Extreme heat could claim lives of 204,000 women annually in India, Nigeria & US: Report
Women bear the disproportionate burden of heat’s devastating physical, social & financial effects, report emphasises
Incessant rainfall brings north India to its knees
The IMD said the intense rainfall over north India is because of an interaction between a western disturbance and monsoonal winds
North India Deluge 2023: Ladakh, a cold desert, received over 10,000% of its normal rain on July 8-9
Heavy rains are now a reality for Ladakh due to global warming; Ladakhis may now have to unlearn their former ways of living
Assam floods: Why is Lakhimpur district always badly hit?
Dikorni river from Papuma Pare, Subansiri river from Lower Siang contribute majorly to flooding in the district
Excessive wealth is speeding us towards climatic disaster
People with limited income, who already have tenuous access to food, shelter and water, will have to face the brunt of climate change
Hindu Kush Himalayas are changing. Ramp up adaptation, urges ICIMOD
Hindu Kush Himalayan glaciers could lose up to 80 per cent of their current volume by 2100 in a business-as-usual scenario, according to the …
Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high and Earth is warming faster than ever: Report
Humanity has caused surface temperatures to warm by 1.14°C since the late 1800s; this warming is increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.…
High road to Dubai COP28: Can Bonn climate conference iron out disagreements around loss & damage fund
The funding sources should be expanded to include innovative sources such as taxes and levies
Climate ambition requires reform of current financial system: CSE report
Current form of financing is adding burden on developing countries, CSE and other experts discuss at webinar
Modelling study shows how controversial geoengineering may affect global food production
Process includes injecting sulphur dioxide into atmosphere to reduce global temperatures; may lead to inequities in food production
Land the size of Central Asia lost since 2015 due to degradation
At this rate, restoring 1.5 billion hectares of land by 2030 will be necessary to achieve a land-degradation-neutral world
Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor
Over 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases has gone into our oceans, resulting in more intense and frequent heatwaves
Third-longest monsoonal break in this century has ended
Core monsoon saw suppressed rainfall, trough to shift again towards the Himalayan foothills early next week
More dry days ahead? Monsoon on continuous break for past 11 days
The longest consecutive break spell was reported in 1972 when the core monsoon zone did not receive any rainfall for 17 days at a stretch
Delhi’s Mayur Vihar received heavy rain in just three hours — here is why
Heavy rainfall in a short span common in the national capital for the last couple of years, says IMD’s regional head
What El Nino means for the world’s perilous climate tipping points
Short-term heat extremes will continue to destabilise systems like coral reefs and the Amazon rainforest which are thought to be vulnerable to tipping
World breached 1.5°C limit 279 times since 1940, shows DTE analysis of ECMWF data
While we are still some way from overstepping the 1.5°C mark, the June breach should ring alarm bells for a developing country like India
State of India’s Environment in Figures: The first 4 months of 2023 have been more devastating in India than 2022
While heatwaves were the most commonly occurring extreme weather event in the first four months of 2022, hailstorms took over as the dominating …
Apocalyptic skies: Canadian wildfires posing huge health risks
Estimated 115 million people impacted; health dangers shocking indictment of failures over climate change, says Amnesty International
El Nino 2023: Warming this year last seen in 2009; may cause global marine devastation; here’s how
The end of La Nina means the ocean is not taking up heat which will escape to the atmosphere; oceans retaining heat will kill marine life
Climate crisis in forests: Dandeli losing its distinctive grasses & hornbills to erratic weather
Rising temperature, changing rainfall pattern may have affected growth of plants essential to native ecosystem
Green energy surge still isn’t enough for 1.5 degrees. We’ll have to overshoot, adapt & soak up carbon dioxide
Economic sectors that produce large volumes of emissions, such as concrete and steel making, are difficult to decarbonise and will take longer
There will be fewer but stronger tropical storms in Ganga, Mekong basins in coming years: Report
Projections crucial for countries in these basins to prepare better mitigation & adaptation strategies
Fragile, conflict-affected states disproportionately affected by climate change concentrated in Africa: IMF
By 2040, fragile states could face 61 days a year of temperatures above 35°C — four times more than other countries
2023 a drought year? September will need at least 92% of normal rainfall
IMD forecasts ‘normal’ rainfall; expert says below-normal rainfall over western, southern, south central and northern parts of India …