More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble
Annual extent of winter sea ice has stopped increasing and now we have had two years of record lows
Desert dust storms carry human-made toxic pollutants and the health risk extends indoors
Deserts now increasingly border built structures around the world, including urban dwellings
2023 is on track to be warmest year on record, 2024 could see further increase in temperatures: Study
Human-induced climate change, El Nino influence likely
A climate expert explains the Northern Hemisphere’s weird, wild summer
It’s too early to say whether Australia is in for a scorching summer
COP28 diary (December 2): G7 countries agree to phase out coal by 2030, announces French President Emmanuel Macron
Over $12 billion pledged for Green Climate Fund; 118 countries commit to tripling renewable and double energy efficiency by 2030
Pacific Ocean weather patterns are changing — and multi-year El Nino and La Nina may become more common
Volcanic eruptions induce El Nino conditions, finds research
Monsoon 2023: August, September to be drier than normal for most of India, predicts IMD
Rainfall deficit in a third of the districts in the country, may worsen due to El Nino
Betel cultivation is in danger due to climate change
Losses in betel cultivation have reached such an extent in the last few decades that most farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba have given …
Scaling sustainable food production in face of climate change is the defining challenge of our times
Localised and climate-smart agriculture can help preserve agrobiodiversity and reshape the larger narrative of responsible food production &…
Scaling up private finance is crucial to bridge funding gap for climate change projects
India’s climate pledges need a staggering $10 trillion financial investment, about three times the country’s GDP
Simply Put: Endangered species
There will be more human-bull shark interactions in future; the species is adapting to warming seas, and thriving
Five-fold increase in the abundance of juvenile bull sharks over the last 20 years in Mobile Bay coincides with increasing sea surface temperatures
Britain’s seas are warming from John O’Groats to The Lizard, data collected by all-female rowboat crew finds
Kent, Thames Estuary, East Anglia, Yorkshire & the Humber, Northumberland and Scottish Lowlands notable exceptions
Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves. Research shows the science is behind them
Much of traditional knowledge in the Pacific for coping with climate change is scientifically plausible
Climate crisis everywhere, all at once: Record-breaking temperature in 10 countries across 4 continents
Indonesia, South Africa, Gabon, Kenya, South Sudan, Algeria, Tunisia, Guyana, Colombia and Rio burning up
The year 2023 smashed several climate records, with some being ‘chart-busting’: WMO report
Greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat reached …
WMO highlights socioeconomic impacts of 2023 weather, and climate hazards, intertwined with inequality crisis
Extreme weather events hit many parts of the world in 2023, affecting water and food security as well as human welfare, report by …
DTE Coverage: WMO State of the Global Climate 2023 Report
Last year broke all records; DTE deconstructs document's main points
Carbon capture plants are underperforming — why are we so optimistic about them?
IPCC noted that CCS has the highest cost and lowest possible contribution to net emission reduction in both energy and industry sectors
Why did eastern India receive heavy rainfall on March 20? A cocktail of weather systems is the answer
The India Meteorological Department had listed 5 different weather systems that were active over mainland India on March 20; there was also an …
New Climate Finance Goal: Too many options, too little time?
The first round of deliberations for the post-2025 climate finance goal are to be held in Colombia in April 2024, divergences between developed …
One of the major gaps in our weather observational system is over the oceans: Elena Manaenkova
Former WMO Deputy Secretary General, Elena Manaenkova speaks to Down To Earth about extreme weather, the global cryosphere and emissions on World …
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 …
How climate change could affect the microbes that ferment grapes and give wine its specific flavours
Samples taken from 2018 vintage contained certain organisms that seemed to be completely absent in 2021 vintage
People’s agenda for coastal, river erosion: Local climate efforts need not be stalled for want of global action
While rehabilitating coastal communities, special attention must be given to traditional and customary rights of fishing communities over coastal …