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
Women power: Uttarakhand village women revive dry springs, end water woes
With the help of experts and through the community, they found a solution to their hardships
Sudden stratospheric warmings: Why cold winters may persist
Down To Earth spoke to UK climate researcher Richard Hall about the relationship between the climatic phenomenon and global warming
Climate change unveils new methane source: Groundwater springs of Norway
Emissions to further increase if warming continues, finds study
UN launches 10 principles to close Asia-Pacific sustainable finance gap
Aimed at mobilising and deploying financing for key Sustainable Development Goals, particularly around climate action
Making cities climate-ready crucial to solving climate crisis: World Bank
Cities in rich countries high emitters, but poorer ones will face most severe climate-related hazards, finds report
Seven disasters have cost the US $19 billion in 2023: NOAA
Each disaster caused damages of over a billion dollars; only 2017 and 2020 had more disasters in this timeframe
What WMO report says on climate trends: Drivers and impacts
2015-2021 will be the warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization report flagged
Our cities need big funds to fight climate risks: World Bank
The COVID-19 pandemic added strain to cities’ finances in cities in developing countries; the disruption continues to make planning for …
COP28 should shine a spotlight on corporate environmental responsibility
Public, private and social sectors need to come together in the climate fight
Expect more ‘bomb cyclones’, courtesy climate change
Severe rain and snow lay seige to large parts of United States, Canada
Climate action: Meet to approve IPCC Synthesis Report begins in Switzerland
Synthesis Report last of the Sixth Assessment reports; first IPCC assessment since Paris Agreement
Why did Delhi get so hot? The answer may lie in warming of the Arabian Sea
Warm winds have been blowing in from the Arabian Sea towards northwest India, a consequence of the record-breaking warmth that the sea has …
Scorching days, sweltering nights: Bihar’s heatwave impact worsens due to hot nights
Little dip in temperatures after sunset, IMD issues alert
Vessel overloaded with people capsizes near Bangladesh’s Mongla, as Remal hurtles towards coast
Monsoon circulation adding to cyclone system & expanding Remal’s diameter; Red alert in Kolkata
Ready for Remal, say Odisha officials; rains in state could play spoilsport during campaigning for last polling phase
Rains due to Remal to bring respite from heat, help farmers prepare land for Kharif season
Cyclone Remal in making? Low-pressure area forms over Bay of Bengal
Low-pressure area forms just off Tamil Nadu coast; Remal may move close to West Bengal & Bangladesh coasts
What is wind shear? An atmospheric scientist explains how it can tear down hurricanes
Vertical wind shear is present nearly everywhere on Earth, since winds typically move faster at higher altitudes than at the surface.
Expect first pre-monsoon cyclone in Bay of Bengal next week
Cyclone may be severe due to the extremely warm sea-surface temperatures
As oceans warm & fishers risk their lives more, a new study on Kerala claims it can save lives with localised forecasts
Kerala fishers, on society’s margins, disregard large area forecasts & take risks for their livelihood as the Arabian becomes more …
Siberia burning again; state of emergency declared in Irkutsk’s Bratsk district, Jewish Oblast & Khabarovsk Krai
Heatwave in 2020 caused ‘world’s coldest inhabited place’ to boil at 38°C; subsequent wildfires increased emissions …
Drought grips Kodagu: Cauvery river runs dry, posing threat to wildlife and livelihoods
Coffee farms & tourism, Kodagu’s mainstays, are running into losses; land sharks responsible for exacerbating drought, say locals
Why did Dubai flood? World Weather Attribution says global warming, not cloud seeding, the reason
The recent rainfall in West Asia was made 10-40 per cent heavier by warming, according to the WWA
This summer can be India’s hottest & most humid on record: Study shows 68% likelihood
‘Strong‐to‐very‐strong El Nino’ at the end of 2023 suggests the tropics could likely experience mean daily maximum wet‐bulb …
Russia-Kazakhstan floods: Is climate change warming the Ural Mountains and western Siberia?
Reserach papers note that the Urals are indeed warming; as is Kazakhstan, a former Soviet Republic and among the largest countries globally by area