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
Sonam Wangchuk wins the Magsaysay
The Ladakhi engineer, environmentalist and innovator has been awarded ‘Asia’s Nobel’ for ‘harnessing nature, culture and …
Internet could become a victim of climate change soon: study
It says 6,500 km of fibre-optic cables are under threat of being submerged by water by 2033
'The Sarus appears to be altering its nesting behaviour due to climate change'
K S Gopi Sundar, a well-known expert on cranes, recently conducted a study on how climate change and cropping patterns affect the nesting cycles …
Many current climate models could be wrong about global warming: Study
Even if global warming is limited to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century, rapid polar warming may release additional …
Zambia investing in agriculture, energy to circumvent climate change impacts
The Zambian government has selected two projects— agriculture and electricity generation development—for receiving financial boost …
Human-induced climate change likely to increase average temperatures in Uganda by up to 1.5 ºC in 20 years
Lominda Afedraru visits farmers in various parts of Uganda and assesses how the government is mitigating climate change impacts
Parties differ on features of nationally determined contributions under Paris deal
While some Parties are emphasisng the need to focus on existing features of NDCs, others are calling for new features
New normal: series of intense, widespread storms in less than a week; 19 states brace for more
Unusually high temperature has aided such intense storms across the country, indicating more turbulent days ahead
‘Millets can solve our food needs as climate changes’
Experts and policy makers say millets are what we need to adapt to climate change as they can even grow in drought conditions
Yak in Indian Himalayas face threat of climate change
The increasing trend of environmental temperature at high altitudes is resulting in heat stress in yak during warmer months, also affecting …
Plants are great at storing CO2. These scientists aim to make them even better
Researchers around the world are working to improve plants’ ability to combat climate change
Disproportionately affected
Limited access to resources and exclusion from research and policy-making process put women on the frontline of climate disaster
Melting glaciers will cause water crisis for 700 million people in Asia by 2100: study
Scientists have computed global glacier run-off changes for glaciated drainage basins and analysed the glacial impact on stream flow
Heat from the Earth’s interior causing Greenland’s ice sheet to melt: study
This is for the first time that the ice loss has been linked to escaped heat from the Earth's interior
$306 billion—total cost of climate disasters in US in 2017
A hyperactive hurricane season and deadly wildfire events are responsible for this record-breaking economic loss
Climate change-induced flooding may put at least 327 contaminated sites in US at risk
Nearly two million people live within a mile of 327 Superfund sites, which are vulnerable to sea-level rise due to climate change
2017: the year in extreme weather
2017 brought wild, wacky and even deadly weather. Australia was hit by heatwaves and torrential rains; hurricanes hit America and a killer …
Faced with climate change, Nagaland to revive traditional rice varieties
The state government has initiated a Rs 24-crore project, which will be supported by the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change
International Solar Alliance will soon be legal entity, but how will 1,000GW target be met?
On December 6, the ISA will become a legal entity for mobilising finance to meet global ambitions of energy access and climate action
Five things that should happen at the Bonn climate talks but probably won’t
Parties could agree on certain rules in order to help the first stocktake of progress in implementing the agreement
Plucking out problems
Tea estates in Darjeeling are embracing innovative techniques to combat the impacts of climate change
Irma and Harvey: very different storms, but both affected by climate change
This hurricane season sea temperatures have been persistently 1-2℃ above normal over the tropical Atlantic Ocean, which allowed stronger storms …
Tamil Nadu deploying artificial reefs to save sinking islands
Deploying artificial reefs parallel to the sinking islands reduces the effect of currents and natural corals fuse over time to start regeneration
How trade policies can support global efforts to curb climate change
It is important that policies around trade and investment support efforts to adapt to global warming