Faster disaster: Climate change fuels ‘flash droughts’, intense downpours and storms
As we continue to warm the planet, we’ll see more flash droughts and more intense ones
Simply Put: Antarctica ice sheet
Over 31,000 evacuated from Beijing as Typhoon Doksuri breaks rainfall records
Doksuri is China’s fifth and most powerful typhoon seen in 2023
Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn’t happening. This year’s heat and fire will force change
Warm-weather tourist destinations will have to radically change
Summer of extreme heat: Wildfires in Greece as Europe scorches
Parts of China, US also break temperature records
Simply Put: Yamuna pollution meter
71 per cent Indian districts stare at poor monsoon, shows DTE analysis of IMD data
These districts have received deficient or no rain so far
How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days
It all depends on where you are in the world and where your air is coming from
Transboundary Bengal hotspot for lightning strikes: Report
West Bengal, along with Bangladesh, received two million on-ground lightning bolts
Climate change: Food production in Africa’s Sudano-Sahelian Zone under threat, finds study
The Sudano-Sahelian Zone in Africa is the most vulnerable to climate change
Western Europe bakes; United Kingdom, France, Italy and Iberian Peninsula on edge
Experts blame wind and atmospheric circulation and Arctic ice melt for the heatwave
India’s rivers are heating up due to climate change, shows study
River water temperatures may rise up to 7°C in summer by 2070-2100
Vanishing glaciers forests: Google’s Earth Day doodle shows how climate change altered the planet
Mount Kilimanjaro, Sermersooq, Great Barrier Reef, Harz Forests featured in the doodle
Why is India facing a prolonged heatwave in 2022?
An unexpected climatic anomaly linked to global warming could be the reason
Megadrought, megapluvial conditions will become the new normal under high emissions scenario: Report
The shift may have already taken place or is in the offing in some regions
EU cannot use ‘nature-based solutions’ to make up for lack of emissions cuts
Over-estimating the potential of such solutions is bad for biodiversity and the climate
Climate change impact on agriculture: 50 million to be poor by 2030, says UN body
Rising displacement due to disasters fuelling more conflicts
Extreme heat, drought make crops more vulnerable to soil-borne diseases: Study
Plant-eating fungus in the soil flourished at high temperatures, researchers found
Irrigation does more than deplete groundwater, it changes climate too
More measured irrigation can help conserve water, suggests author of new study
195% more Africans affected due to extreme weather events in 2019
Extreme events are also predicted for the first half of 2020 in the continent
From Bolly to woolly: DTE’s top wildlife, biodiversity stories of 2021
Climate change & mental health: Suicides linked with rise in humidity, says new study
Humidity obstructs the body's natural cooling system
Worried about Zika virus outbreak? That’s one more reason to be afraid of climate change
A warming world can widen reach and accelerate evolution of the virus
Simply Put: Fossil fuel lobby at CoP26
CoP26 report card: Agriculture continues to remain subterranean even in Glasgow
Resource-intensive food systems subsidised by rich countries live another day