Even a modest rise in sea level would heighten tsunami threat globally: study
The capacity for a single tsunami event to devastate coastal areas is rarely considered in coastal planning
Climate change affecting hydropower generation in India: study
The generation of hydropower from the top seven hydropower projects in India has suffered due to climate variability in the past six decades
Deforestation rate slowed down: FAO
The pace of loss of forests has slowed in recent years even though the world’s forest area decreased from 31% to 30% between 1990 and 2015
Debunking science behind 'comfortable' temperature
What is a comfortable temperature? The question seems benign at surface but the answer has far reaching ecological consequences
Climate change threatens survival of albatross
Rising sea temperatures will reduce the availability of prey for the predator seabird and their population growth rate will decline by 5.3%
As northwest India endures unusual dust storms, northeast gets flooded before monsoon arrives
The magnitude of floods is likely to increase by 25 per cent in Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, parts of Meghalaya and Nagaland
Desert creatures may cope with climate change better than expected
Researchers took Gehyra variegate, a gecko, as the sample species and found that it does not shy away from heat and can maintain its population …
BASIC ministers pledge support for robust and fair rule book on Paris Agreement
They stress on the need for a comprehensive and party-driven negotiating text by Bangkok intersession in September 2018
Making of a carbon-neutral community in Kerala
A pilot project in Kerala’s Wayanad district could be a model for the rest of the country
Global warming set to breach 1.5 degree limit: IPCC Draft Report
Emission trajectories will have to undergo historic and unprecedented changes if the Paris Agreement is to be adhered, say authors
Global warming likely to be in the range of 2.2-3.4°C by 2100, breaching limit set under Paris deal
While chance of cataclysmic levels of warming is miniscule, but achieving Paris climate deal’s objective more uncertain
Why do we study tree rings and what do they tell us?
Besides understanding how climate changed in the past, tree rings can also help us in studying monthly flows of rivers
NASA’s satellite observations provide first direct evidence of ozone hole recovery
The recovery of ozone hole is attributed to a ban on chlorine and chlorine compounds under the Montreal Protocol
Down To Earth wins prestigious Ozone Awards for best media coverage
The jury chose Down To Earth for its extensive and incisive reportage on ozone spanning over 25 years
India needs a strong narrative at COP23 to push its climate goals
Stressing on its success with regard to 2020 commitments would have placed India in a better bargaining position to demand enhanced action from …
COP23 at Bonn: “US still in”, say dissenting senators, but sense of crisis still palpable
Democratic Senators try to assure rest of the world that the people of US are committed to fulfill climate obligations
COP23 at Bonn: US scales down delegation size significantly
The strength of US delegation for COP23 has dwindled to just 48, a huge dip from 124 in 2015
COP 23 at Bonn: Countries show no concern over US exit from Paris deal, see negotiations as business as usual
It was expected that countries would come prepared to Bonn with a strategy to deal with the US
Climate change blues: ‘everyday monsoon’ foxes Mizoram farmers
Changing rainfall pattern and rising temperatures are forcing them to move away from traditional farming and grow exotic crops
'Policy dialogues around food security and climate adaptation need to draw from different disciplines'
Celia Petty is the co-founder and director of Evidence for Development (EfD), an UK-based organisation that specialises in research and capacity …
How hot weather and climate change affect airline flights
Major airports around the world will see more frequent flight restrictions in the coming decades because of increasingly common hot temperatures
Farmer suicides increase for every 1°C rise in temperature during growing season: study
Temperature and precipitation deviations during the growing season have a distinct impact on suicide rates in the country
Combating soil pollution vital for addressing climate change
Soil pollution refers to the presence of chemicals in soils that are either out of place or at higher-than-normal concentrations
It is time we protect our oceans
Oceans also drive the climate, and most importantly, they act as a buffer against climate change
Current sea level rise three times faster than what was observed in 20th century
The study not only reveals the gross underestimation of sea level rise but also the acceleration underway