Hot and anxious

Global climate change is today a spectre which allows for no ostriches

Simply Put: CoP 25

Cyclone Maha: Landfall likely Nov 6

Expect rains, a rough sea, damage to crops and property

Simply put: Skolstrejk för Klimatet

Simply Put: COP 14 Combat desertification

How prehistoric people faced climate change revealed by video game technology

Volunteers come together to play; their results help model what reality could have been

Jamdani: How cotton gets niche and green

How the women of Burdwan and Nadia districts in West Bengal weave magic

Intense dust storm catches Rajasthan, UP unawares

Local authorities say that the death toll due to the dust storm is expected to rise

What are human-caused methane ‘super emitter’ events?

The latest addition to this is the Kazakhstan blowout, igniting a fire that burned for over six months

IPCC 1.5 Report: Mitigation pathways clear, but countries need to commit

“Far-reaching transitions” in energy, land, infrastructure and industrial systems are needed

Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides — and climate change is worsening the crisis

As the heavy rain intensifies, it will be hugely important for the Himalayas to implement new user-friendly and reliable construction guidelines …

Australia heatwave: 61 fires recorded across New South Wales till September 19

The heatwave is expected to continue till September 20. The prevailing weather conditions can have an impact on the country’s wheat production

Libya Floods: A deadly combination of climate crisis & political neglect

The country ravaged by war for over a decade now was hit by storm Daniel, which led to over 5,000 deaths

A changing climate, growing human populations and widespread fires contributed to the last major extinction event − can we prevent another?

The past teaches us that the ecosystems we depend upon are vulnerable to collapse when stressed by multiple intersecting pressures

In the future, we could snuff out cyclones. But weather control comes with new risks

If cyclone control is perfected, what would stop a country trying to redirect cyclones towards a rival?

Nearly 150,000 Indians have died in the past 51 years because of extreme weather

A new analysis by WMO published on May 22, 2023, stated that 138,377 Indians died between 1970 and 2021 in 573 climate-related disasters

How a possible El Nino can lead to failed monsoon in India?

Usually an El Nino event peaks during the winter season but the current event seems to be developing quite rapidly

Horn of Africa drought made 100 times more likely by climate change

Low rainfall and high evapotranspiration would not have led to droughts without global warming, study shows

Climate justice takes centrestage at UN, top European court in historic firsts

UN General Assembly passes resolution calling world’s highest court to opine on state responsibilities towards climate protection; European …

Flood crisis cuts off communities in Western Australia

The floods have created an emergency situation in Kimberly, an area in the state of Western Australia which is about the size of California

Europe’s ‘pyroregions’: Summer 2022 saw 20-year freak fires in regions historically immune, close to normal in fire prone areas

Expansion of fire-prone pyroregions in southern Europe is projected under various warming scenarios

Will India be able to survive heatwaves of the future?

Over the last 60 years, India has witnessed a rise in meteorological droughts and heatwaves, with the frequency and intensity increasing

Infographic: Extreme weather events in India from January to September 2022

A comprehensive analysis of the extreme weather events India faced from January-September this year

Inflation Reduction Act: What does this new bill mean for climate change mitigation?

Overall, the new bill is the first big step the US is taking to avoid runaway climate change

Tonga volcano spews enough water to fill 58,000 pools into stratosphere, likely to add to global warming

Excess stratospheric H2O will persist for years, could affect stratospheric chemistry and dynamics and may lead to surface warming