Antarctica provides at least $276 billion a year in economic benefits to the world, new research finds
Antarctic research may have prevented significant damage to livelihoods and infrastructure across the world
Asia-Pacific region 32 years behind 2030 target on achieving SDGs: UNESCAP
None of SDGs can be achieved by 2030; all targets under climate action goal (SDG 13) off-track, some even regressing
Hottest year 2023 is a sign of more natural disasters in future
World leaders must adhere to promises, agreements made at COPs to stop increases in temperatures
Driest place in North America has been home to a lake for 6 months, show NASA images
Badwater Basin in Death Valley received more than double its average annual precipitation since August 2023
North America’s Great Lakes, Earth’s largest freshwater store, record ‘historically low’ ice levels
Above average temperatures, coupled with diminishing blasts of Arctic air have lessened ice in the region; El Nino also responsible for this …
Arctic could go without ice for first time by 2030 under all emission scenarios: Study
First ice-free day in the Arctic could occur over 10 years earlier than previous projections; frequency of ice-free conditions to increase …
Agroforestry, livestock & non-traditional crops: Ground report finds Himalayan farmers adapting to climate change
Irregular rainfall impacting traditional farming; investments into new methods good examples of climate adaptation, say experts
Union Budget 2024-25 set blueprint for India’s New Green Deal
Sitharaman’s announcements are in line with PM Modi’s 2021 Glasgow declaration on Net Zero by 2070
Most of Greater Horn of Africa to see excess rain till May thanks to El Nino, climate change
Climate researchers explain meteorological challenges in region March-May 2024 at climate outlook forum
Centralisation of powers, diluted laws: Weak Water Act further diluted by latest amendments, say experts
Environment minister claims impetus to industries, improvement of environment protection while moving bill in Parliament
CAG flags MoEFCC projects costing Rs 4.47 crore for procedural lapses
Two projects failed to take-off due to lack of monitoring and non-signing of agreements between parties
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 7, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level
Individual extreme weather events can also have a much longer-term effect on the world’s largest ice sheets
When did the Anthropocene begin on Earth?
Although global archaeological data show that human transformation of environments began at different times in different regions, by 3,000 years …
On the precipice
A collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation may put other climate systems at risk
Flood-proof Himalayas
Spatial planning, nature-based solutions can make cities in Hindu Kush Himalaya climate-resilient
IPCC Special Report: Climate risks require India to rethink its approach
The report warns of increased risk of coastal flooding, heatwaves, food scarcity and vector-borne diseases
IPCC report on global warming of 1.5°C: Seven things that emerge from the first look
The reprot suggests that it has become extremely improbable to achieve the 1.5°C goal purely by reducing emission
IPCC Special Report: Climate adaptation needs multi-level support
Adaptation is a local process that needs involvement of local authorities and communities in designing and implementing adaptation policies
The 21st century lore of Atacama
A never before weather experience in Atacama Desert in Chile in 2017 was not a freak development, but part of a planetary level change sweeping …
What did the last IPCC report say
Before IPCC releases the special report on global warming, take a look at how the panel has warned us before
IPCC 1.5 Report: Mitigation pathways clear, but countries need to commit
“Far-reaching transitions” in energy, land, infrastructure and industrial systems are needed
IPCC Special Report: India under constant threat of cyclones, coastal flooding
This report emphasises on what several scientists and researchers have been saying for a while now
Science pronounces its verdict: World to be doomed at 2°C, less dangerous at 1.5°C
If climate efforts continue at current pace, global warming will breach 1.5°C limit between 2030 and 2052
What we know about Special IPCC report
The world’s biggest peer review report on climate change is expected to be the most controversial and political of recent times