of 2022: CSE report
Highest toll in Himachal Pradesh; official data inadequate to show real extent of loss & damage
Winter pollution: Diwali night can add 300-600 µg/m3 of PM2.5 to Delhi's air
Delhi’s seasonal winter PM2.5 average had improved during the pandemic, but it stagnated post-pandemic. Action this winter will determine …
Irony just died: Coca-Cola, among biggest global polluters, to sponsor CoP27
Activists and commentators have called Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of the world’s biggest climate summit a ‘greenwashing exercise’
China, south Asia not proactive in reducing climate impacts on women: ICIMOD
Most policy documents are silent on the existing pay gaps and women’s access to agricultural resources
Monsoon stretching longer, displacing more people in south Asia: Report
Disasters displaced some 61.4 million people in south Asia in 2010-2021, according to IDMC and ADB report
Every tenth of a degree counts: Scientists sound alarm as number of climate tipping elements rises
While some tipping points may have been crossed or are close to being crossed, more would be crossed as the planet warms, says study
Pakistan floods: What role did climate change play?
Officials from the Pakistan Meteorological Department blamed climate change
Greenhouse gas, sea levels reached record highs in 2021: NOAA Report
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere was 414.7 parts per million in 2021, which is 2.3 parts higher than in 2020, the report said
Rare 3rd consecutive La Nina event underway, could impact agriculture
Southwest monsoon will likely extend till October, with detrimental impacts on Indian agriculture
Weekend cloudburst reiterates need to beef up early warning systems; is Uttarakhand on track
There have been positive and negative developments in Uttarakhand since 2013 as far as early warning systems are concerned; the key is to …
North East India records lowest rainfall in 122 years
The IMD predicts that below-normal rainfall will persist over the remaining part of August
Monsoon report card: Rainfall deficit in 8 states, excess in 8 others
Sudden swing from heavy downpour to deficient rainfall in 163 districts in 15 days in August
Himalayan birds at higher risk of losing unique traits: Study
The global extinction crisis will lead to widespread losses of morphological diversity above that expected by species loss alone
Monsoon 2022: Northwest India to get heavy rain from July 28; rest of country to take a break
The monsoon trough will move north, where a western disturbance will also move in; the combined effect may bring torrential rains to the plains …
Water-wisdom for climate change: We must become much more efficient with every drop
The country has learnt critical water lessons through the years — now is the time to put it to practice
UN lays down guidelines to protect children displaced by climate change
Nearly 10 million children were displaced due to weather-related shocks in 2020 alone, according to UN reports
How not to solve the climate change problem
Most effective way to address the climate change problem is to decarbonize the economies of the world’s nations
Climate change alters how plants go about their lives; here’s how
Scientists study 212 plant species across 5 botanical gardens in Germany
France wildfires displace 37,000; air quality dips
Internal displacement due to wildfires 24% higher than in last 5 years & 4 times of last year
Climate change was partly responsible for May floods, landslides in Brazil
7-day average rainfall had 1-in-500 chance, finds study; Current climate warmer by 1.2°C
Climate crisis: even temporarily overshooting 2°C would cause permanent damage to Earth’s species
Deep emission cuts are needed now & can’t be pushed back to a future date, show a group of researchers