Climate change turned Canada into tinderbox, doubled chances of extreme wildfires: Research

Fire weather like this can be expected to occur once every 25 years, meaning about a 4% chance every year

Egypt’s support to developing countries gives hope for COP27: Climate scientist Saleemul Huq

Part 1: The climate scientist talks about critical climate issues that can play a major role at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit

Climate adaptation: Developed and developing world in same boat

Region-wise analysis in the new IPCC report shows climate change adaptation strategies are still not in place, save for a few initiatives

'Regional climate models must for managing water'

Subimal Ghosh, faculty member of IIT-Bombay, has been working on localised climate change models. He speaks to Dinsa Sachan about extreme …

World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move by 2050

Climate change cannot be considered the sole driver of food insecurity or migration; However, it increases pressure on existing systems and …

Unusual heat scorches Bangladesh as April’s consecutive heatwave breaks 76-year record

Since April 1, 2024, much of Bangladesh has been under a heatwave for 30 consecutive days, longest stretch since 1948

Overlooked crisis

While there is much talk about climate migration, the world is without a legal framework to protect people displaced by weather disasters 

Watch: Why farmers in parched Marathwada are uprooting citrus orchards

In this battle against nature’s fury on the warming planet, the sweet lime orchards have become unfortunate casualties

Traders smuggle potent greenhouse gas, primarily used for cooling, to Europe: EIA investigation

Traders have been illegally sourcing hydrofluorocarbon, primarily from China and Türkiye, and routing it through Bulgaria into the rest of …

IMD predicts a scorching summer for 2024

People may not get much respite from the heat even during the nights, predicts agency

‘Environment ministries in most countries are still led by junior politicians’

Despite global consensus on the climate emergency, action remains inadequate, says economist Nitin Desai

Ladakh wants to prevent what happened in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & Sikkim: Sonam Wangchuk

Environmentalist says his fast a ‘battle for truth, environment & democracy’ as others call for ‘People’s Commission …

Permafrost peatlands in Europe, western Siberia nearing tipping point: Study

Frozen wetlands in Europe and western Siberia store up to 39 billion tonnes of carbon

Simply Put: Vladimir’s deterrent

Deforestation increases frequency of thunderstorms locally in West Africa: Study

Study shows storm frequency has doubled in the region in 30 years

Simply Put: The 'positives' of polar ice melt

Climate talks, at snail's pace

Rising sea

Hawaii narrowly escapes Hurricane Lane

Storm moves away from the archipelago after dumping rain

Scientists develop salt tolerant rice variety

The variety can withstand salt concentration of up to 200 micromole per litre

Viva Freddy: How the cyclone broke 16 records in 37 days

DTE reportage tracking Cyclone Freddy from Australia to Africa

Fulfilling CoP26 promises can limit global warming to 2°C: Study

 But will a 2°C world be livable? 

Time for degrowth: to save the planet, we must shrink the economy

Increased development is always unsustainable, so let's stop kidding ourselves

Stranger than fiction

Novel >> Climate Change ÔÇó The UK

In 2023, global ocean heat content doubled or tripled since the late 1980s, shows study 

The 2023 estimate represents around 4.6 billion Hiroshima nuclear bombs