World Meteorological Congress endorses 10-year plan to integrate and scale up climate, health services
Speakers at the 19th World Meteorological Congress also raised concerns over extreme heat and the need to strengthen early warning systems &…
Sea ice on both poles at record low, finds WMO report
Antarctic sea ice cover at record low for 2nd consecutive year; Arctic sea ice extent is also at an all-time minimum
Somewhere over the rainbow… climate impact is visible
India, 5 African countries may see a lot more rainbow days due to increased precipitation, finds study
Climate finance for Small Island Developing States slumped to 2017 levels in 2019: OECD
Small Island Developing States are vulnerable to increased risk of storm surges, sea-level rise and altered rainfall patterns
Unfair trade barriers will hinder climate consensus
Carbon border agreements are in many ways modern instruments of imperialism that punish developing nations for making slower progress towards …
Cold waves to locust attack: How climate crisis impacted India in 2020
Delhi recorded its highest rainfall in 10 years for January 2020; There were 354 heavy rainfall events across India in March, April
Hottest day in Arctic: WMO official warns of more extreme weather
As Verkhoyansk in Siberia recorded 38°C, governments must remember how a hotter Arctic region can affect the whole world
Centre to give Indian Forest Act a facelift
The environment ministry has started comprehensively amending the Act by “weeding out” and updating obsolete provisions
Lessons from a pandemic: Urgency for climate action
Much like the claimed behaviour of an ostrich burying its head underground in the face of risk, we demonstrate our capacity to ignore risks like …
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 …
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
Over 100 active permafrost structures identified in Jhelum basin, can cause catastrophic disasters in future: Study
Active rock glaciers in Kashmir Himalayas also hold significant volumes of water, which underlines the need to explore their hydrological …
COP28 Recap: What was finally decided in the Global Stocktake?
Global Stocktake text has some key highlights & evident gaps, a big one being on the operationalisation of equity in the fossil fuels transition
India 2023 Monsoon: DTE-CSE Report shows how rainfall occurred from June-September
An analysis of how much or how little precipitation took place in the 2023 southwest monsoon
The disagreement between two climate scientists that will decide our future
The differences between Mann and Hansen are significant for the global response to climate change
US being biggest oil & gas producer should provide finance package for energy transition at COP28: Civil society
US cannot call out other countries for not phasing out at the same time as them, say activists from developing countries
COP28: Important takeaways from the first week of COP28 | Sunita Narain
Here's what we expect from the second week of the United Nations climate change negotiations
COP28 diary (December 5): Negotiations on Adaptation to continue; Industry Day observed at Expo City 2020
Last round of GST negotiations expected on December 6; green public procurement pledge launched
COP28: A parent appeals for the future of her children
Leaders at COP28 must listen and act for a healthy future for all our children
Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities — new study
When households grow edible crops in living walls, it reduces the environmental impact of food