Researchers studied US spy-sat images of Himalayan glaciers. What they found is alarming
The third pole has been losing 8 bn tonne ice every year during 2000-2016. Blame global warming
How global warming and air pollution converge
The link between the two is becoming clearer with each passing year. It is time we in India also recognise and give it the attention it deserves
What happens to the natural world if all the insects disappear?
When insect numbers decrease everything higher up in the food web will suffer. This is already happening
Sundarbans’ ‘swamp tigers’ could be gone in 50 years, warns study
Climate change, rising seas, industrial development and construction of new roads would hasten the tigers’ end, it says
Understanding link between extreme rainfall events and floods
Scientific evidence of global warming leading to more moisture in atmosphere, causing extreme precipitation doesn't show these causes more floods
Signatures of past climate change found on West coast
Researchers unravel imprints of sea-level fluctuations and climate change that may have occurred along coastal rivers in Gujarat's Saurashtra …
Scientists develop early flowering transgenic mustard
This is important since oilseed crop requires cold days and the number of cold days required for full plant cycle has shrunk owing to climate change
Bonn climate meet concludes with little progress on issues
With Parties differing on their fundamental stances, creation of a robust and fair Paris climate rule book looks like a tough task
Bonn climate meet: developed nations stonewall discussion on climate financing
Developed countries, including US, were seen obstructing an attempt by the Africa group to submit a draft decision on climate financing
Fossil teeth reveal new facts about a mass extinction 260 million years ago
Did a change in climate caused or contributed to a mass extinction around 260 million years ago?
Sahara, the largest hot desert, expanded by 10 per cent in the 20th century
Climate change is causing the expansion of the desert into once arable land, says a study
What will Brexit mean for the climate?
After Brexit, the UK will have to ratify the Paris Agreement on its own, and produce its individual NDC
Extreme impact
WMO report highlights impact of record-breaking extreme weather on human safety, well-being and environment
Protracted recovery
As the UN celebrates 30th anniversary of Montreal Protocol, scientists warn of new threats to the ozone layer that has begun to heal
From Africa, with will
For the first time, African countries flagged off urbanisation as a factor impacting climate change at the recently held Africa Carbon Forum …
'We have to use the Paris Agreement for a strong agenda forward'
Sweden will pass a law next year to become carbon-neutral by 2045. Eva Svedling, the State Secretary to the Minister for International …
Sweden against Climate Change: In Conversation with Eva Svedling, State Secretary
Eva Svedling is the State Secretary to the Minister for International Development. Cooperation and Climate Isabella Lövin. Lövin is …
Defunding environment programmes in US will affect the world
The Energy Star Programme, which has prevented 2.8 billion tonnes of GHG emissions, is being defunded
Amitav Ghosh in conversation with Sunita Narain
Amitav Ghosh in conversation with Sunita Narain on his new book The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
Limiting HFCs should not be a burden on the developing world
Developing countries should guard against a weak phase-down of the super-warming hydrofluorocarbons in the ongoing Montreal Protocol
Can it be different this time?
Can developing countries find a way to get an ambitious and equitable outcome at the negotiations for the HFC phase-down amendment to the …
Green Climate Fund and other updates in climate finance
Progress on climate finance remains slow with insuficient funds and delay in implementation
Plan of inaction
How the US president sold an unambitious plan to clean the power sector as historical
‘Attribution studies help increase awareness about links between human activities and climate change’
Down To Earth talks to Wenxia Zhang, author of paper on attribution of extreme heat & drought events in 2022 at COP28
COP27 diary (November 17): Details on loss and damage facility, phasing out coal missing from ‘Cover Decision’ draft
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit