Glaciers melted faster in the first decade of 21st century: study
According to the researchers, rising temperatures may affect the dynamics of ice sheets in future
Will Climate Summit in New York Yield a Climate Pact in Paris?
The divide between developed and developing nations threatens a binding treaty on climate change to replace Kyoto protocol
Dying repositories of the world's biodiversity
Rich in flora and fauna, rain forests are nevertheless ecologically fragile. Their loss due to human depredation could result in environmental …
Unequal representation
Getting scientists from developing countries to serve on the climate change panel is proving difficult.
Delegates stall action on greenhouse gases
Little was achived at the December climate meeting in Geneva by way of setting schedules for future sessions,mainly because of stalling tactics …
Gasbagging
How good are the North's offers of joint implementation programmes with the South to cut the latter's carbon dioxide emissions?
Business nonsense
The Globe is getting warmer. But the only contribution of US businesses is an advertising blitz and political arm-twisting to discredit climate-…
An Arctic account
The ice layer is thinning and spring arrives sooner than expected. The Arctic is already experiencing the impacts of global warming
Chaos theory?
Science takes on nature as climatologists try to predict El Nio patterns in an attempt to warn governments of climatic anomalies
Global Heat
Climatologists say recent heat waves in India are early signs of global warming due to the greenhouse effect. If so, it will only get worse
Changing weather
Changes in climatic trends may be part of a decade-long pattern known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Charred to extinction
Methane reserves set the air ablaze and roasted alive several species, including the dinosaurs
Warming warnings
The debate whether climatic changes trigger calamities continues. But there is no doubt that environmental degradation wrecks havoc on Orissa
All gas
It's that time of the year again when international circles start buzzing with talks of global warming and changing climate...
Interview: James Workman
Heart of Dryness Author James Workman talks about the Bushmen and how they hold the skill to quenching the world's thirst. The official …
Double financing for natural ecosystems by 2025 to deal with climate, biodiversity crises: UN report
Current global investments in nature-based solutions $154 billion per year, needs to be $384 billion
CoP26 presents make or break opportunity to put world back on track: WMO
Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high, says World Meteorological Organization report
Farmers need resilient value chains to combat climate impact
Emerging social entrepreneurs are helping restore forest and farmland ecosystems by supporting smallholder farmers without access and …
Targeted groups at Bonn climate meet show little progress
Parties have agreed to organise offline discussions beyond the scheduled time
Blank on target
Most states fail to achieve renewable energy target under the climate change action plan
Agenda for Doha
Closure of long-term cooperative action, sought by the US and other developed countries that want to wriggle out of climate change mitigation …
Climate change-related lightning strikes to spike wildfire risk globally: Study
Analysis finds over 40% increase in lightning; global occurrences to go up over land and oceanic region of Southeastern Asia
Countries agreed to ban ozone-depleting chemicals in 1980s — but 5 CFCs are increasing to record levels in atmosphere
The 1987 Montreal protocol restricted the release of chlorofluorocarbons to the atmosphere
G7 commitment to decarbonisation could be more talk less action
While the US and Canada are moving from one fossil fuel to another, other G7 countries are burning more coal since 2009
Get future shocks now: watch weather reports of 2050
WMO ropes in well-known television weather presenters to present imagined but realistic weather reports of future ahead of New York climate meet