India, China unite over climate cause

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Growth might dry up

GDP growth is not a fool-proof measure against climate change

Cloudburst in Leh

Ocean sours

At current rate seawater will turn acidic by century end

Little understood pillars of our lives

The dominant survives

Increasing nitrogen levels will pit plants against each other

Street politics of climate change

Least developed countries set expectations for COP28 with Dakar Declaration

LDCs account for 1% of GHG emissions but are at forefront of the climate crisis, say ministers

El Nino to cause global losses worth $84 trillion by 2099, India may be more vulnerable than estimated

Impacts of El Nino will be more pronounced in poor countries in the tropics like India

Rio: not plus or minus, just 20

LDCs ring the alarm bell before Bonn

Demand higher ambition; will EU still take the lead?

Bali: the mother of all no-deals

Russia submits climate plan; commits to reducing emissions by 25-30% by 2030

Thirty-two developed nations have submitted their INDCs so far

SBI update: session at Bonn suspended without adopting agenda

Lack of consensus forces move

Deal won, stakes lost

Cancun deal shifts burden on developing countries not developed

How climate ready are we?

More droughts brought on by climate change could worsen wildfires in US’s southern Appalachian forests

Drought years will contribute most to future burned areas

Climate-impacted Sagar island witnesses 10 million pilgrims take holy baths in Ganga Sagar

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee demands ‘national fair’ status; administration trying to reduce fair’s green footprint

‘Ecology on steroids’: How Australia’s First Nations managed Australia’s ecosystems

A return to First Nations management is long overdue, as human-made climate change intensifies

2023 in a blink: Climate, weather records that broke this year

Down To Earth recaps climate stories that broke records

As Chennai & north Tamil Nadu return to normalcy, Tirunelveli in state’s south flooded due to heavy rain

Exceptionally heavy rainfall is expected till mid-day on December 18 in Tirunelveli

DTE Coverage: How negotiations unfolded on Global Goal for Adaptation at COP28

The final text that emerged is slightly better

New GGA text slightly better, still no equity or finance target

A positive change from the previous text is that a timeframe of 2030 has been put into the text for achieving the thematic targets on water …

Tensions rise over negotiating text on global carbon market on COP28 penultimate day

Objections raised by several blocs over the wording of the text