Rising prevalence of eco-anxiety and climate anxiety is a growing concern

Eco-anxiety has both positive and negative effects on environmental education, ecological crisis and hindrances

Wetlands are superheroes: Expert sets out how they protect people and places

They purify water, provide habitats for plants and animals and provide over 1 billion livelihoods globally

Union Budget 2024-25: New initiative to boost Blue Economy 2.0 announced

While the initiative promises positive impacts on the 14 million people along India’s coastline, apprehensions loom regarding potential …

Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains

Most South African cities were built a long time ago, before climate change was predicted

Climate crisis: Drought causes mass elephant deaths in Zimbabwe game reserve

Drought conditions had earlier also prompted a mass-movement of elephants from Hwange into neighbouring Botswana in a search for water, food

India is warming fast; endured its 2nd-hottest year on record in 2023: State of Environment in Figures 2024

India experienced its highest minimum temperature for December in 122 years, registering a notable anomaly of 1.71°C above normal in 2023

Binge-watching with a side of emissions: Study finds digital habits contribute to climate change

Digital content consumption accounts for 3-4% of a person's annual greenhouse gas emissions

Monsoon arrives over Bay of Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar archipelago

Except some eastern parts of India and most of the Northeast, all regions may receive good rainfall, according to the India Meteorological …

Lok Sabha 2024: Did heat dissuade voters during phase 3?

Almost half of the districts analysed saw a rise in temperature as well as a lower voter turnout on polling day on May 7, 2024

Biodiversity loss identified as biggest reason for emergence of infectious diseases

Policy efforts to strengthen conservation would help, suggests new study

Recognise ‘Un-enabling’ environment that prevents climate finance access, says Global South at UN talks in Cartagena

Experts & governments met for technical discussions and negotiations on New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance

Asia was the world’s ‘disaster capital’ in 2023, with all climate change drivers upping the ante in region: WMO report

Bay of Bengal recorded nearly 30% higher sea level rise over global average; east and north India have warmed more than rest of country

NOAA, ICRI confirm fourth global mass coral bleaching event in 2023-2024

This is the second such event in the last 10 years and comes at a time when global oceans have also recorded unprecedented heat

Headline issues at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2024

The Spring Meetings are being held this week from April 15-20 in Washington, DC  

Silent Chernobyl: Dry Aral Sea has made Central Asia dustier, with impacts on global climate, says study

Not only does the dust of the Aralkum Desert left in place of the Aral endanger residents, it also can accelerate the melting of glaciers …

Climate change, disruptions in supply chain due to geopolitical tensions threatening global economic growth: UNCTAD

Slower economic growth for third consecutive year; India’s growth expected to be marginally lower than 2023

World’s largest companies are failing on climate action, new report shows

A heavy reliance on carbon offsetting helps companies shirk accountability for a majority of their emissions

Carbon dioxide in 2023 comparable to 4.3 billion years ago as global greenhouse gas levels hit all-time high: NOAA

This was the twelfth consecutive year that carbon dioxide levels rose by more than 2 parts per million

Wine production crossing the Channel & more: Study captures changing geography of vineyards due to climate change

In Asia, Himalayas predicted to see more growth in wine production, along with Pamirs  

Nature-based solutions can help Sundarbans survive

Mangroves hold crucial resources that can help protect the rich and diverse biosphere

Britain’s seas are warming from John O’Groats to The Lizard, data collected by all-female rowboat crew finds

Kent, Thames Estuary, East Anglia, Yorkshire & the Humber, Northumberland and Scottish Lowlands notable exceptions

Climate impact: Tamil Nadu study links vector-borne scrub typhus cases with high rainfall, humidity

Every millimetre increase in rainfall could lead to a 0.5%-0.7% hike in monthly scrub typhus cases

Global heating may breach 1.5°C in 2024 – here’s what that could look like

Above 1.5°C, humanity risks provoking heatwaves so intense they defy the human body’s capacity to cool itself

COP28 Recap: Nations failed to reach consensus on Article 6 for regulating carbon markets

Among other risks, a further delay in operationalising Article 6 could mean voluntary carbon markets and discretionary bilateral arrangements …

At peak value of 2°C above average sea surface temperature, 2023-24 El Nino among strongest on record

Climate phenomenon to keep temperatures above normal and influence regional rainfall