Centre finally greenlights Karnataka Climate Action Plan after 3-year wait; but implementation is key
Karnataka has been caught between two extreme conditions for the last decade of floods in the southern districts and droughts in the north and …
May 2024 to mark one year streak of high temperatures?
It is already on track to be hottest month ever documented
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
Climate change was key to Antarctic sea ice hitting record lows in 2023
A long-term regime change may have occurred in Southern Ocean, suggests study
Over 90% Indians want policies to address green issues and climate action, finds Yale survey
71% respondents said climate change affecting local weather; 76% said it affected monsoons in India
Simply Put: Heatwave 2024
Why Nagaland faced unprecedented flooding after decades | Alarming Variations Ep-03
Down To Earth analyses the complexities of climate change in the Northeastern state
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 …
Trade & climate priorities are converging: Does this help or hurt a fair global green transition?
If climate considerations are to permeate trade agreements & vice versa, upholding principles of common but differentiated responsibilities, …
Simply Put: Work from home
Expect first pre-monsoon cyclone in Bay of Bengal next week
Cyclone may be severe due to the extremely warm sea-surface temperatures
In 2023, 69 weather stations across India recorded their monthly highest 24-hour rainfall in 122 years, finds CSE-DTE analysis
Maharshtra and Madhya Pradesh had 9 stations each that saw record-breaking rainfall
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
Climate shift may have sparked warm-blooded evolution in dinosaurs 180 million years ago
Warming climate could have prompted ecological changes, leading some species to develop a faster metabolism — a trait shared by modern day …
World on track to shatter temperature records for 12 consecutive months in May 2024
Both air and ocean temperatures have been on a record-breaking streak for the past 12 months and 13 months, respectively
Africa needs early warnings for all to combat extreme weather, save lives: WMO
About 60% of African continent not currently covered by early warning services; Accurate & timely weather, water & climate information needed
Lok Sabha 2024: Too hot to vote during Phase 2?
DTE looks at if heat is playing any role in voter turnout this election or ECI’s heat-related concerns are unfounded
Global warming’s unforeseen outcome: How Spiti’s new crop of apple farmers are reaping a fortune
The transformation has helped marginalised farmers and also provided benefits beyond financial gains
How did Venezuela’s Humboldt glacier shrink to an ice field?
The Humboldt glacier has shrunk to an area of less than 2 hectares, leading to the downgrade in classification
Simply Put: The heat is on
Climate change responsible for over 80% of temperature rise within Asia last month, the hottest April ever: WWA
Climate change and El Nino combined to push minimum and mean temperature rise in eastern India to highest ever in April
Northern Hemisphere 2023 summer warmest in two millennia; study calls for urgent greenhouse gas reduction
The 2023 summer temperature was 1.19°C higher than the warmest summer in 246 AD
Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is latest in long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and Catholic Church — 5 essential reads
The Vatican is hosting a climate summit from May 15-17, 2024, focusing on human adaptation
Highest carbon concentration in atmosphere in 3 million years: WMO
The new WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin says CO2 concentration in atmosphere has breached all recent records
East Africa warned of impending food shortage after floods devastate croplands, kill livestock
Close to 10,000 livestock & over 40,000 acres of farmland lost in Kenya; Tanzania, Somalia and Burundi impacted heavily too