Cyclone Mandous to form December 7, will be slow-moving
There is also a chance of the storm system crossing over to the Arabian Sea, according to experts
COP27: Sameh Shoukry urges countries to reinforce UNFCCC credibility as talks drag on
EU links loss and damage with mitigation goal; said no agreement is better than a poor agreement
COP27 diary (November 12): ‘US won't support legal structures for loss and damage liabilities’
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Climate change triggered droughts in Northern Hemisphere: Study
Conditions in the Northern Hemisphere would only have been anticipated once every 400 years if humans had not warmed the Earth
Monsoon 2022: Is excess September rainfall to blame for the Danda-2 avalanche in Uttarakhand
Unusually high precipitation in the last few weeks of September led to heavy snowfall in Uttarakhand’s upper reaches, triggering avalanches,…
Half a million people may be affected by floods in Sudan this year
Floods in Sudan this year could aggravate food insecurity, the United Nations and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent …
Explained: Key takeaways from IPCC Synthesis Report on climate change
The SYR is presented in the wake of major global upheaval brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the …
Study sheds light on functioning of global river-based ecosystems
Around 153 researchers from 40 countries worked on the paper, which shows how climatic factors that govern decomposition rates are increasingly …
Despite intense rainfall, world’s water supply is decreasing
Study finds that drying of soil due to rise in temperatures is not letting much water reach rivers and reservoirs
Heat is on: 2019 on track to become hottest year ever
El Nino, or the unusual warming of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, will further add to the already warming temperatures
Climate extremes can reverse progress in ending malnutrition
A report by the World Meteorological Organization adds that climate events in 2017 had the biggest impact on acute food insecurity and …
Not a single cool month in the last 628 months
India, which just experienced one of the hottest Septembers in the last century, loses at least 400 people to heat waves every year
Climate change in India: Either adapt or perish in Rajasthan
As desert receives more rains, big farmers experiment with cash crops and small and marginal farmers abandon farming
Triple whammy: 3 weather systems to cause intense precipitation across India from December 1
Low pressure areas over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea and western disturbance over Afghanistan likely to induce rain, snow
Climate change is real: Assam tea did not see a second flush this year
Measures to mitigate the impact of climate change on the tea industry need to be urgently undertaken, say tea experts
COP26 might just end without much to offer
Countries are giving their status in the informal stocktaking plenary, indicating at an impasse
Factsheet: Who is emitting
As per World Resources Institute's Climate Analysis Indicators Tools
Tree rings can predict climate change
Researchers present papers that show impact of climate change on trees at the ongoing 6th Asian Dendrochronology Conference
Environmental challenges: Desperate crises but also opportunity for inclusion
The Centre for Science and Environment has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2018. Here is the …
Bad weather ahead: Water-related risks can cost 7 large economies $5.6 billion
The United States is projected to incur the highest losses, United Arab Emirates lowest
It’s hot and more than what that heat index tells you
Humans mainly adjust to heat by sweating and flushing, which occurs when blood is directed to capillaries near the skin to dispel the heat
Current climate reports might have underestimated the consequences of the climate crisis
The models do not consider methane emissions from permafrost thawing and carbon releases from droughts
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
When climate change and other emergencies threaten where we live, how will we manage our retreat?
Developing the new legislation will involve difficult decisions about why, when, how and where retreats take place — and at whose cost
Sikkim, the land blessed by Guru Rinpoche, is being destroyed by anthropogenic activity: Yishey Doma
The author of several books on Sikkimese religion, folklore and culture speaks with Down To Earth in the light of the South Lhonak Lake disaster