Food prices are expected to rise more, and cost may be too heavy to bear for many

Climate crisis may undo last century’s achievement in curbing extreme hunger

Nord Stream spill is biggest methane leak ever, but minuscule compared to global release of the greenhouse gas: UNEP

Arresting methane release is crucial in combating climate change

Deadline extension for coal power plants will harm air pollution fight: CSE

Calls for bringing in an effective incentive penalty-based system  

Global Eco Watch: Dust causing rapid snow and ice melt in western Himalayas

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

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The US government is in transition. But why should the rest of the world suffer?

Land degradation a major threat but avoidable. So why the inaction

'None of the countries have set numerical targets for land degradation neutrality'

Floods and fury: How multiple weather systems caused by climate change are at play

More than 80 people have died in Kerala and Uttarakhand floods

Leverage scrappage investments for bigger gains

An important step forward. Needs firmer commitments on incentives for green recovery

26% of local livestock breeds face the risk of extinction

African wild ass and the wild Bactrian camel most endangered

Assam floods affect 21,000; heavy rain forecast till June 19

Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Cachar and Kamrup districts in state affected by floods

Not-so-sweet climate impact: Heatwave in Bihar affecting litchi, mango harvest

Farmers increasing irrigation, harvesting before time to save from losses

Is the global warming ‘hiatus’ over?

There are many ongoing signs that the planet is heating up, even “on fire.”

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UN climate change chief urges alma mater to divest from fossil fuels

Swarthmore College has an estimated $139 million in fossil fuel holdings

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Climate change likely to widen health inequities: WHO paper

‘Poorer populations and children will be disproportionately affected’

Polar vortex: did warming bring the chill to US?

Extreme events like this may become frequent, say experts

Web unravels

Spiders can tell us about the health of the environment

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Airborne pollutants

Aerosols from Asia are poisoning the environs of the Pacific Ocean, say researchers

Melting to extinction

Biodiversity in the UK threatened due to climate changes

Done to death

Over fishing has ruined the coasts

Carbon trade begins

But the EU may still fall short of its Kyoto Protocol target

Oceans continue to lose heat

Air pollution affects rainfall in Indian Ocean region

Pollution has reduced rainfall in south Asia