Indigenous people are heading to CoP26: “There is no solution to the climate crisis, without us”
The indigenous movement has mobilised the largest delegation of Brazilian leaders in the history of the climate conference to put forward the …
Forced migration left indigenous Americans more exposed to climate change: Study
Present-day tribal lands in the US are exposed to more heat and precipitation as well as fires
Agenda for CoP26: How to achieve net zero
At Glasgow, the world must focus on plans and targets to make developed countries net zero by 2030 and make sure that these are achieved
Thawing permafrost can pose direct threat to human health: Report
The meltdown can release bacteria, viruses and radioactive material locked away in the frigid layers
Has Kerala learnt anything from extreme weather? Apparently not, say experts
As extreme weather kills 26 and makes several homeless in Kerala, experts urge climate literacy
Children born in 2020 will experience 6.8 times more heatwaves than those born in 1960: Report
Limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will reduce the additional lifetime exposure of new-borns to heatwaves by 45%, droughts …
June-August dry spell, heavy September rain signs of climate change: Odisha experts
Erratic rainfall, floods, water-logging, cyclones and sea erosion are factors that make Odisha a state highly exposed to climate change,…
Climate crisis may destroy aquatic food systems — and livelihoods, economies
Much of Africa, South and Southeast Asia as well as the Indo-Pacific under high to very high risk under high-emissions, no-mitigation …
Climate crisis in North East India: How flooding shifted a village in Assam’s Dhemaji
The Kumutiya river floods every year, destroying crops and houses. The river has shifted 3 km since 1960, and an entire village has had to shift …
As Monsoon 2021 reaches its end, DTE traces its erratic trajectory
August was a very dry month with just one low pressure area; such areas could reduce in the future due to global warming
IPCC Sixth Assement Report: Insights for African countries
The continent will likely experience drier conditions with an exception of the Sahara and eastern Africa
Harness power of nature-based solutions to fight climate crisis: G20 ministers
G20 countries identify need for sustainable business models to implement nature-based solutions in developing countries; but they lack direction
Double whammy for the poorest: How pollution and changing climate affect countries
Risks from toxic pollution and climate change across the world are closely intertwined, study finds
Climate crisis: Madagascar drought worsens
Women, children have to walk for hours to get to food distribution points; families living on raw red cactus fruits, wild leaves and locusts&…
Climate Change is real: Temperate North America sizzles under ‘heat dome’
Canada’s British Columbia and the US Pacific Northwest’s Oregon and Washington are experiencing a once-in-a-millennium event, experts say
Early floods in Bihar after heavy rainfall in catchment areas of Gandak in Nepal
Bihar usually gets heavy rains in July and August; floods in June are an unusual occurrence, experts said
‘Climate change could be behind Uttarakhand cloudbursts’
March, April and May were warmer than normal over Uttarakhand, which could have contributed to the cloudbursts
Climate experts hail forthcoming US climate summit with caution and riders
The US should clean up its own act first as far as net zero is concerned, climate experts say
Climate crisis: Oceans may emit more ozone-depleting gases
MIT researchers note that oceans would emit more CFC-11 by 2075 than they absorb, and emit detectable amounts of the chemical …
Disha Ravi arrest: Being young in India
They have a vast network, not to hatch conspiracies, but to remain informed. They exchange toolkits, not to spread hate mails but to keep up with …
Japan has rolled out a bevy of projects to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Are they enough?
Achieving the net-zero emissions target would require a major push to build clean energy infrastructure
India lost crops on 18 million hectares to extreme floods from 2017-2019: Govt
Madhya Pradesh hardest-hit; figures show gross underestimation of crop losses due to floods
Chamoli glacier burst: Himalayan blunders compounded
The issue is about carrying capacity of the fragile region, which is even more at risk because of climate change
Lack of finance data hampers climate goals in South Africa: Report
South Africa is the world’s 14th largest emitter of carbon dioxide. Its national climate change response policy calls for inclusion of …
Chamoli glacier burst: It is time to learn from our mistakes
The cumulative effect of hydropower projects has turned out to be more environmentally damaging than sustainable, given the current policy of the …