Zambians, suffering from climate change-induced drought, lock kitchens, guard fields as theft, prostitution levels spike

Water stress coupled with food stress has also led to livestock diseases, with farmers forced to sell off cattle at throwaway prices to afford …

Sweet sorghum is a hardy, nutritious, biofuel crop that offers solutions in drought-hit southern Africa

Governments should be using their agriculture extension services to raise awareness among farmers, consumers about benefits & practical …

Mapping malaria in Africa: Climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future

By 2100, a general decrease in malaria suitability is projected across the majority of Africa

Lean cyclone season? Monsoon winds, cyclonic system can help or disrupt each other

Late genesis of cyclonic system before or around onset of southwest monsoon can translate into weak or late monsoon over Kerala or block progress …

Two years since Bihar’s ambitious solar streetlight project, village roads still engulfed in darkness

Only 20% of the target has been met with only few months left for the deadline, shows official data

Simply Put: The heat is on

Madagascar’s ancient baobab forests are being restored by communities — with a little help from AI

Deforestation driven by slash-and-burn agriculture and vanishing of large-bodied animals that would spread the boabab seeds major reasons for decline

Dust devils in Mumbai, Delhi caused by merging wind systems

Wind speeds were as high as 107 km / hr in Mumbai and 92.7 km / hr in Delhi 

Climate change to force mass migration of venomous snakes, increase poisoning in people, cattle

Models estimate some species may lose over 70% of their habitat while others gain over 250% 

Watch: How the global food crisis is unfolding, with 1 in 5 people in need of urgent action

Children and women most affected; conflict & extreme weather events biggest driver of food insecurity

Human activities slowed down Earth’s rotation

Earth has become slightly less spherical & more flattened due to movement of water from pole to equator

Key takeaways from the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2024

The two Bretton Woods Institutions need to build momentum to deliver money for climate finance

Analysis: What does the new Supreme Court judgment mean for climate action in India?

Supreme Court says right to be free from adverse effects of climate change part of fundamental rights to life and equality

Right against climate change part of right to life, equality: Read the Supreme Court’s exact arguments

Adverse impacts of climate change infringe upon right to life, equality and clean environment, the bench notes

Euthanasia for mental disorders: In a warming world, will eco-anxiety lead to more such appeals?

In most assisted dying appeals, people say it is the psychological suffering, rather than physical pain, that motivated them

El Nino disasters: Governments know what’s coming, but are unprepared — what must change

There is a need to be clearer about who does what and coordinate preparations for disasters better

Severe environmental harm equal to genocide, crime against humanity: Experts write to International Criminal Court

Human activities leading to severe environmental harm also violate human rights; must be punished, they urge in joint statement

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

Climate-friendly beef? Argentina’s new certification could help reduce livestock emissions — if it’s done right

Certification will only work if consumers are willing to pay a higher price for carbon-neutral, or even just climate-friendly, meat and dairy products

Study charts indirect economic losses due to climate change-induced supply disruptions, calls for collaboration

India is likely to be affected directly by high temperatures and indirectly due to close links with countries severely impacted by heat stress

Climate change: Over a million farming households face acute food shortage in Zambia, warns Oxfam 

A severe drought, worsened by climate change & El Nino, has caused massive crop failures for half of the nation’s planted area

Climate change matters to more and more people — and could be a deciding factor in the 2024 election

Between the 2016 and the 2020 presidential elections, climate change became increasingly important to voters

Major droughts make women 35 per cent more likely to be underweight: New study

Teenage pregnancy & intimate partner violence also grew after drought episodes

Human settlement in the world’s riskiest flood zones increased 122% since 1985

Richer countries like the US and parts of Europe are seeing more growth in safer areas as compared to flood prone ones

Nigeria fares poorly in the Environment Performance Index 2022

Nigeria is not doing enough to address climate risks, report showed