Sikkim: Chungthang dam breach another reminder of climate risks associated with hydropower
As parts of the dam washed away due to glacial lake outburst, it reportedly released an alarming 5.08 million cubic metres of water from its reservoir
Dengue: Heavy rains during July 2023 led to outbreaks across India
Down To Earth analysis suggests climate factors to have contributed to vector-borne disease outbreaks
Australia heatwave: New South Wales authorities report facing worst bushfire risk since ‘Black Summer’
Australia officially declares El Nino is underway as Sydney set to break September temperature records
‘We still know very little about the cryosphere’
Down To Earth speaks to Rodica Nitu, head, Global Cryosphere Watch at the World Meteorological Organization
How climate change is killing languages
Forced migration is a major cause of language extinction. Environmental disasters are driving these displacements in the very regions richest in …
Is Earth Close to “The Great Dying”?
Our “normal” climate is dead; the weather has gone insane, and it is annually killing thousands of Americans and millions of people …
The eco collapse we were warned about has begun
This accumulation of tragic evidence, against all the denialist narratives, makes it undeniable that the climate crisis is already here, among us
Oceans cool the planet by releasing short-lived halogens that contribute 8-10 per cent of cooling: Study
Cooling by halogens could increase to 18-31 per cent by 2100 which has not been accounted yet by climate models
High road to Dubai COP28: Here is what to expect at Bonn on climate mitigation
The Mitigation Work Programme can be a constructive space for developing countries to lay out their financing and technologies needs for an …
2023 hurricane forecast: Get ready for a busy Pacific storm season, quieter Atlantic than recent years thanks to El Niño
Tropical storms and hurricanes have caused over a trillion dollars in damage in the US since 1981
Climate change may be causing an apple crisis in Himachal and Kashmir this year; here’s how
Climate change is causing bees to die in Himachal Pradesh and the Kashmir Valley, leading to major losses for apple growers in the region
Mocha and summer cyclones in India
Usually, October and November constitute the peak cyclone season for India; but the Bay of Bengal has been witnessing cyclones during the summer …
‘Climate wrecker’ US pushes its regressive agenda at IPCC talks
The US' comments are misrepresentation of facts and an attempt at pushing its domestic anti-climate policies
Countries negotiate key messages of IPCC’s controversial ‘Special Report’
Parties are negotiating the text of Summary for Policy Makers, which is a condensed version of the key messages and findings of the main report
Two depressions in September, an anomaly in this already erratic monsoon
There have been only three instances in the last 30 years where two depressions had been recorded in the Bay of Bengal in September
‘Very few countries are pricing carbon high enough to meet climate targets’
New OECD report calls for governments to raise carbon prices much faster if they are to meet their commitments on cutting emissions and slowing …
African countries aren't doing enough to prepare for rising sea levels
All the coastal nations will be affected by the rising sea levels and the damage could be reduced by adapting the coastline and …
Call for business unusual
What has happened in Kerala is also happening across the world. It is an uncomfortable fact that we do not have a semblance of the plan to deal …
Increase in temperature will cause more suicides in US, Mexico: study
Climate change could be linked to a total of 14,020 excess suicides in the US and 7,460 excess suicides in Mexico by 2050, says a new study
'Floods were never seen as disaster; they were a blessing for our village'
River Kosi has been changing its course whimsically, damaging everything in its way, but villagers in North Bihar are rebuilding their lives …
Won’t fund firms contributing to climate change: Church of England
The Church plans to withdraw investment from companies that don’t follow the terms of the Paris Agreement
Despite growing demand for climate fund, nations fail to agree on replenishment process
Discussions on funding proposals could not happen due to process-related disagreements among Board members
Murky science of comfort part 4: If you are poor, then simply tolerate heat
This is the expectation of the National Building Code, which defines standards for ‘comfortable’ temperatures for buildings in India
Here is why researchers working in polar regions are coming together
To bring scientists working in both the poles together, the International Polar Year was observed during 2007-2008 and it was decided to have …
Flood situation in East Africa still remains grim
Communities in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda are facing fresh bouts of flooding besides facing hardships due to earlier bouts